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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. 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
gregation at Vassy, in 1561. The lives and properties of the Huguenots were still secure, but all favour was closed against them, and every encouragement held out to them to join the Church. Many of the worst scandals had been removed, and the clergy were much improved; and, from whatever motive it might be, many of the more influential Huguenots began to conform to the State religion. CHAPTER VI. POWER OF THE CROWN. 1. Richelieu's Administration.--Cardinal de Richelieu's whole idea of statesmanship consisted in making the King of France the greatest of princes at home and abroad. To make anything great of Louis XIII., who was feeble alike in mind and body, was beyond any one's power, and Richelieu kept him in absolute subjection, allowing him a favourite with whom to hunt, talk, and amuse himself, but if the friend attempted to rouse the king to shake off the yoke, crushing him ruthlessly. It was the crown rather than the king that the cardinal exalted, putting down whatever resisted.  CHAPTER SIX OF HISTORY OF FRANCE THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ADELE POOLY HISTORY OF FRANCE BY CHARLOTTE M YOUNGER CHAPTER SIX POWER OF THE CROWN ONE RICHELIEU'S ADMINISTRATION CARDINAL DE RICHELIEU'S WHOLE IDEA OF STATESMANSHIP CONSISTED IN MAKING THE KING OF FRANCE THE GREATEST OF PRINCES AT HOME AND ABROAD TO MAKE ANYTHING GREAT OF LOUIS THE THIRTEENTH WHO WAS FEEBLE ALIKE IN MIND AND BODY WAS BEYOND ANY ONE'S POWER AND ROCHELIEU KEPT HIM IN ABSOLUTE SUBJECTION ALLOWING HIM A FAVORITE WITH WHOM TO HUNT TALK AND AMUSE HIMSELF BUT IF THE FRIEND ATTEMPTED TO ROUSE THE KING TO SHAKE OFF THE YOKE CRUSHING HIM RUTHLESSLY IT WAS THE CROWN RATHER THAN THE KING THAT THE CARDINAL EXULTED PUTTING DOWN WHATEVER RESISTED
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