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He was the last of the male line of Burgundy, and its great possessions broke up with his death. His only child, Marie, did not inherit the French dukedom nor the county, though most of the fiefs in the Low Countries, which could descend to the female line, were her undisputed portion. HE WAS THE LAST OF THE MALE LINE OF BURGUNDY AND ITS GREAT POSSESSIONS BROKE UP WITH HIS DEATH HIS ONLY CHILD MURRAY DID NOT INHERIT THE FRENCH DUKEDOM NOR THE COUNTRY THOUGH MOST OF THE THIEFS IN THE LOW COUNTRIES WHICH COULD DESCEND TO THE FEMALE LINE WERE HER UNDISPUTED PORTION
was a harsh, stern man, much disliked; and his governors in Elsass were fierce, violent men, who used every pretext for preying upon travellers. The Governor of Breisach, Hagenbach, had been put to death in a popular rising, aided by the Swiss of Berne, in 1474; and the men of Elsass themselves raised part of the sum for which the country had been pledged, and revolted against Charles. The Swiss were incited by Louis to join them; René of Lorraine made common cause with them. In two great battles, Granson and Morat, Charles and all his chivalry were beaten by the Swiss pikemen; but he pushed on the war. Nancy, the chief city of Lorraine, had risen against him, and he besieged it. On the night of the 5th of January, 1477, René led the Swiss to relieve the town by falling in early morning on the besiegers' camp. There was a terrible fight; the Burgundians were routed, and after long search the corpse of Duke Charles was found in a frozen pool, stripped, plundered, and covered with blood. WAS A HARSH STERN MAN MUCH DISLIKED AND HIS GOVERNORS AND ELSAS WERE FIERCE VIOLENT MEN WHO USED EVERY PRETEXT FOR PREYING UPON TRAVELLERS THE GOVERNOR OF BRESAC HAGENBARCH HAD BEEN PUT TO DEATH IN A POPULAR RISING AIDED BY THE SWISS OF BELN IN FOURTEEN SEVENTY FOUR BUT THE MEN OF ELSACE THEMSELVES RAISED PART OF THE SUM FOR WHICH THE COUNTRY HAD BEEN PLEDGED AND REVOLTED AGAINST CHARLES THE SWISS WERE INCITED BY LOUIS TO JOIN THEM RENEE OF LORRAINE MADE COMMON CAUSE WITH THEM IN TWO GREAT BATTLES CASTLE AND MOORE CHARLES AND ALL HIS CHIVALRY WERE BEATEN BY THE SWISS PIKEMEN BUT HE PUSHED ON THE WAR NARCI THE CHIEF CITY OF LOREN HAD RISEN AGAINST HIM AND HE BESIEGED IT ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIFTH OF JANUARY FOURTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN RENEE LED THE SWISS TO RELIEVE THE TOWN BY FALLING IN EARLY MORNING ON THE BESIEGERS CAMP THERE WAS A TERRIBLE FIGHT THE BURGUNDIANS WERE ROUTED AND AFTER LONG SEARCH THE CORPSE OF DUKE CHARLES WAS FOUND IN A FROZEN POOL STRIPPED PLUNDERED AND COVERED WITH BLOOD
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