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In gaining the victory over these mercenaries, who had been hitherto deemed invincible, he opened for himself a way into Italy, and had all Lombardy at his feet. The Pope, Leo X., met him at Bologna, and a concordat took place, by which the French Church became more entirely subject to the Pope, while in return all patronage was given up to the crown. IN GAINING THE VICTORY OVER THESE MERCENARIES WHO HAD BEEN HITHERTO DEEMED INVINCIBLE HE OPENED FOR HIMSELF AWAY INTO ITALY AND HAD ALL LOMBARDY AT HIS FEET THE POPE LEO TENTH MET HIM AT BOULOGNE AND A CONCORDANT TOOK PLACE BY WHICH THE FRENCH CHURCH BECAME MORE ENTIRELY SUBJECT TO THE POPE WHILE IN RETURN ALL PATRONAGE WAS GIVEN UP TO THE CROWN
rst wife, Anne of Brittany, was an excellent and high-spirited woman, who kept the court of France in a better state than ever before or since. 4. Campaigns of Francis I.--Louis left only two daughters, the elder of whom, Claude, carried Brittany to his male heir, Francis, Count of Angoulêine. Anne of Brittany had been much averse to the match; but Louis said he kept his mice for his own cats, and gave his daughter and her duchy to Francis as soon as Anne was dead. _Francis I._ was one of the vainest, falsest, and most dashing of Frenchmen. In fact, he was an exaggeration in every way of the national character, and thus became a national hero, much overpraised. He at once resolved to recover Lombardy; and after crossing the Alps encountered an army of Swiss troops, who had been hired to defend the Milanese duchy, on the field of Marignano. Francis had to fight a desperate battle with them; after which he caused Bayard to dub him knight, though French kings were said to be born knights. OF THE PEOPLE HIS FIRST WIFE ANNE OF BRITTANY WAS AN EXCELLENT AND HIGH SPIRITED WOMAN WHO KEPT THE COURT OF FRANCE IN A BETTER STATE THAN EVER BEFORE OR SINCE FOUR CAMPAIGNS OF FRANCIS FIRST LOUIS LEFT ONLY TWO DAUGHTERS THE ELDER OF WHOM CLAUDE CARRIED BRITTANY TO HIS MALE HEIR FRANCIS COUNT OF ONGOLEME ANNE OF BRITTANY HAD BEEN MUCH AVERSE TO THE MATCH BUT LOUIS SAID HE KEPT HIS MICE FOR HIS OWN CATS AND GAVE HIS DAUGHTER AND HER DUCHY TO FRANCIS AS SOON AS ANNE WAS DEAD FRANCIS THE FIRST WAS ONE OF THE VAINEST FALSEST AND MOST DASHING OF FRENCHMEN IN FACT HE WAS AN EXAGGERATION IN EVERY WAY OF THE NATIONAL CHARACTER AND THUS BECAME A NATIONAL HERO MUCH OVERPRAISED HE AT ONCE RESOLVED TO RECOVER LOMBARDY AND AFTER CROSSING THE ALPS ENCOUNTERED AN ARMY OF SWISS TROOPS WHO HAD BEEN HIRED TO DEFEND THE MILANESE DUCHY ON THE FIELD OF MARIGNANO FRANCIS HAD TO FIGHT A DESPERATE BATTLE WITH THEM AFTER WHICH HE CAUSED BAYARD TO DUB HIM KNIGHT THOUGH FRENCH KINGS WERE SAID TO BE BORN KNIGHTS
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