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With this view he obtained Elsass in pledge from its owner, a needy son of the house of Austria, who was never likely to redeem it. WITH THIS VIEW HE OBTAINED ELSACE IN PLEDGE FROM ITS OWNER A NEEDY SON OF THE HOUSE OF AUSTRIA WHO WAS NEVER LIKELY TO REDEEM IT
wn up during the wars, foreign and civil, and been encouraged by the favouritism of Charles VI. All these, feeling that Louis was their natural foe, united against him in what was called the "League of the Public Good," with his own brother, the Duke of Berry, and Count Charles of Charolais, who was known as Charles the Bold, the son of Duke Philip of Burgundy, at their head. Louis was actually defeated by Charles of Charolais in the battle of Montlhéry; but he contrived so cleverly to break up the league, by promises to each member and by sowing dissension among them, that he ended by becoming more powerful than before. 3. Charles the Bold.--On the death of Philip the Good, in 1467, Charles the Bold succeeded to the duchy of Burgundy. He pursued more ardently the plan of forming a new kingdom of Burgundy, and had even hopes of being chosen Emperor. First, however, he had to consolidate his dominions, by making himself master of the countries which parted Burgundy from the Netherlands. Y WHO HAD GROWN UP DURING THE WARS FOREIGN AND CIVIL AND BEEN ENCOURAGED BY THE FAVORITISM OF CHARLES THE SIXTH ALL THESE FEELING THAT LEWIS WAS THEIR NATURAL FOE UNITED AGAINST HIM IN WHAT WAS CALLED THE LEAGUE OF THE PUBLIC GOOD WITH HIS OWN BROTHER THE DUKE OF BERRY AND COUNT CHARLES OF CHAROLIE WHO WAS KNOWN AS CHARLES THE BOLD THE SON OF DUKE PHILIP OF BURGUNDY AT THEIR HEAD LOUIS WAS ACTUALLY DEFEATED BY CHARLES OF CHAROLIE IN THE BATTLE OF MONTLIRIE BUT HE CONTRIVED SO CLEVERLY TO BREAK UP THE LEAGUE BY PROMISES TO EACH MEMBER AND BY SEWING DISSENSION AMONG THEM THAT HE ENDED UP BECOMING MORE POWERFUL THAN BEFORE THREE CHARLES THE BOLD ON THE DEATH OF PHILIP THE GOOD IN FOURTEEN SIXTY SEVEN CHARLES THE BOLD SUCCEEDED THE DUCHY OF BURGUNDY HE PURSUED MORE ARDENTLY THE PLAN OF FORMING A NEW KINGDOM OF BURGUNDY AND HAD EVEN HOPES IN BEING CHOSEN EMPEROR FIRST HOWEVER HE HAD TO CONSOLIDATE HIS DOMINIONS BY MAKING HIMSELF MASTER OF THE COUNTRIES WHICH PARTED BURGUNDY FROM NETHERLANDS
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