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The utmost honour was shown him by the Spaniards; but when Bourbon came near him, he bade him take pity, not on one who was dying as a true soldier, but on himself as a traitor to king and country. THE UTMOST HONOR WAS SHOWN HIM BY THE SPANIARDS BUT WHEN BOURBON CAME NEAR HIM HE BADE HIM TAKE PITY NOT ON ONE WHO WAS DYING AS A TRUE SOLDIER BUT ON HIMSELF AS A TRAITOR TO KING AND COUNTRY
rdinand, and heiress of Spain, who lost her senses from grief on Philip's untimely death; and thus the direct heir to Spain, Austria, and the Netherlands, was Charles, her eldest son. On the death of Maximilian in 1518, Francis proposed himself to the electors as Emperor, but failed, in spite of bribery. Charles was chosen, and from that time Francis pursued him with unceasing hatred. The claims to Milan and Naples were renewed. Francis sent troops to occupy Milan, and was following them himself; but the most powerful of all his nobles, the Duke of Bourbon, Constable of France, had been alienated by an injustice perpetrated on him in favour of the king's mother, and deserted to the Spaniards, offering to assist them and the English in dividing France, while he reserved for himself Provence. His desertion hindered Francis from sending support to the troops in Milan, who were forced to retreat. Bayard was shot in the spine while defending the rear-guard, and was left to die under a tree. E DAUGHTER OF FERDINAND AN HEIRESS OF SPAIN WHO LOST HER SENSES FROM GRIEF ON PHILIP'S UNTIMELY DEATH AND THUS THE DIRECT HEIR TO SPAIN AUSTRIA AND THE NETHERLANDS WAS CHARLES HER ELDEST SON ON THE DEATH OF MAXIMILIAN IN FIFTEEN EIGHTEEN FRANCIS PROPOSED HIMSELF TO THE ELECTORS AS EMPEROR BUT FAILED IN SPITE OF BRIBERY CHARLES WAS CHOSEN AND FROM THAT TIME FRANCIS PURSUED HIM WITH UNCEASING HATRED THE CLAIMS TO MILAN AND NAPLES WERE RENEWED FRANCIS SENT TROOPS TO OCCUPY MILAN AND WAS FOLLOWING THEM HIMSELF BUT THE MOST POWERFUL OF ALL HIS NOBLES THE DUKE OF BOURBON CONSTABLE OF FRANCE HAD BEEN ALIENATED BY AN INJUSTICE PERPETRATED ON HIM IN FAVOUR OF THE QUEEN'S MOTHER AND DESERTED TO THE SPANIARDS OFFERING TO ASSIST THEM AND THE ENGLISH IN DIVIDING FRANCE WHILE HE RESERVED FOR HIMSELF PROVENCE HIS DESERTION HINDERED FRANCIS FROM SENDING SUPPORT TO THE TROOPS IN MILAN WHO WERE FORCED TO RETREAT BAYARD WAS SHOT IN THE SPINE WHILE DEFENDING THE REAR GUARD AND WAS LEFT TO DIE UNDER A TREE
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