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On the death of Maximilian in 1518, Francis proposed himself to the electors as Emperor, but failed, in spite of bribery. ON THE DEATH OF MAXIMILIAN IN FIFTEEN EIGHTEEN FRANCIS PROPOSED HIMSELF TO THE ELECTORS AS EMPEROR BUT FAILED IN SPITE OF BRIBERY
the new classic style, called the Renaissance. Great richness and splendour reigned at court, and set off his pretensions to romance and chivalry. Learning and scholarship, especially classical, increased much; and the king's sister, Margaret, Queen of Navarre, was an excellent and highly cultivated woman, but even her writings prove that the whole tone of feeling was terribly coarse, when not vicious. 5. Charles V.--The conquest of Lombardy made France the greatest power in Christendom; but its king was soon to find a mighty and active rival. The old hatred between France and Burgundy again awoke. Mary of Burgundy, the daughter of Charles the Bold, had married Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and King of the Romans, though never actually crowned Emperor. Their son, Philip, married Juana, the daughter of Ferdinand, 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.  EXCEEDINGLY BEAUTIFUL IN THE NEW CLASSIC STYLE CALLED THE RENAISSANCE GREAT RICHES AND SPLENDOR REIGNED AT COURT AND SET OFF HIS PRETENSIONS TO ROMANCE AND CHIVALRY LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP ESPECIALLY CLASSICAL INCREASED MUCH AND THE KING'S SISTER MARGARET QUEEN OF NAVARRE WAS AN EXCELLENT AND HIGHLY CULTIVATED WOMAN BUT EVEN HER WRITINGS PROVED THAT THE WHOLE TONE OF FEELING WAS TERRIBLY COARSE WHEN NOT VICIOUS FIVE CHARLES THE FIFTH THE CONQUEST OF LOMBARDY MADE FRANCE THE GREATEST POWER IN CHRISTENDOM BUT ITS KING WAS SOON TO FIND A MIGHTY AND ACTIVE RIVAL THE OLD HATRED BETWEEN FRANCE AND BURGUNDY AGAIN AWOKE MARY OF BURGUNDY THE DAUGHTER OF CHARLES THE BOLD HAD MARRIED MAXIMILIAN ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA AND KING OF THE ROMANS THOUGH NEVER ACTUALLY CROWNED EMPEROR THEIR SON PHILIP MARRIED JOANNA THE 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
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