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Louis, meantime, was on the watch for every error of Charles, and constantly sowing dangers in his path. LOUIS MEANTIME WAS ON THE WATCH FOR EVERY HEIR OF CHARLES AND CONSTANTLY SOWING DANGERS IN HIS PATH
ntrived so cleverly to break up the league, by promises to each member and by sowing dissension among them, that he ended by becoming more powerful than before. 3. Charles the Bold.--On the death of Philip the Good, in 1467, Charles the Bold succeeded to the duchy of Burgundy. He pursued more ardently the plan of forming a new kingdom of Burgundy, and had even hopes of being chosen Emperor. First, however, he had to consolidate his dominions, by making himself master of the countries which parted Burgundy from the Netherlands. With this view he obtained Elsass in pledge from its owner, a needy son of the house of Austria, who was never likely to redeem it. Lorraine had been inherited by Yolande, the wife of René, Duke of Anjou and titular King of Sicily, and had passed from her to her daughter, who had married the nearest heir in the male line, the Count of Vaudémont; but Charles the Bold unjustly seized the dukedom, driving out the lawful heir, René de Vaudémont, son of this marriage.  MONTLIRIE BUT HE CONTRIVED SO CLEVERLY TO BREAK UP THE LEAGUE BY PROMISES TO EACH MEMBER AND BY SEWING DISSENSION AMONG THEM THAT HE ENDED UP BECOMING MORE POWERFUL THAN BEFORE THREE CHARLES THE BOLD ON THE DEATH OF PHILIP THE GOOD IN FOURTEEN SIXTY SEVEN CHARLES THE BOLD SUCCEEDED THE DUCHY OF BURGUNDY HE PURSUED MORE ARDENTLY THE PLAN OF FORMING A NEW KINGDOM OF BURGUNDY AND HAD EVEN HOPES IN BEING CHOSEN EMPEROR FIRST HOWEVER HE HAD TO CONSOLIDATE HIS DOMINIONS BY MAKING HIMSELF MASTER OF THE COUNTRIES WHICH PARTED BURGUNDY FROM NETHERLANDS WITH THIS VIEW HE OBTAINED ELSACE IN PLEDGE FROM ITS OWNER A NEEDY SON OF THE HOUSE OF AUSTRIA WHO WAS NEVER LIKELY TO REDEEM IT LOREENE HAD BEEN INHERITED BY YOLUNDA THE WIFE OF HONEY DUKE OF OJOU ANTITULA KING OF SICILY AND HAD PASSED FROM HER TO HER DAUGHTER WHO HAD MARRIED THE NEAREST HEIR IN THE MALE LINE THE COUNT OF VAUDEMONT BUT CHARLES THE BOLD UNJUSTLY SEIZED THE DUKEDOM DRIVING OUT THE LAWFUL HEIR HONIDA VAUDEMONT SON OF THIS MARRIAGE
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