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Louis was actually defeated by Charles of Charolais in the battle of Montlhéry; but he contrived so cleverly to break up the league, by promises to each member and by sowing dissension among them, that he ended by becoming more powerful than before. LOUIS WAS ACTUALLY DEFEATED BY CHARLES OF CHAROLIE IN THE BATTLE OF MONTLIRIE BUT HE CONTRIVED SO CLEVERLY TO BREAK UP THE LEAGUE BY PROMISES TO EACH MEMBER AND BY SEWING DISSENSION AMONG THEM THAT HE ENDED UP BECOMING MORE POWERFUL THAN BEFORE
, and was kindly received on his flight to Burgundy, the old king sneered, saying that the duke was fostering the fox who would steal his chickens. 2. Louis XI.'s Policy.--_Louis XI._ succeeded his father Charles in 1461. He was a man of great skill and craft, with an iron will, and subtle though pitiless nature, who knew in what the greatness of a king consisted, and worked out his ends mercilessly and unscrupulously. The old feudal dukes and counts had all passed away, except the Duke of Brittany; but the Dukes of Orleans, Burgundy, and Anjou held princely appanages, and there was a turbulent nobility who had grown up during the wars, foreign and civil, and been encouraged by the favouritism of Charles VI. All these, feeling that Louis was their natural foe, united against him in what was called the "League of the Public Good," with his own brother, the Duke of Berry, and Count Charles of Charolais, who was known as Charles the Bold, the son of Duke Philip of Burgundy, at their head.  WAS KINDLY RECEIVED ON HIS FLIGHT TO BURGUNDY THE OLD KING SNEERED SAYING THAT THE DUKE WAS FOSTERING THE FOX WHO WOULD STEAL HIS CHICKENS TWO LOUIS THE ELEVENTH POLICY LOUIS THE ELEVENTH SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER CHARLES IN FOURTEEN SIXTY ONE HE WAS A MAN OF GREAT SKILL AND CRAFT WITH AN IRON WILL AND SUBTLE THOUGH PITILESS NATURE WHO KNEW IN WHAT THE GREATNESS OF A KING CONSISTED AND WORKED OUT HIS ENDS MERCILESSLY AND UNSCRUPULOUSLY THE OLD FEUDAL DUKES AND COUNTS HAD ALL PASSED AWAY EXCEPT THE DUKE OF BRITTANY BUT THE DUKES OF ORLEANS BURGUNDY AND ANGELO HELD PRINCELY APPANAGES AND THERE WAS A TURBULENT NOBILITY WHO HAD GROWN UP DURING THE WARS FOREIGN AND CIVIL AND BEEN ENCOURAGED BY THE FAVORITISM OF CHARLES THE SIXTH ALL THESE FEELING THAT LEWIS WAS THEIR NATURAL FOE UNITED AGAINST HIM IN WHAT WAS CALLED THE LEAGUE OF THE PUBLIC GOOD WITH HIS OWN BROTHER THE DUKE OF BERRY AND COUNT CHARLES OF CHAROLIE WHO WAS KNOWN AS CHARLES THE BOLD THE SON OF DUKE PHILIP OF BURGUNDY AT THEIR HEAD
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