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In fact, he was an exaggeration in every way of the national character, and thus became a national hero, much overpraised. IN FACT HE WAS AN EXAGGERATION IN EVERY WAY OF THE NATIONAL CHARACTER AND THUS BECAME A NATIONAL HERO MUCH OVERPRAISED
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. 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. 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 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
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