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Francis brought home from this expedition much taste for Italian art and literature, and all matters of elegance and ornament made great progress from this time. FRANCIS BROUGHT HOME FROM THIS EXPEDITION MUCH TASTE FOR ITALIAN ART AND LITERATURE AND ALL MATTERS OF ELEGANCE AND ORNAMENT MADE GREAT PROGRESS FROM THIS TIME
 Francis as soon as Anne was dead. _Francis I._ was one of the vainest, falsest, and most dashing of Frenchmen. In fact, he was an exaggeration in every way of the national character, and thus became a national hero, much overpraised. He at once resolved to recover Lombardy; and after crossing the Alps encountered an army of Swiss troops, who had been hired to defend the Milanese duchy, on the field of Marignano. Francis had to fight a desperate battle with them; after which he caused Bayard to dub him knight, though French kings were said to be born knights. In gaining the victory over these mercenaries, who had been hitherto deemed invincible, he opened for himself a way into Italy, and had all Lombardy at his feet. The Pope, Leo X., met him at Bologna, and a concordat took place, by which the French Church became more entirely subject to the Pope, while in return all patronage was given up to the crown. The effects were soon seen in the increased corruption of the clergy and people.  AND HER DUCHY TO FRANCIS AS SOON AS ANNE WAS DEAD FRANCIS THE FIRST WAS ONE OF THE VAINEST FALSEST AND MOST DASHING OF FRENCHMEN IN FACT HE WAS AN EXAGGERATION IN EVERY WAY OF THE NATIONAL CHARACTER AND THUS BECAME A NATIONAL HERO MUCH OVERPRAISED HE AT ONCE RESOLVED TO RECOVER LOMBARDY AND AFTER CROSSING THE ALPS ENCOUNTERED AN ARMY OF SWISS TROOPS WHO HAD BEEN HIRED TO DEFEND THE MILANESE DUCHY ON THE FIELD OF MARIGNANO FRANCIS HAD TO FIGHT A DESPERATE BATTLE WITH THEM AFTER WHICH HE CAUSED BAYARD TO DUB HIM KNIGHT THOUGH FRENCH KINGS WERE SAID TO BE BORN KNIGHTS IN GAINING THE VICTORY OVER THESE MERCENARIES WHO HAD BEEN HITHERTO DEEMED INVINCIBLE HE OPENED FOR HIMSELF AWAY INTO ITALY AND HAD ALL LOMBARDY AT HIS FEET THE POPE LEO TENTH MET HIM AT BOULOGNE AND A CONCORDANT TOOK PLACE BY WHICH THE FRENCH CHURCH BECAME MORE ENTIRELY SUBJECT TO THE POPE WHILE IN RETURN ALL PATRONAGE WAS GIVEN UP TO THE CROWN THE EFFECTS WERE SOON SEEN IN THE INCREASED CORRUPTION OF THE CLERGY AND PEOPLE
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