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The war was continued on the lines Richelieu had laid down, and four days after the death of Louis XIII. THE WAR WAS CONTINUED ON THE LINES RICHELIEU HAD LAID DOWN AND FOUR DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF LOUIS THE
wn. At first nothing important was done, but the Spaniards and Germans were worn out, while two young and able captains were growing up among the French--the Viscount of Turenne, younger son to the Duke of Bouillon, and the Duke of Enghien, eldest son of the Prince of Condé--and Richelieu's policy soon secured a brilliant career of success. Elsass, Lorraine, Artois, Catalonia, and Savoy, all fell into the hands of the French, and from a chamber of sickness the cardinal directed the affairs of three armies, as well as made himself feared and respected by the whole kingdom. Cinq Mars, the last favourite he had given the king, plotted his overthrow, with the help of the Spaniards, but was detected and executed, when the great minister was already at death's door. Richelieu recommended an Italian priest, Julius Mazarin, whom he had trained to work under him, to carry on the government, and died in the December of 1642. The king only survived him five months, dying on the 14th of May, 1643. ISH CROWN AT FIRST NOTHING IMPORTANT WAS DONE BUT THE SPANIARDS AND GERMANS WERE WORN OUT WHILE TWO YOUNG AND ABLE CAPTAINS WERE GROWING UP AMONG THE FRENCH THE VICOMTE OF TURENNE YOUNGER SON TO THE DUKE OF BOULOGNE AND THE DUKE OF ONION ELDEST SON OF THE PRINCE OF CONDI AND THE RICHELIER'S POLICY SOON SECURED A BRILLIANT CAREER OF SUCCESS ELSAS LORNINE ARTOIS CATALONIA AND SAVOY ALL FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE FRENCH AND FROM A CHAMBER OF SICKNESS THE CARDINAL DIRECTED THE AFFAIRS OF THREE ARMIES AS WELL AS MADE HIMSELF FEARED AND RESPECTED BY THE WHOLE KINGDOM SANC MAS THE LAST FAVORITE HE HAD GIVEN THE KING PLOTTED HIS OVERTHROW WITH THE HELP OF THE SPANIARDS BUT WAS DETECTED AND EXECUTED WHEN THE GREAT MINISTER WAS ALREADY AT DEATH'S DOOR RICHELIEU RECOMMENDED AN ITALIAN PRIEST JULIUS MAZARIN WHOM HE HAD TRAINED TO WORK UNDER HIM TO CARRY ON THE GOVERNMENT AND DIED IN DECEMBER SIXTEEN FORTY TWO THE KING ONLY SURVIVED HIM FIVE MONTHS DYING ON THE FOURTEENTH OF MAY SIXTEEN FORTY THREE
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