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The great Celtic duchy of Brittany fell to a female, Anne of Brittany, and the address of Louis's daughter, the Lady of Beaujeu, who was regent of the realm, prevailed to secure the hand of the heiress for her brother, Charles VIII. THE GREAT CELTIC DUCHY OF BRITTANY FELL TO A FEMALE ANNE OF BRITTANY AND THE ADDRESS OF LOUIS DAUGHTER THE LADY OF BOURGEOU WHO WAS REGENT OF THE REALM PREVAILED TO SECURE THE HAND OF THE HEIRESS FOR HER BROTHER CHARLES THE E
s was not improved; feudal rights pressed heavily on them, and they were little better than savages, ground down by burthens imposed by their lords. 6. Provence and Brittany.--Louis had added much to the French monarchy. He had won back Artois; he had seized the duchy and county of Burgundy; he had bought Roussillon. His last acquisition was the county of Provence. The second Angevin family, beginning with Louis, the son of King John, had never succeeded in gaining a footing in Naples, though they bore the royal title. They held, however, the imperial fief of Provence, and Louis XI., whose mother had been of this family, obtained from her two brothers, René and Charles, that Provence should be bequeathed to him instead of passing to René's grandson, the Duke of Lorraine. The Kings of France were thenceforth Counts of Provence; and though the county was not viewed as part of the kingdom, it was practically one with it. A yet greater acquisition was made soon after Louis's death in 1483.  PEASANTS WAS NOT IMPROVED FEUDAL RIGHTS PRESSED HEAVILY ON THEM AND THEY WERE LITTLE BETTER THAN SAVAGES GROUND DOWN BY BURTHENS IMPOSED BY THEIR LORDS SIX PROVENCE AND BRITTANY LOUIS HAD ADDED MUCH TO THE FRENCH MONARCHY HE HAD WON BACK ARTOIS HE HAD SEIZED THE DUCHY AND COUNTY OF BURGUNDY HE HAD BOUGHT ROUSSION HIS LAST ACQUISITION WAS THE COUNTY OF PROVENCE THE SECOND ENJOVAN FAMILY BEGINNING WITH LOUIS THE SON OF KING JOHN HAD NEVER SUCCEEDED IN GAINING A FOOTING IN NAPLES THOUGH THEY BORE THE ROYAL TITLE THEY HELD HOWEVER THE IMPERIAL FIEF OF PROVENCE AND LOUIS THE ELEVENTH WHOSE MOTHER HAD BEEN OF THIS FAMILY OBTAINED FROM HER TWO BROTHERS RENEE AND CHARLES THAT PROVENCE SHOULD BE BEQUEATHED TO HIM INSTEAD OF PASSING TO RENEE'S GRANDSON THE DUKE OF LORNINE THE KINGS OF FRANCE WERE THENCEFORTH COUNTS OF PROVENCE AND THOUGH THE COUNTY WAS NOT VIEWED AS PART OF THE KINGDOM IT WAS PRACTICALLY ONE WITH IT A YET GREATER ACQUISITION WAS MADE SOON AFTER LOUIS'TH IN FOURTEEN EIGHTY THREE
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