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He caused him to be slain at the palace at Blois in 1588. The fury of the League was so great that Henry III. was driven to take refuge with the King of Navarre, and they were together besieging Paris, when Henry III. HE CAUSED HIM TO BE SLAIN AT THE PALACE AT BLOIS IN FIFTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT THE FURY OF THE LEAGUE WAS SO GREAT THAT HENRY THE THIRD WAS DRIVEN TO TAKE REFUGE WITH THE KING OF NAVARRE AND THEY WERE TOGETHER BESIEGING PARIS WHEN HENRY THE
, fled from court to the Huguenot army, hoping to force his brother into buying his submission; but when the King of Navarre had followed him and begun the struggle in earnest, he accepted the duchy of Anjou, and returned to his allegiance. Francis was invited by the insurgent Dutch to become their chief, and spent some time in Holland, but returned, unsuccessful and dying. As the king was childless, the next male heir was Henry of Bourbon, King of Navarre, who had fled from court soon after Alençon returned to the Huguenot faith, and was reigning in his two counties of Béarn and Foix, the head of the Huguenots. In the resolve never to permit a heretic to wear the French crown, Guise and his party formed a Catholic league, to force Henry III. to choose another successor. Paris was devoted to Guise, and the king, finding himself almost a prisoner there, left the city, but was again mastered by the duke at Blois, and could so ill brook his arrogance, as to have recourse to assassination. EFUL AND CONTEMPTIBLE BEING FLED FROM COURT TO THEGUENOT ARMY HOPING TO FORCE HIS BROTHER INTO BUYING HIS SUBMISSION BUT WHEN THE KING OF NAVARRE HAD FOLLOWED HIM AND BEGUN THE STRUGGLE IN EARNEST HE ACCEPTED THE DUCHY OF ANGEU AND RETURNED TO HIS ALLEGIANCE FRANCIS WAS INVITED BY THE INSURGENT DUTCH TO BECOME THEIR CHIEF AND SPENT SOME TIME IN HOLLAND BUT RETURNED UNSUCCESSFUL AND DYING AS THE KING WAS CHILDLESS THE NEXT MALE HEIR WAS HENRY OF BOBON KING OF NAVARRE WHO HAD FLED FROM COURT SOON AFTER ALLAANCE RETURNED TO THE HUGUENOT FAITH AND WAS REIGNING IN HIS TWO COUNTIES OF BIENNE AND FOI THE HEAD OF THE HUGUENOTS IN THE RESOLVE NEVER TO PERMIT A HERETIC TO WEAR THE FRENCH CROWN GEYZ AND HIS PARTY FORMED A CATHOLIC LEAGUE TO FORCE HENRY THE THIRD TO CHOOSE ANOTHER SUCCESSOR PARIS WAS DEVOTED TO GEIS AND THE KING FINDING HIMSELF ALMOST A PRISONER THERE LEFT THE CITY BUT WAS AGAIN MASTERED BY THE DUKE AT BLOIS AND COULD SO ILL BROOK HIS ARROGANCE AS TO HAVE RECOURSE TO ASSASSINATION
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