. 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) . ip completely re-versed their relations to each other. Theheritage was to return to her and to herdescendants in case of failure of heirs in theDukes direct line. Now Philip had no child-ren from his first two marriages and hadalready lost two infant sons borne by Isabelof Portugal. Thus this provision gave somepromise of restoration to Jacqueline and herheirs. But in all the ve
. 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) . ip completely re-versed their relations to each other. Theheritage was to return to her and to herdescendants in case of failure of heirs in theDukes direct line. Now Philip had no child-ren from his first two marriages and hadalready lost two infant sons borne by Isabelof Portugal. Thus this provision gave somepromise of restoration to Jacqueline and herheirs. But in all the verbose phrases of thisdocument, there is no hint of Jacquelinesimmediate intention to marry. Nor is therethe slightest suggestion that it was an al-ready existing marriage tie formed in directviolation of her positive pledge to Philip,that justified him in confiscating all therights secured to his cousin on her abdica-tion. Only here and there do records and chron-icles agree. An order to the castellan ofGorcum^ forbidding him to yield up thecastle as Mong as Lord Frank is-impris-oned settles beyond question the fact ofBorselens imprisonment there. ^ Bijdragen, 1885, p. 340. So lange as her Vrancke gevange LORD FRANK VAN the National Gallery, Amsterdam. Circa 1436. ^be Silent partner 241 In March, Philip returned to Holland andsent messages of summons to the cities,whose deputies convened in answer to hisdemand on April 3d. Nine days later thefinal treaty was signed. A certain numberof pensions paid from May for good officesrendered show a list of Cod and Hooknobles. If there had been a national move-ment of rebellion against him, Philip assur-edly displayed masterly skill in suppressingit, and the rest of his procedure was in keep-ing with his usual policy. It was stipulatedin the treaty, because we Duke and Duch-ess are both present in Holland that to-gether they should visit the cities, and theex-Countess should formally release hersubjects from their obedi
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