. A mediaeval Princess; being a true record of the changing fortunes which brought divers titles to Jacqueline, countess of Holland, together with an account of her conflict with Philip, duke of Burgundy ( 1401-1436). mise wrung Gesta Henrice Quinti, p. 154. 92 H nC)eMa^vaI princeee from the insane French monarch by Henryof Lancaster. And about this time word came to theking through trusty messengers of the birthof his son Henry VI whom the queen hadborne on the feast of St. Nicholas in Eng-land at Windsor. And his name was given him Henry,says Stow, for there received him at thefont John, Duk
. A mediaeval Princess; being a true record of the changing fortunes which brought divers titles to Jacqueline, countess of Holland, together with an account of her conflict with Philip, duke of Burgundy ( 1401-1436). mise wrung Gesta Henrice Quinti, p. 154. 92 H nC)eMa^vaI princeee from the insane French monarch by Henryof Lancaster. And about this time word came to theking through trusty messengers of the birthof his son Henry VI whom the queen hadborne on the feast of St. Nicholas in Eng-land at Windsor. And his name was given him Henry,says Stow, for there received him at thefont John, Duke of Bedford his uncle LordWarden of England and Henry the kingsuncle, Bishop of Winchester, and JaquelynDuchesse of Holland that remained then inEngland.^ Thus Jacqueline was honouredby an invitation to hold the baby prince atthe font, the baby whose royalty was de-stined to be of as little advantage to him aswere her many titles to his godmother. Meanwhile the Duke of Burgundy stead-fastly refused to acknowledge the slightestlegality in the writs of divorce that Jacque-line had had affixed to the church of Brabant she was and Duchessshe should remain. In the face of his oppo- Chronicle, p. 3acauellne in jEnglanb 93 sition, Henry V continued firm in his re-fusal to allow any marriage with his brotherto take place. But Fate removed him fromthe scene. The France which he was hop-ing to make a British province furnished adeath-bed to the ambitious, energetic war-rior king. In August, 1422, an illness seizedhim, and he succumbed to it in the woodsof Vincennes, leaving his nine-months-oldson as heir to both realms. At that momentHumphrey of Gloucester was warden ofEngland, as the Duke of Bedford had es-corted Queen Catherine over to France tosee her husband. The guardianship of theKings person and the regency of the twokingdoms were henceforth divided betweenBedford, Gloucester, and their uncle ofWinchester, the exact division of responsi-bility and of powers va
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