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The War in Flanders and Italy. THE WAR IN FLANDERS AND ITALY
n the king that the cardinal exalted, putting down whatever resisted. Gaston, Duke of Orleans, the king's only brother, made a futile struggle for power, and freedom of choice in marriage, but was soon overcome. He was spared, as being the only heir to the kingdom, but the Duke of Montmorency, who had been led into his rebellion, was brought to the block, amid the pity and terror of all France. Whoever seemed dangerous to the State, or showed any spirit of independence, was marked by the cardinal, and suffered a hopeless imprisonment, if nothing worse; but at the same time his government was intelligent and able, and promoted prosperity, as far as was possible where there was such a crushing of individual spirit and enterprise. Richelieu's plan, in fact, was to found a despotism, though a wise and well-ordered despotism, at home, while he made France great by conquests abroad. And at this time the ambition of France found a favourable field in the state both of Germany and of Spain. 2. Y IT WAS THE CROWN RATHER THAN THE KING THAT THE CARDINAL EXULTED PUTTING DOWN WHATEVER RESISTED GASTON DUKE OF ORLEANS THE KING'S ONLY BROTHER MADE A FUTILE STRUGGLE FOR POWER AND FREEDOM OF CHOICE IN MARRIAGE BUT WAS SOON OVERCOME HE WAS SPARED AS BEING THE ONLY HEIR TO THE KINGDOM BUT THE DUKE OF MONTMORENCY WHO HAD BEEN LED INTO HIS REBELLION WAS BROUGHT TO THE BLOCK AMID THE PITY AND TERROR OF ALL FRANCE WHOEVER SEEMED DANGEROUS TO THE STATE OR SHOWED ANY SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE WAS MARKED BY THE CARDINAL AND SUFFERED A HOPELESS IMPRISONMENT IF NOTHING WORSE BUT AT THE SAME TIME HIS GOVERNMENT WAS INTELLIGENT AND ABLE AND PROMOTED PROSPERITY AS FAR AS WAS POSSIBLE WHERE THERE WAS SUCH A CRUSHING OF INDIVIDUAL SPIRIT AND ENTERPRISE RICHELIEU'S PLAN IN FACT WAS TO FOUND A DESPOTISM THOUGH A WISE AND WELL ORDERED DESPOTISM AT HOME WHILE HE MADE FRANCE GREAT BY CONQUESTS ABROAD AND AT THIS TIME THE AMBITION OF FRANCE FOUND A FAVORABLE FIELD IN THE STATE BOTH OF GERMANY AND OF SPAIN TWO
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