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He gave secret support to the adherents of René de Vaudémont, and intrigued with the Swiss, who were often at issue with the Burgundian bailiffs and soldiery in Elsass  greedy, reckless men, from whom the men of Elsass revolted in favour of their former Austrian lord. HE GAVE SECRET SUPPORT TO THE ADHERENCE OF HONEY DE VONDIMONT AND INTRIGUED WITH THE SWISS WHO WERE OFTEN AT ISSUE WITH THE BURGUNDIAN BAILIFFS AND SOLDIERY IN ELSACE GREEDY RECKLESS MEN FROM WHOM THE MEN OF ELSACE REVOLTED IN FAVOUR OF THEIR FORMER AUSTRIAN LORD
rom the Netherlands. 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. Lorraine had been inherited by Yolande, the wife of René, Duke of Anjou and titular King of Sicily, and had passed from her to her daughter, who had married the nearest heir in the male line, the Count of Vaudémont; but Charles the Bold unjustly seized the dukedom, driving out the lawful heir, René de Vaudémont, son of this marriage. Louis, meantime, was on the watch for every error of Charles, and constantly sowing dangers in his path. Sometimes his mines exploded too soon, as when he had actually put himself into Charles's power by visiting him at Peronne at the very moment when his emissaries had encouraged the city of Liège to rise in revolt against their bishop, an ally of the duke; and he only bought his freedom by profuse promises, and by aiding Charles in a most savage destruction of Liège. But after this his caution prevailed.  COUNTRIES WHICH PARTED BURGUNDY FROM NETHERLANDS 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 LOREENE HAD BEEN INHERITED BY YOLUNDA THE WIFE OF HONEY DUKE OF OJOU ANTITULA KING OF SICILY AND HAD PASSED FROM HER TO HER DAUGHTER WHO HAD MARRIED THE NEAREST HEIR IN THE MALE LINE THE COUNT OF VAUDEMONT BUT CHARLES THE BOLD UNJUSTLY SEIZED THE DUKEDOM DRIVING OUT THE LAWFUL HEIR HONIDA VAUDEMONT SON OF THIS MARRIAGE LOUIS MEANTIME WAS ON THE WATCH FOR EVERY HEIR OF CHARLES AND CONSTANTLY SOWING DANGERS IN HIS PATH SOMETIMES HIS MINDS EXPLODED TOO SOON AS WHEN HE HAD ACTUALLY PUT HIMSELF INTO CHARLES'S POWER BY VISITING HIM AT PYHON AT THE VERY MOMENT WHEN HIS EMISSARIES HAD ENCOURAGED THE CITY OF LIEGE TO RISE AND REVOLT AGAINST THEIR BISHOP AND ALLY OF THE DUKE AND HE ONLY BOUGHT HIS FREEDOM BY PROFUSE PROMISES AND BY AIDING CHARLES IN A MOST SAVAGE DESTRUCTION OF LIEGE BUT AFTER THIS HIS CAUTION PREVAILED
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