The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . CO o I9 3 MARIE DE MEDICI. 271 On the other hand, she was ruled by the Italian Concini,whose wife, Leonora Galigai, had been her foster sister. Theywere heartily disliked by the king and the French people. There had been no dauphin of France for over fifty years,and there was some hope that the birth of the kings son,who afterwards became Louis XIII., might tend to preserveat least appearance of harmony. Henry often threatened tosend the queen and her Italian favorites back to their nativeland. These quarrels d
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . CO o I9 3 MARIE DE MEDICI. 271 On the other hand, she was ruled by the Italian Concini,whose wife, Leonora Galigai, had been her foster sister. Theywere heartily disliked by the king and the French people. There had been no dauphin of France for over fifty years,and there was some hope that the birth of the kings son,who afterwards became Louis XIII., might tend to preserveat least appearance of harmony. Henry often threatened tosend the queen and her Italian favorites back to their nativeland. These quarrels delayed the ceremony of the queenscoronation, which did not take place till the 13th ofMay, 1610. On the next day the king, while on his wayto visit the Duke of Sully, was assassinated by the fanaticRavaillac. Louis XIII. was but nine years old, and by custom theregency devolved on his mother. The queen, knowing thatas a foreigner she was unpopular, asked the sanction of theParliament of Paris, which was readily given; and the factbecame a precedent in later instances. For a shor
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