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His palaces, especially that of Blois, were exceedingly beautiful, in the new classic style, called the Renaissance. HIS PALACES ESPECIALLY THAT OF BLOIS WERE EXCEEDINGLY BEAUTIFUL IN THE NEW CLASSIC STYLE CALLED THE RENAISSANCE
roops, 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. 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. The great Italian masters worked for him; Raphael painted some of his most beautiful pictures for him, and Leonardo da Vinci came to his court, and there died in his arms.  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 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 THE GREAT ITALIAN MASTERS WORKED FOR HIM RAPHAEL PAINTED SOME OF HIS MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURES FOR HIM AND LEONARDO DA VINCI CAME TO HIS COURT AND THERE DIED IN HIS ARMS
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