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His last acquisition was the county of Provence. The second Angevin family, beginning with Louis, the son of King John, had never succeeded in gaining a footing in Naples, though they bore the royal title. HIS LAST ACQUISITION WAS THE COUNTY OF PROVENCE THE SECOND ENJOVAN FAMILY BEGINNING WITH LOUIS THE SON OF KING JOHN HAD NEVER SUCCEEDED IN GAINING A FOOTING IN NAPLES THOUGH THEY BORE THE ROYAL TITLE
hts. He lived in the castle of Plessis les Tours, guarded by the utmost art of fortification, and filled with hired Scottish archers of his guard, whom he preferred as defenders to his own nobles. He was exceedingly unpopular with his nobles; but the statesman and historian, Philip de Comines, who had gone over to him from Charles of Burgundy, viewed him as the best and ablest of kings. He did much to promote trade and manufacture, improved the cities, fostered the university, and was in truth the first king since Philip Augustus who had any real sense of statesmanship. But though the burghers throve under him, and the lawless nobles were depressed, the state of the peasants was not improved; feudal rights pressed heavily on them, and they were little better than savages, ground down by burthens imposed by their lords. 6. Provence and Brittany.--Louis had added much to the French monarchy. He had won back Artois; he had seized the duchy and county of Burgundy; he had bought Roussillon. NSTEAD OF THE SWORD OF HIS KNIGHTS HE LIVED IN THE CASTLE OF BLICILLOTOURS GUARDED BY THE UTMOST ART OF FORTIFICATION AND FILLED WITH HIRED SCOTTISH ARCHERS OF HIS GUARD WHOM HE PREFERRED AS DEFENDERS TO HIS OWN NOBLES HE WAS EXCEEDINGLY UNPOPULAR WITH HIS NOBLES BUT THE STATESMAN AND HISTORIAN PHILIP DE CREMINE WHO HAD GONE OVER TO HIM FROM CHARLES OF BURGUNDY VIEWED HIM AS THE BEST AND ABLEST OF KINGS HE DID MUCH TO PROMOTE TRADE AND MANUFACTURE IMPROVED THE CITIES FOSTERED THE UNIVERSITY AND WAS IN TRUTH THE FIRST KING SINCE PHILIP AUGUSTUS WHO HAD ANY REAL SENSE OF STATESMANSHIP BUT THOUGH THE BURGHERS THROVE UNDER HIM AND THE LAWLESS NOBLES WERE DEPRESSED THE STATE OF THE PEASANTS WAS NOT IMPROVED FEUDAL RIGHTS PRESSED HEAVILY ON THEM AND THEY WERE LITTLE BETTER THAN SAVAGES GROUND DOWN BY BURTHENS IMPOSED BY THEIR LORDS SIX PROVENCE AND BRITTANY LOUIS HAD ADDED MUCH TO THE FRENCH MONARCHY HE HAD WON BACK ARTOIS HE HAD SEIZED THE DUCHY AND COUNTY OF BURGUNDY HE HAD BOUGHT ROUSSION
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