Saturday, July 14, 2012
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
FRANCE......LXI saw the interview at treves w/ emperor frederick III, where dukes plans foiled by german suspicions + LXI's intrigues, long siege of neusz. hostility of edward IV, who had been marching to paris. chuck embarked on a swiss enterprise; subjugation of lorraine + capture of nanci (1475). battle of granson. defeat of mosat(?) 1476. final struggle of nanci + duke's death on the field 1, 1477.
while duke charles had been running on his fate, LXI had attacked the big nobles of france + had reduced them to submission, or destryed them. by the time of the fall of the house of burgubdy, scarcely one great prince was left who could be formidable; even the duke of brittney. he king had a free hand to profit + the weakness of his heiress, the young duchess mary. uke charles had no male heir, so the king renamed the duchy, as a male fief of the kingdom; he also took frnache comte; the kings armies recovered all picardy, + even entered flanders. then mary of burgundy, hoping to raise up a barrier against LXI offered her hand + lands to young maximillian of austria, + married him w/in 6 months of dad;s death. to this weddingis due the rise of the greatness of the house of austria.
after a short hesitation, LXI determined to continue his fight w/ burgundy power. he secured franche comte, + on his northern frontier, took arras, the 'bonny carlisle' of those days; advancing to relieve theronenne, then besieged by maximillian, fought + lost battle of guinegate 1479. war languid. truce 1480. time of quiet. misconduct by french calvary, w/ had lost guinehate followed by the abolition of the free-archer army. the cities ordered to provide it. in place of men + the time of mercenary armies begins. in 1480 death of poet-king rene, anjou + provence fell to the crown. margaret of anjou, rene's daughter + heiress, ceded them to LXI in return for help, + in the end of 1482 the 3rd peace of arras closed awhile the rivalry between FR + burgubdy . charles the daupin engaged to margaret, maximillian's daughter + her dower, she was to bring frnache comte + sundry places in border dispute. in these last days LXI shut himself up in gloomy seclusion in his castle plessis near toyes + there he died in 14 83.
a great king + a terrible king, he left an indelible mark on history. absolute monarchy w/ little regard for country's welfare(GEORGEE!) he had crushed feudalism, substituting aristocracy for anarchy, centralize. high taxes(georgee just spent) + enabled them to bear it. employed men of middle condition + cared for commerce + industry., treated towns fairly well, travelled the rhelm, acted judiciously. rise of FR official spirit.
intelligence + vigor in his numerous ordinances. his despotism was not was not unenlightened or selfish. tho not learned, he favored universities + set up a printing press at sorbonne.
we may believe LXI's deathbed for few more years to fix up FR.
FRANCE......LXI saw the interview at treves w/ emperor frederick III, where dukes plans foiled by german suspicions + LXI's intrigues, long siege of neusz. hostility of edward IV, who had been marching to paris. chuck embarked on a swiss enterprise; subjugation of lorraine + capture of nanci (1475). battle of granson. defeat of mosat(?) 1476. final struggle of nanci + duke's death on the field 1, 1477.
while duke charles had been running on his fate, LXI had attacked the big nobles of france + had reduced them to submission, or destryed them. by the time of the fall of the house of burgubdy, scarcely one great prince was left who could be formidable; even the duke of brittney. he king had a free hand to profit + the weakness of his heiress, the young duchess mary. uke charles had no male heir, so the king renamed the duchy, as a male fief of the kingdom; he also took frnache comte; the kings armies recovered all picardy, + even entered flanders. then mary of burgundy, hoping to raise up a barrier against LXI offered her hand + lands to young maximillian of austria, + married him w/in 6 months of dad;s death. to this weddingis due the rise of the greatness of the house of austria.
after a short hesitation, LXI determined to continue his fight w/ burgundy power. he secured franche comte, + on his northern frontier, took arras, the 'bonny carlisle' of those days; advancing to relieve theronenne, then besieged by maximillian, fought + lost battle of guinegate 1479. war languid. truce 1480. time of quiet. misconduct by french calvary, w/ had lost guinehate followed by the abolition of the free-archer army. the cities ordered to provide it. in place of men + the time of mercenary armies begins. in 1480 death of poet-king rene, anjou + provence fell to the crown. margaret of anjou, rene's daughter + heiress, ceded them to LXI in return for help, + in the end of 1482 the 3rd peace of arras closed awhile the rivalry between FR + burgubdy . charles the daupin engaged to margaret, maximillian's daughter + her dower, she was to bring frnache comte + sundry places in border dispute. in these last days LXI shut himself up in gloomy seclusion in his castle plessis near toyes + there he died in 14 83.
a great king + a terrible king, he left an indelible mark on history. absolute monarchy w/ little regard for country's welfare(GEORGEE!) he had crushed feudalism, substituting aristocracy for anarchy, centralize. high taxes(georgee just spent) + enabled them to bear it. employed men of middle condition + cared for commerce + industry., treated towns fairly well, travelled the rhelm, acted judiciously. rise of FR official spirit.
intelligence + vigor in his numerous ordinances. his despotism was not was not unenlightened or selfish. tho not learned, he favored universities + set up a printing press at sorbonne.
