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He called himself Protector of the Liberties of the Germans, and leagued himself with them, seizing Metz, which the Duke of Guise bravely defended when the Emperor tried to retake it. HE CALLED HIMSELF PROTECTOR OF THE LIBERTIES OF THE GERMANS AND LEAGUED HIMSELF WITH THEM SEIZING METS WHICH THE DUKE OF GEESE BRAVELY DEFENDED WHEN THE EMPEROR TRIED TO RETAKE IT
, and was splendidly entertained at Paris. Yet so low was the honour of the French, that Francis scarcely withstood the temptation of extorting the duchy of Milan from him when in his power, and gave so many broad hints that Charles was glad to be past the frontier. The war was soon renewed. Francis set up a claim to Savoy, as the key of Italy, allied himself with the Turks and Moors, and slaves taken by them on the coasts of Italy and Spain were actually brought into Marseilles. Nice was burnt; but the citadel held out, and as Henry VIII. had allied himself with the Emperor, and had taken Boulogne, Francis made a final peace at Crespy in 1545. He died only two years later, in 1547. 7. Henry II.--His only surviving son, _Henry II._, followed the same policy. The rise of Protestantism was now dividing the Empire in Germany; and Henry took advantage of the strife which broke out between Charles and the Protestant princes to attack the Emperor, and make conquests across the German border. AINED AT PARIS YET SO LOW WAS THE HONOR OF THE FRENCH THAT FRANCIS SCARCELY WITHSTOOD THE TEMPTATION OF EXTORTING THE DUCHY OF MILAN FROM HIM WHEN IN HIS POWER AND GAVE SO MANY BROAD HINTS THAT CHARLES WAS GLAD TO BE PASSED THE FRONTIER THE WAR WAS SOON RENEWED FRANCIS SET UP A CLAIM TO SAVOY AS THE KEY OF ITALY ALLIED HIMSELF WITH THE TURKS AND MOORS AND SLAVES TAKEN BY THEM ON THE COASTS OF ITALY AND SPAIN WERE ACTUALLY BROUGHT INTO MARSEILLES NICE WAS BURNT BUT THE CITADEL HELD OUT AND AS HENRY THE EIGHTH HAD ALLIED HIMSELF WITH THE EMPEROR AND HAD TAKEN BOULOGNE FRANCIS MADE A FINAL PEACE AT CRISPI IN FIFTEEN FORTY FIVE HE DIED ONLY TWO YEARS LATER IN FIFTEEN FORTY SEVEN SEVEN HENRY THE SECOND HIS ONLY SURVIVING SON HENRY THE SECOND FOLLOWED THE SAME POLICY THE RISE OF PROTESTANTISM WAS NOW DIVIDING THE EMPIRE IN GERMANY AND HENRY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE STRIFE WHICH BROKE OUT BETWEEN CHARLES AND THE PROTESTANT PRINCES TO ATTACK THE EMPEROR AND MAKE CONQUESTS ACROSS THE GERMAN BORDER
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