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Elsass, Lorraine, Artois, Catalonia, and Savoy, all fell into the hands of the French, and from a chamber of sickness the cardinal directed the affairs of three armies, as well as made himself feared and respected by the whole kingdom. ELSAS LORNINE ARTOIS CATALONIA AND SAVOY ALL FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE FRENCH AND FROM A CHAMBER OF SICKNESS THE CARDINAL DIRECTED THE AFFAIRS OF THREE ARMIES AS WELL AS MADE HIMSELF FEARED AND RESPECTED BY THE WHOLE KINGDOM
e from mutual exhaustion, the cardinal interfered, and induced the Protestant party to continue the war by giving them money and reinforcements. A war had already begun in Italy on behalf of the Duke of Nevers, who had become heir to the duchy of Mantua, but whose family had lived in France so long that the Emperor and the King of Spain supported a more distant claim of the Duke of Savoy to part of the duchy, rather than admit a French prince into Italy. Richelieu was quick to seize this pretext for attacking Spain, for Spain was now dying into a weak power, and he saw in the war a means of acquiring the Netherlands, which belonged to the Spanish crown. At first nothing important was done, but the Spaniards and Germans were worn out, while two young and able captains were growing up among the French--the Viscount of Turenne, younger son to the Duke of Bouillon, and the Duke of Enghien, eldest son of the Prince of Condé--and Richelieu's policy soon secured a brilliant career of success. O TEND TOWARDS PEACE FROM MUTUAL EXHAUSTION THE CARDINAL INTERFERED AND INDUCED THE PROTESTANT PARTY TO CONTINUE THE WAR BY GIVING THEM MONEY AND REINFORCEMENTS A WAR HAD ALREADY BEGUN IN ITALY ON BEHALF OF THE DUKE OF NEVER WHO HAD BECOME HEIR TO THE DUCHY OF MANTUA BUT WHOSE FAMILY HAD LIVED IN FRANCE SO LONG THAT THE EMPEROR AND THE KING OF SPAIN SUPPORTED A MORE DISTANT CLAIM OF THE DUKE OF SAVOY TO PART OF THE DUCHY RATHER THAN ADMIT A FRENCH PRINCE INTO ITALY RICHELIEU WAS QUICK TO SEIZE THIS PRETEXT FOR ATTACKING SPAIN FOR SPAIN WAS NOW DYING INTO A WEAK POWER AND HE SAW IN THE WAR A MEANS OF ACQUIRING THE NETHERLANDS WHICH BELONGED TO THE SPANISH CROWN AT FIRST NOTHING IMPORTANT WAS DONE BUT THE SPANIARDS AND GERMANS WERE WORN OUT WHILE TWO YOUNG AND ABLE CAPTAINS WERE GROWING UP AMONG THE FRENCH THE VICOMTE OF TURENNE YOUNGER SON TO THE DUKE OF BOULOGNE AND THE DUKE OF ONION ELDEST SON OF THE PRINCE OF CONDI AND THE RICHELIER'S POLICY SOON SECURED A BRILLIANT CAREER OF SUCCESS
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