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But his was not wanton violence. BUT HIS WAS NOT WANTON VIOLENCE
 His only child, Marie, did not inherit the French dukedom nor the county, though most of the fiefs in the Low Countries, which could descend to the female line, were her undisputed portion. Louis tried, by stirring up her subjects, to force her into a marriage with his son Charles; but she threw herself on the protection of the house of Austria, and marrying Maximilian, son of the Emperor Frederick III., carried her border lands to swell the power of his family. 5. Louis's Home Government.--Louis's system of repression of the nobles went on all this time. His counsellors were of low birth (Oliver le Daim, his barber, was the man he most trusted), his habits frugal, his manners reserved and ironical; he was dreaded, hated, and distrusted, and he became constantly more bitter, suspicious, and merciless. Those who fell under his displeasure were imprisoned in iron cages, or put to death; and the more turbulent families, such as the house of Armagnac, were treated with frightful severity. SSIONS BROKE UP WITH HIS DEATH HIS ONLY CHILD MURRAY DID NOT INHERIT THE FRENCH DUKEDOM NOR THE COUNTRY THOUGH MOST OF THE THIEFS IN THE LOW COUNTRIES WHICH COULD DESCEND TO THE FEMALE LINE WERE HER UNDISPUTED PORTION LOUIS TRIED BY STIRRING UP HER SUBJECTS TO FORCE HER INTO HER MARRIAGE WITH HIS SON CHARLES BUT SHE THREW HERSELF ON THE PROTECTION OF THE HOUSE OF AUSTRIA AND MARRYING MAXIMILIAN SON OF THE EMPEROR FRIEDRICH THE THIRD CARRIED HER BORDERLANDS TO SWELL THE POWER OF HIS FAMILY FIVE LOUIS HOME GOVERNMENT LOUIS'STEM OF REPRESSION OF THE NOBLES WENT ON ALL THIS TIME HIS COUNSELLORS WERE OF LOW BIRTH OLIVER LEDEME HIS BARBER WAS THE MAN HE MOST TRUSTED HIS HABITS FRUGAL HIS MANNERS RESERVED AND IRONICAL HE WAS DREADED HATED AND DISTRUSTED AND HE BECAME CONSTANTLY MORE BITTER SUSPICIOUS AND MERCILESS THOSE WHO FELL UNDER HIS DISPLEASURE WERE IMPRISONED IN IRON CAGES OR PUT TO DEATH AND THE MORE TURBULENT FAMILIES SUCH AS THE HOUSE OF ALMAGNAC WERE TREATED WITH FRIGHTFUL SEVERITY
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