A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . THE ^^SSSWjf. OVERTHROW OF BONIFACE VHI. ANDPAPACY BY IV. OF FRANCE. ( 1270-13H.) RANGE, in contradis-tinction to the increas-ing decline of (iernianytoward tiie end of theHohenstaufen period, hadadvanced rapidly in thedirection of territorialand national consolidationsince the days of PhilipAugustus (pp. 248-250).It had reached a definitestage in its develojjmentthrough the moderate, en-ergetic, and mild rule ofLouis IX., the Pious (). The rise of the French monarchy wassteady during t
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . THE ^^SSSWjf. OVERTHROW OF BONIFACE VHI. ANDPAPACY BY IV. OF FRANCE. ( 1270-13H.) RANGE, in contradis-tinction to the increas-ing decline of (iernianytoward tiie end of theHohenstaufen period, hadadvanced rapidly in thedirection of territorialand national consolidationsince the days of PhilipAugustus (pp. 248-250).It had reached a definitestage in its develojjmentthrough the moderate, en-ergetic, and mild rule ofLouis IX., the Pious (). The rise of the French monarchy wassteady during the reign of the next two this progress raised the royal power to such apitch that a feudal i-eaction was to be feared underweaker rulers. The successor of Louis IX., Philip III. (1270-1285), was even more intent on the territorial andpolitical centralization of France than his fatherhad been. He received a great advantage by thedeath of his brother, Jean Tristan, when the richcounty of Valois reverted to the crown. Poitouand Auvergne followed soon after on the death ofhis uncle Alfonso a
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