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Francis had leagued with the German Protestants because they were foes to the Emperor, while he persecuted the like opinions at home to satisfy the Pope. FRANCIS HAD LEAGUED WITH THE GERMAN PROTESTANTS BECAUSE THEY WERE FOES TO THE EMPEROR WHILE HE PERSECUTED THE LIKE OPINIONS AT HOME TO SATISFY THE POPE
t his wife was a woman of much ability; and his brother, Louis, Prince of Condé, was full of spirit and fire, and little inclined to brook the ascendancy which the Duke of Guise and his brothers enjoyed at court, partly in consequence of his exploit at Calais, and partly from being uncle to the young Queen Mary of Scotland, wife of Francis II. The Bourbons likewise headed the party among the nobles who hoped to profit by the king's youth to recover the privileges of which they had been gradually deprived, while the house of Guise were ready to maintain the power of the crown, as long as that meant their own power. 2. The Reformation.--The enmity of these two parties was much increased by the reaction against the prevalent doctrines and the corruptions of the clergy. This reaction had begun in the reign of Francis I., when the Bible had been translated into French by two students at the University of Paris, and the king's sister, Margaret, Queen of Navarre, had encouraged the Reformers. DOLENT BUT HIS WIFE WAS A WOMAN OF MUCH ABITY AND HIS BROTHER LOUIS PRINCE OF CONDE WAS FULL OF SPIRIT AND FIRE AND LITTLE INCLINED TO BROOK THE ASCENDANCY WHICH THE DUKE OF GEIS AND HIS BROTHERS ENJOYED AT COURT PARTLY IN CONSEQUENCE OF HIS EXPLOIT AT GELLET AND PARTLY FROM BEING UNCLE TO THE YOUNG QUEEN MARY OF SCOTLAND WIFE OF FRANCIS THE SECOND THE BOURBON LIKEWISE HEADED THE PARTY AMONG THE NOBLES WHO HOPED TO PROFIT BY THE KING'S YOUTH TO RECOVER THE PRIVILEGES OF WHICH THEY HAD BEEN GRADUALLY DEPRIVED WHILE THE HOUSE OF GEESE WERE READY TO MAINTAIN THE POWER OF THE CROWN AS LONG AS THAT MEANT THEIR OWN POWER TWO THE REFORMATION THE ENMITY OF THESE TWO PARTIES WAS MUCH INCREASED BY THE REACTION AGAINST THE PREVALENT DOCTRINES AND THE CORRUPTIONS OF THE CLERGY THIS REACTION HAD BEGUN IN THE REIGN OF FRANCIS THE FIRST WHEN THE BIBLE HAD BEEN TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH BY TWO STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS AND THE KING'S SISTER MARGARET QUEEN OF NAVARRE HAD ENCOURAGED THE REFORMERS
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