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As the king was childless, the next male heir was Henry of Bourbon, King of Navarre, who had fled from court soon after Alençon returned to the Huguenot faith, and was reigning in his two counties of Béarn and Foix, the head of the Huguenots. AS THE KING WAS CHILDLESS THE NEXT MALE HEIR WAS HENRY OF BOBON KING OF NAVARRE WHO HAD FLED FROM COURT SOON AFTER ALLAANCE RETURNED TO THE HUGUENOT FAITH AND WAS REIGNING IN HIS TWO COUNTIES OF BIENNE AND FOI THE HEAD OF THE HUGUENOTS
 of death's heads at his girdle, and passed from wild dissipation to abject penance. He was called "the Paris Church-warden and the Queen's Hairdresser," for he passed from her toilette to the decoration of the walls of churches with illuminations cut out of old service-books. Sometimes he went about surrounded with little dogs, sometimes flogged himself walking barefoot in a procession, and his _mignons_, or favourites, were the scandal of the country by their pride, license, and savage deeds. The war broke out again, and his only remaining brother, Francis, Duke of Alençon, an equally hateful and contemptible being, fled from court to the Huguenot army, hoping to force his brother into buying his submission; but when the King of Navarre had followed him and begun the struggle in earnest, he accepted the duchy of Anjou, and returned to his allegiance. Francis was invited by the insurgent Dutch to become their chief, and spent some time in Holland, but returned, unsuccessful and dying. XTREME OF FOPPERY WITH THE ROSARY OF DEATH'S HEADS AT HIS GIRDLE AND PASSED FROM WILD DISSIPATION TO ABJECT PENANCE HE WAS CALLED THE PARISH CHURCHWARDEN AND THE QUEEN'S HAIRDRESSER FOR HE PASSED FROM HER TOILETTE TO THE DECORATION OF THE WALLS OF CHURCHES WITH ILLUMINATIONS CUT OUT OF OLD SERVICE BOOKS SOMETIMES HE WENT ABOUT SURROUNDED WITH LITTLE DOGS SOMETIMES FLOGGED HIMSELF WALKING BAREFOOT IN A PROCESSION AND HIS MIGNON OR FAVOURITES WERE THE SCANDAL OF THE COUNTRY BY THEIR PRIDE LICENSE AND SAVAGE DEEDS THE WAR BROKE OUT AGAIN AND HIS ONLY REMAINING BROTHER FRANCIS DUKE OF ALLASON AN EQUALLY HATEFUL AND CONTEMPTIBLE BEING FLED FROM COURT TO THEGUENOT ARMY HOPING TO FORCE HIS BROTHER INTO BUYING HIS SUBMISSION BUT WHEN THE KING OF NAVARRE HAD FOLLOWED HIM AND BEGUN THE STRUGGLE IN EARNEST HE ACCEPTED THE DUCHY OF ANGEU AND RETURNED TO HIS ALLEGIANCE FRANCIS WAS INVITED BY THE INSURGENT DUTCH TO BECOME THEIR CHIEF AND SPENT SOME TIME IN HOLLAND BUT RETURNED UNSUCCESSFUL AND DYING
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