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The Prince of Condé tried to overthrow them, and, in hopes of strengthening herself, in 1614 Mary summoned together the States General. THE PRINCE OF GONDI TRIED TO OVERTHROW THEM AND IN HOPES OF STRENGTHENING HERSELF IN SIXTEEN FOURTEEN MARY SUMMONED TOGETHER THE STATES GENERAL
she was to be left regent. Two days after the coronation, as Henry was going to the arsenal to visit his old friend Sully, he was stabbed to the heart in his coach, in the streets of Paris, by a fanatic named Ravaillac. The French call him Le Grand Monarque; and he was one of the most attractive and benevolent of men, winning the hearts of all who approached him, but the immorality of his life did much to confirm the already low standard that prevailed among princes and nobles in France. 12. The States-General of 1614.--Henry's second wife, Mary de' Medici, became regent, for her son, _Louis XIII._, was only ten years old, and indeed his character was so weak that his whole reign was only one long minority. Mary de' Medici was entirely under the dominion of an Italian favourite named Concini, and his wife, and their whole endeavour was to amass riches for themselves and keep the young king in helpless ignorance, while they undid all that Sully had effected, and took bribes shamelessly.  TO THE WAR AS SHE WAS TO BE LEFT REGENT TWO DAYS AFTER THE CORONATION AS HENRY WAS GOING TO THE ARSENAL TO VISIT HIS OLD FRIEND SULLY HE WAS STABBED TO THE HEART IN HIS COACH IN THE STREETS OF PARIS BY A FANATIC NAMED HAVAYAK THE FRENCH CALL HIM LEGHORN MONARCH AND HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE AND BENEVOLENT OF MEN WINNING THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO APPROACHED HIM BUT THE IMMORALITY OF HIS LIFE DID MUCH TO CONFIRM THE ALREADY LOW STANDARD THAT PREVAILED AMONG PRINCES AND NOBLES IN FRANCE TWELVE THE STATES GENERAL OF SIXTEEN FOURTEEN HENRY'S SECOND WIFE MARY DE MEDICI BECAME REGENT FOR HER SON LOUIS THIRTEEN WAS ONLY TEN YEARS OLD AND INDEED HIS CHARACTER WAS SO WEAK THAT HIS WHOLE REIGN WAS ONLY ONE LONG MINORITY MARY DE MEDICI WAS ENTIRELY UNDER THE DOMINION OF AN ITALIAN FAVORITE NAMED CONSINI AND HIS WIFE AND THEIR WHOLE ENDEAVOUR WAS TO AMASS RICHES FOR THEMSELVES AND KEEP THE YOUNG KING IN HELPLESS IGNORANCE WHILE THEY UNDID ALL THAT SULIH HAD AFFECTED AND TOOK BRIBES SHAMELESSLY
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