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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!" 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
of Louis, Count of Flanders. Flanders contained the great cloth-manufacturing towns of Europe--Ghent, Bruges, Ypres, etc., all wealthy and independent, and much inclined to close alliance with England, whence they obtained their wool, while their counts were equally devoted to France. Just as Count Louis II. had, for his lawless rapacity, been driven out of Ghent by Jacob van Arteveldt, so his son, Louis III., was expelled by Philip van Arteveldt, son to Jacob. Charles had been disgusted by Louis's coarse violence, and would not help him; but after the old king's death, Philip of Burgundy used his influence in the council to conduct the whole power of France to Flanders, where Arteveldt was defeated and trodden to death in the battle of Rosbecque, in 1382. On the count'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. CHILD OF LOUIS COUNT OF FLANDERS FLANDERS CONTAINED THE GREAT CLOTH MANUFACTURING TOWNS OF EUROPE GHENT BRUGES IPE ET CETERA ALL WEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT AND MUCH INCLINED TO CLOSE ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND WHENCE THEY OBTAINED THEIR WOE WHILE THEIR COUNTS WERE EQUALLY DEVOTED TO FRANCE JUST AS COUNT LOUIS THE SECOND HAD FOR HIS LAWLESS RAPACITY BEEN DRIVEN OUT OF GHENT BY JACOB VAN ARTAVELT SO HIS SON LOUIS THE THIRD WAS EXPELLED BY PHILIP VAN ARTEVELT SON TO JACOB CHARLES HAD BEEN DISGUSTED BY LOUIS COARSE VIOLENCE AND WOULD NOT HELP HIM BUT AFTER THE OLD KING'S DEATH PHILIP OF BURGUNDY USED HIS INFLUENCE IN THE COUNCIL TO CONDUCT THE WHOLE POWER OF FRANCE TO FLANDERS WHERE ARTEVELT WAS DEFEATED AND TRODDEN TO DEATH IN THE BATTLE OF HOSBECK IN THIRTEEN EIGHTY TWO ON THE COUNT'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
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