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King Philip, having lost his first wife, married a second, but his barber and favorite, becoming jealous of this lady, soon accused her of practicing magic arts, and of having thereby caused the death of her young stepson. KING PHILIPPE HAVING LOST HIS FIRST WIFE MARRIED A SECOND BUT HIS BARBER AND FAVORITE BECOMING JEALOUS OF THIS LADY SOON ACCUSED HER OF PRACTISING MAGIC ARTS AND OF HAVING THEREBY CAUSED THE DEATH OF HER YOUNG STEPSON
re a prominent part. For that reason the account of the crusades is gen- erally considered part of her history, and France, besides, Digitized by Google PHILIP III. (1270-1285) 137 can claim the honor of having given several kings to Jeru- salem. Philip III. — called the Bold, because when a mere child he boastfully announced that " he was not afraid of the Saracens" — returned home from the fatal eighth cru- sade, bringing with him the coffins of his father, wife, son, brother, and brother-in-law. His first royal act had been to make a treaty with the Bey of Tunis, whereby all Christian captives should be freed, and the war expenses paid. Then, considering it wiser to relinquish all further attempt to carry on his father's visionary plans, he returned home, to undertake the government of his realm. By the death of many relatives and subjects at Tunis, his crown estates had been greatly increased, and he soon found himself master, in his own right, of about half the land in all France. IES AS JOHN KROOKSHANK THE CROOKED LEGGED IN NEARLY ALL THE CRUSADES FRANCE BORE A PROMINENT PART FOR THAT REASON THE ACCOUNT OF THE CRUSADES IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED PART OF HER HISTORY AND FRANCE BESIDES CAN CLAIM THE HONOR OF HAVING GIVEN SEVERAL KINGS TO JERUSALEM PHILIPPE THE THIRD CALLED THE BOLD BECAUSE WHEN A MERE CHILD HE BOASTFULLY ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS NOT AFRAID OF THE SARACENS RETURNED HOME FROM THE FATAL EIGHTH CRUSADE BRINGING WITH HIM THE COFFINS OF HIS FATHER WIFE SON BROTHER AND BROTHER IN LAW HIS FIRST ROYAL ACT HAD BEEN TO MAKE A TREATY WITH THE BAY OF TUNIS WHEREBY ALL CHRISTIAN CAPTIVES SHOULD BE FREED AND THE WAR EXPENSES PAID THEN CONSIDERING IT WISER TO RELINQUISH ALL FURTHER ATTEMPT TO CARRY ON HIS FATHER'S VISIONARY PLANS HE RETURNED HOME TO UNDERTAKE THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS REALM BY THE DEATH OF MANY RELATIVES AND SUBJECTS AT TUNIS HIS CROWN ESTATES HAD BEEN GREATLY INCREASED AND HE SOON FOUND HIMSELF MASTER IN HIS OWN RIGHT OF ABOUT HALF THE LAND IN ALL FRANCE
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