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Yet so low was the honour of the French, that Francis scarcely withstood the temptation of extorting the duchy of Milan from him when in his power, and gave so many broad hints that Charles was glad to be past the frontier. YET SO LOW WAS THE HONOR OF THE FRENCH THAT FRANCIS SCARCELY WITHSTOOD THE TEMPTATION OF EXTORTING THE DUCHY OF MILAN FROM HIM WHEN IN HIS POWER AND GAVE SO MANY BROAD HINTS THAT CHARLES WAS GLAD TO BE PASSED THE FRONTIER
herine, the only legitimate child of the great Florentine house of Medici, and tried to induce Charles to set up an Italian dukedom of Milan for the young pair; but when the dauphin died, and Henry became heir of France, Charles would not give him any footing in Italy. Francis never let any occasion pass of harassing the Emperor, but was always defeated. Charles once actually invaded Provence, but was forced to retreat through the devastation of the country before him by Montmorençy, afterwards Constable of France. Francis, by loud complaints, and by talking much of his honour, contrived to make the world fancy him the injured man, while he was really breaking oaths in a shameless manner. At last, in 1537, the king and Emperor met at Aigues Mortes, and came to terms. Francis married, as his second wife, Charles's sister Eleanor, and in 1540, when Charles was in haste to quell a revolt in the Low Countries, he asked a safe conduct through France, and was splendidly entertained at Paris. RY TO CATHERINE THE ONLY LEGITIMATE CHILD OF THE GREAT FLORENTINE HOUSE OF MEDICI AND TRIED TO INDUCE CHARLES TO SET UP AN ITALIAN DUKEDOM OF MILAN FOR THE YOUNG PAIR BUT WHEN THE DAUPHIN DIED AND HENRY BECAME HEIR OF FRANCE CHARLES WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ANY FOOTING IN ITALY FRANCIS NEVER LET ANY OCCASION PASS OF HARASSING THE EMPEROR BUT WAS ALWAYS DEFEATED CHARLES ONCE ACTUALLY INVADED PROVENCE BUT WAS FORCED TO RETREAT THROUGH THE DEVASTATION OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE HIM BY MONTMORENCY AFTERWARDS CONSTABLE OF FRANCE FRANCIS BY LOUD COMPLAINTS AND BY TALKING MUCH OF HIS HONOR CONTRIVED TO MAKE THE WORLD FANCY HIM THE INJURED MAN WHILE HE WAS REALLY BREAKING OATHS IN A SHAMELESS MANNER AT LAST IN FIFTEEN THIRTY SEVEN THE KING AND EMPEROR MET AT EGMOTTE AND CAME TO TERMS FRANCIS MARRIED AS HIS SECOND WIFE CHARLES'S SISTER ELEANOR AND IN FIFTEEN FORTY WHEN CHARLES WAS IN HASTE TO QUELL A REVOLT IN THE LOW COUNTRIES HE ASKED A SAFE CONDUCT THROUGH FRANCE AND WAS SPLENDIDLY ENTERTAINED AT PARIS
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