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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. 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
ampeluna, Henry himself landed at Calais and took Tournay and Terouenne. The French forces were at the same time being chased out of Italy. However, when Pampeluna had been taken, and the French finally driven out of Lombardy, the Pope and king, who had gained their ends, left Henry to fight his own battles. He thus was induced to make peace, giving his young sister Mary as second wife to Louis; but that king over-exerted himself at the banquets, and died six weeks after the marriage, in 1515. During this reign the waste of blood and treasure on wars of mere ambition was frightful, and the country had been heavily taxed; but a brilliant soldiery had been trained up, and national vanity had much increased. The king, though without deserving much love, was so kindly in manner that he was a favourite, and was called the Father 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.  WERE ATTACKING PAMPALUNA HENRY HIMSELF LANDED AT KELLY AND TOOK TOURNAY AND TEOUINE THE FRENCH FORCES WERE AT THE SAME TIME BEING CHASED OUT OF ITALY HOWEVER WHEN PAMPALOONA HAD BEEN TAKEN AND THE FRENCH FINALLY DRIVEN OUT OF LOMBARDY THE POPE AND KING WHO HAD GAINED THEIR ENDS LEFT HENRY TO FIGHT HIS OWN BATTLES HE WAS INDUCED THUS TO MAKE PEACE GIVING HIS YOUNGER SISTER MARY A SECOND WIFE TO LOUIS BUT THAT KING OVER EXERTED HIMSELF AT THE BANQUETS AND DIED SIX WEEKS AFTER THE MARRIAGE IN FIFTEEN FIFTEEN DURING THIS REIGN THE WASTE OF BLOOD AND TREASURE ON WARS OF MERE AMBITION WAS FRIGHTFUL AND THE COUNTRY HAD BEEN HEAVILY TAXED BUT A BRILLIANT SOLDIERY HAD BEEN TRAINED UP AND NATIONAL VANITY HAD MUCH INCREASED THE KING THOUGH WITHOUT DESERVING MUCH LOVE WAS SO KINDLY IN MANNER THAT HE WAS A FAVORITE AND WAS CALLED THE FATHER 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
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