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The old feudal dukes and counts had all passed away, except the Duke of Brittany; but the Dukes of Orleans, Burgundy, and Anjou held princely appanages, and there was a turbulent nobility who had grown up during the wars, foreign and civil, and been encouraged by the favouritism of Charles VI. THE OLD FEUDAL DUKES AND COUNTS HAD ALL PASSED AWAY EXCEPT THE DUKE OF BRITTANY BUT THE DUKES OF ORLEANS BURGUNDY AND ANGELO HELD PRINCELY APPANAGES AND THERE WAS A TURBULENT NOBILITY WHO HAD GROWN UP DURING THE WARS FOREIGN AND CIVIL AND BEEN ENCOURAGED BY THE FAVORITISM OF CHARLES THE
 were among the boldest in Europe. All the arts of life, above all painting and domestic architecture, nourished at Brussels; and nowhere were troops so well equipped, burghers more prosperous, learning more widespread, than in his domains. Here, too, were the most ceremonious courtesy, the most splendid banquets, and the most wonderful display of jewels, plate, and cloth-of-gold. Charles VII., a clever though a cold-hearted, indolent man, let Philip alone, already seeing how the game would go for the future; for when the dauphin had quarrelled with the reigning favourite, and was kindly received on his flight to Burgundy, the old king sneered, saying that the duke was fostering the fox who would steal his chickens. 2. Louis XI.'s Policy.--_Louis XI._ succeeded his father Charles in 1461. He was a man of great skill and craft, with an iron will, and subtle though pitiless nature, who knew in what the greatness of a king consisted, and worked out his ends mercilessly and unscrupulously.  AMONG THE BOLDEST IN EUROPE ALL THE ARTS OF LIFE ABOVE ALL PAINTING AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE NOURISHED AT BRUSSELS AND NOWHERE WERE TROOPS SO WELL EQUIPPED BURGHERS MORE PROSPEROUS LEARNING MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN IN HIS DOMAINS HERE TOO WERE THE MOST CEREMONIOUS COURTESY THE MOST SPLENDID BANQUETS AND THE MOST WONDERFUL DISPLAYS OF JEWELS PLATE AND CLOTH OF GOLD CHARLES THE SEVENTH A CLEVER THOUGH A COLD HEARTED INDOLENT MAN LET PHILIP ALONE ALREADY SEEING HOW THE GAME WOULD GO FOR THE FUTURE FOR WHEN THE DAUPHIN HAD QUARRELLED WITH THE REIGNING FAVORITE AND WAS KINDLY RECEIVED ON HIS FLIGHT TO BURGUNDY THE OLD KING SNEERED SAYING THAT THE DUKE WAS FOSTERING THE FOX WHO WOULD STEAL HIS CHICKENS TWO LOUIS THE ELEVENTH POLICY LOUIS THE ELEVENTH SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER CHARLES IN FOURTEEN SIXTY ONE HE WAS A MAN OF GREAT SKILL AND CRAFT WITH AN IRON WILL AND SUBTLE THOUGH PITILESS NATURE WHO KNEW IN WHAT THE GREATNESS OF A KING CONSISTED AND WORKED OUT HIS ENDS MERCILESSLY AND UNSCRUPULOUSLY
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