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The Duke of Burgundy was always popular in Paris, where the people, led by the Guild of Butchers, were so devoted to him that he ventured to have a sermon preached at the university, justifying the murder. THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY WAS ALWAYS POPULAR IN PARIS WHERE THE PEOPLE LED BY THE GUILD OF BUTCHERS WERE SO DEVOTED TO HIM THAT HE VENTURED TO HAVE A SERMON PREACHED AT THE UNIVERSITY JUSTIFYING THE MURDER
rry was dull and weak; and the chief struggle for influence was between Philip of Burgundy and his son, John the Fearless, on the one hand, and on the other the king's wife, Isabel of Bavaria, and his brother Louis, Duke of Orleans, who was suspected of being her lover; while the unhappy king and his little children were left in a wretched state, often scarcely provided with clothes or food. 8. Burgundians and Armagnacs.--Matters grew worse after the death of Duke Philip in 1404; and in 1407, just after a seeming reconciliation, the Duke of Orleans was murdered in the streets of Paris by servants of John the Fearless. Louis of Orleans had been a vain, foolish man, heedless of all save his own pleasure, but his death increased the misery of France through the long and deadly struggle for vengeance that followed. The king was helpless, and the children of the Duke of Orleans were young; but their cause was taken up by a Gascon noble, Bernard, Count of Armagnac, whose name the party took. WAS DULL AND WEAK AND THE CHIEF STRUGGLE FOR INFLUENCE WAS BETWEEN PHILIP OF BURGUNDY AND HIS SON JOHN THE FEARLESS ON THE ONE HAND AND ON THE OTHER HAND THE KING'S WIFE ISABEL OF BAVARIA AND HIS BROTHER LOUIS DUKE OF ORLEANS WHO WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING HER LOVER WHILE THE UNHAPPY KING AND HIS LITTLE CHILDREN WERE LEFT IN A WRETCHED STATE OFTEN SCARCELY PROVIDED WITH CLOTHES OR FOOD EIGHT BURGUNDIANS AND ARMAGNACS MATTERS GREW WORSE AFTER THE DEATH OF DUKE PHILIP IN FOURTEEN O FOUR AND IN FOURTEEN O SEVEN JUST AFTER A SEEMING RECONCILIATION THE DUKE OF ORLEANS WAS MURDERED IN THE STREETS OF PARIS BY SERVANTS OF JOHN THE FEARLESS LOUIS OF ORLEANS HAD BEEN A VAIN FOOLISH MAN HEEDLESS OF ALL SAVE HIS OWN PLEASURE BUT HIS DEATH INCREASED THE MISERY OF FRANCE THROUGH THE LONG AND DEADLY STRUGGLE FOR VENGEANCE THAT FOLLOWED THE KING WAS HELPLESS AND THE CHILDREN OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS WERE YOUNG BUT THEIR CAUSE WAS TAKEN UP BY A GASCON NOBLE BERNARD COUNT OF ARMAGNAC WHOSE NAME THE PARTY TOOK
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