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No provision had then been made for the contingency of a mad king. The condition of the country became worse than ever, and power was grasped at by whoever could obtain it. NO PROVISION HAD BEEN MADE FOR THE CONTINGENCY OF A MAD KING THE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY BECAME WORSE THAN EVER AND POWER WAS GRASPED AT BY WHOEVER COULD OBTAIN IT
ucceeded him as Count of Flanders in right of his wife; and thus was laid the foundation of the powerful and wealthy house of Burgundy, which for four generations almost overshadowed the crown of France. 7. Insanity of Charles VI.--The Constable, Clisson, was much hated by the Duke of Brittany, and an attack which was made on him in the streets of Paris was clearly traced to Montfort. The young king, who was much attached to Clisson, set forth to exact punishment. On his way, a madman rushed out of a forest and called out, "King, you are betrayed!" Charles was much frightened, and further seems to have had a sunstroke, for he at once became insane. He recovered for a time; but at Christmas, while he and five others were dancing, disguised as wild men, their garments of pitched flax caught fire. Four were burnt, and the shock brought back the king's madness. He became subject to fits of insanity of longer or shorter duration, and in their intervals he seems to have been almost imbecile. OUNT'S DEATH PHILIP SUCCEEDED HIM AS COUNT OF FLANDERS IN RIGHT OF HIS WIFE AND THUS WAS LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE POWERFUL AND WEALTHY HOUSE OF BURGUNDY WHICH FOR FOUR GENERATIONS ALMOST OVERSHADOWED THE CROWN OF FRANCE SEVEN INSANITY OF CHARLES THE SIXTH THE CONSTABLE CLISSON WAS MUCH HATED BY THE DUKE OF BRITTANY AND AN ATTACK WHICH WAS MADE ON HIM IN THE STREETS OF PARIS WAS CLEARLY TRACED TO MONFER THE YOUNG KING WHO WAS MUCH ATTACHED TO CLISSON SET FORTH TO EXACT PUNISHMENT ON HIS WAY A MADMAN RUSHED OUT OF A FOREST AND CALLED OUT KING YOU ARE BETRAYED CHARLES WAS MUCH FRIGHTENED AND FURTHER SEEMS TO HAVE HAD A SUNSTROKE FOR HE AT ONCE BECAME INSANE HE RECOVERED FOR A TIME BUT AT CHRISTMAS WHILE HE AND FIVE OTHERS WERE DANCING DISGUISED AS WILD MEN THEIR GARMENTS OF PITCHED FLAX CAUGHT FIRE FOUR WERE BURNT AND THE SHOCK BROUGHT BACK THE KING'S MADNESS HE BECAME SUBJECT TO FITS OF INSANITY OF LONGER OR SHORTER DURATION AND IN THEIR INTERVALS HE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMBECILE
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