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Henry's second wife, Mary de' Medici, became regent, for her son, _Louis XIII._, was only ten years old, and indeed his character was so weak that his whole reign was only one long minority. HENRY'S SECOND WIFE MARY DE MEDICI BECAME REGENT FOR HER SON LOUIS THIRTEEN WAS ONLY TEN YEARS OLD AND INDEED HIS CHARACTER WAS SO WEAK THAT HIS WHOLE REIGN WAS ONLY ONE LONG MINORITY
ces, intrigued with Spain and Savoy, and was beheaded for his treason. Hatred to the house of Austria in Spain and Germany was as keen as ever in France; and in 1610 Henry IV. was prepared for another war on the plea of a disputed succession to the duchy of Cleves. The old fanaticism still lingered in Paris, and Henry had been advised to beware of pageants there; but it was necessary that his second wife, Mary de' Medici, should be crowned before he went to the war, as she was to be left regent. Two days after the coronation, as Henry was going to the arsenal to visit his old friend Sully, he was stabbed to the heart in his coach, in the streets of Paris, by a fanatic named Ravaillac. The French call him Le Grand Monarque; and he was one of the most attractive and benevolent of men, winning the hearts of all who approached him, but the immorality of his life did much to confirm the already low standard that prevailed among princes and nobles in France. 12. The States-General of 1614.-- ES INTRIGUED WITH SPAIN AND SAVOY AND WAS BEHEADED FOR HIS TREASON HATRED TO THE HOUSE OF AUSTRIA IN SPAIN AND GERMANY WAS AS KEEN AS EVER IN FRANCE AND IN SIXTEEN TEN HENRY THE FOURTH WAS PREPARED FOR ANOTHER WAR ON THE PLEA OF A DISPUTED SUCCESSION TO THE DUCHY OF CLEVES THE OLD FANATICISM STILL LINGERED IN PARIS AND HENRY HAD BEEN ADVISED TO BEWARE OF PAGEANTS THERE BUT IT WAS NECESSARY THAT HIS SECOND WIFE MARY DE MEDICI SHOULD BE CROWNED BEFORE HE WENT TO THE WAR AS SHE WAS TO BE LEFT REGENT TWO DAYS AFTER THE CORONATION AS HENRY WAS GOING TO THE ARSENAL TO VISIT HIS OLD FRIEND SULLY HE WAS STABBED TO THE HEART IN HIS COACH IN THE STREETS OF PARIS BY A FANATIC NAMED HAVAYAK THE FRENCH CALL HIM LEGHORN MONARCH AND HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE AND BENEVOLENT OF MEN WINNING THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO APPROACHED HIM BUT THE IMMORALITY OF HIS LIFE DID MUCH TO CONFIRM THE ALREADY LOW STANDARD THAT PREVAILED AMONG PRINCES AND NOBLES IN FRANCE TWELVE THE STATES GENERAL OF SIXTEEN FOURTEEN
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