. The life and times of Margaret of Anjou, queen of England and France; and of her father René "the Good," king of Sicily, Naples, and Jerusalem . , quite disgusted him, and he returned intoFrance, leaving behind him his son John to maintainthe cause; but even he also became displeased, andwithdrew from this war. Some write that the Angevine Prince came toGeneva, with but two vessels, and so small were hisforces, and mean the condition of his court, that con-tempt only was excited towards him, Avhile doubtsarose respecting his skill and capability of opinion was also adopted by
. The life and times of Margaret of Anjou, queen of England and France; and of her father René "the Good," king of Sicily, Naples, and Jerusalem . , quite disgusted him, and he returned intoFrance, leaving behind him his son John to maintainthe cause; but even he also became displeased, andwithdrew from this war. Some write that the Angevine Prince came toGeneva, with but two vessels, and so small were hisforces, and mean the condition of his court, that con-tempt only was excited towards him, Avhile doubtsarose respecting his skill and capability of opinion was also adopted by some of the French:the Dauphin, (afterwards Louis XL), had led on abody of The French, who eagerly undertook this enterprise, ^^^ advanced as far as Asti; but, at the expiration ofthree months, they all returned to their own country,apparently without any reason. John, Duke of Calabria, was extremely chagrinedto see himself thus abandoned, and especially by theKing, but it is probable that he might have perceived thefutility of these struggles for the kingdom of Naples.* * Daniel ; Mariana ; Godard Fanltrier ; Moreri ; Q o bri o o w bd O MAEGARET OF ANJOU. 199 Upon liis return from Italy Rene gave up the ducliyof Lorraine to liis son,* and again returned to hisbeloved Anjou. He was more than ever disgusted withpublic affairs, and resigned himself to the arts, especiallyto that of miniature painting on vellum. Ennui stillfollowed him amidst these peaceful occupations, andyielding to the susceptibility of his heart, he unitedhimself in marriage with Jeanne de Laval, the samePrincess who had been so much distinguished by himat the tournament in Anjou, eight years before. Rene was at this time forty-seven years of. age, andhis second consort was twenty-two. Their marriagewas celebrated in the Abbey of St. Nicholas, atAngers, on the 16th of September, 1455. The Car-dinal of Foix, Archbishop of Aries, officiated. Jeanne de Laval was the daughter of Guy, 14thCo
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