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France obtained as her spoil the three bishoprics, Metz, Toul, and Verdun, ten cities in Elsass, Brisach, and the Sundgau, with the Savoyard town of Pignerol; but the war with Spain continued till 1659, when Louis XIV. FRANCE OBTAINED AS HER SPOIL THE THREE BISHOPRICS METZ TULLES AND VALDA TEN CITIES IN ELSAIS BRISSAC AND THE SAN GAUL WITH THE SAVOYARD TOWN OF PINROL BUT THE WAR WITH SPAIN CONTINUED TILL SIXTEEN FIFTY NINE WHEN LOUIS THE
ench, and from a chamber of sickness the cardinal directed the affairs of three armies, as well as made himself feared and respected by the whole kingdom. Cinq Mars, the last favourite he had given the king, plotted his overthrow, with the help of the Spaniards, but was detected and executed, when the great minister was already at death's door. Richelieu recommended an Italian priest, Julius Mazarin, whom he had trained to work under him, to carry on the government, and died in the December of 1642. The king only survived him five months, dying on the 14th of May, 1643. The war was continued on the lines Richelieu had laid down, and four days after the death of Louis XIII. the army in the Low Countries gained a splendid victory at Rocroy, under the Duke of Enghien, entirely destroying the old Spanish infantry. The battles of Freiburg, Nordlingen, and Lens raised the fame of the French generals to the highest pitch, and in 1649 reduced the Emperor to make peace in the treaty of Münster. ER OF SICKNESS THE CARDINAL DIRECTED THE AFFAIRS OF THREE ARMIES AS WELL AS MADE HIMSELF FEARED AND RESPECTED BY THE WHOLE KINGDOM SANC MAS THE LAST FAVORITE HE HAD GIVEN THE KING PLOTTED HIS OVERTHROW WITH THE HELP OF THE SPANIARDS BUT WAS DETECTED AND EXECUTED WHEN THE GREAT MINISTER WAS ALREADY AT DEATH'S DOOR RICHELIEU RECOMMENDED AN ITALIAN PRIEST JULIUS MAZARIN WHOM HE HAD TRAINED TO WORK UNDER HIM TO CARRY ON THE GOVERNMENT AND DIED IN DECEMBER SIXTEEN FORTY TWO THE KING ONLY SURVIVED HIM FIVE MONTHS DYING ON THE FOURTEENTH OF MAY SIXTEEN FORTY THREE THE WAR WAS CONTINUED ON THE LINES RICHELIEU HAD LAID DOWN AND FOUR DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF LOUIS THE THIRTEENTH THE ARMY IN THE LOW COUNTRIES GAINED A SPLENDID VICTORY AT HOQUAI UNDER THE DUKE OF ONGIA ENTIRELY DESTROYING THE OLD SPANISH INFANTRY THE BATTLES OF FREEBURG NORDLINGEN AND LENS RAISED THE FAME OF THE FRENCH GENERALS TO THE HIGHEST PITCH AND IN SIXTEEN FORTY NINE REDUCED THE EMPEROR TO MAKE PEACE IN THE TREATY OF MUNSTER
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