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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 232 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=13mm, Gew.=345gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of … Meer...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 232 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=13mm, Gew.=345gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Ill Regency of Anne of Austria: Education of the royal chil- dren: Philip's ignorance and illiteracy: Different characters of the brothers: Their quarrels: Philip's recreations and habits: His proposed marriage to " La Grande Mademoi- selle ": Mademoiselle de Gourdon: Odd behaviour at a ball: His household: Daniel de Cosnac's elevation to a bishopric: His odd reason for becoming Philip's almoner. King is dead!" Within a few hours the King is cold and forgotten by- all, save the surgeons who are morbidly investigating the causes of his Majesty's lamentable decease. " Long live the King ! " There is every human probability that the new monarch will see many summers, considering that at the moment he has not passed through five. God bless the little man ! He will be more important when he grows a trifle older. Let us form up with the drums in the courtyards of the palace, or, better still, join the crowd under the trees on the terrace, and prepare to escort the royal child to Paris. Guy Patin, the doctor, says there were over ten thousand persons in the cavalcade which journeyed from Saint Germain to the Louvre that morning after the King's death. Battalions of guards, Swiss mercenaries, and musketeers, led the way. Then came a body of household troops, about one thousand in number, followed by several hundred gentlemen.In a huge chariot the Queen, clad in black, with a crape veil attached to her coif, held her eldest son on her knee. Philip of Anjou slept peacefully in the lap of his governess, Madame de Lansac. By the side of the coach rode the Duke de Beaufort. Another regiment of infantry trudged in the rear, and after them came a confused mob of servants and country folk. The child repeatedly waved his hat to his new subjects, and there was no funereal...<

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Hugh Stokes,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC Books Books prince-of-pleasure-Philip-of-France-and-his-court-1640-1701~~Hugh-Stokes General Books LLC This is an … Meer...

Hugh Stokes,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC Books Books prince-of-pleasure-Philip-of-France-and-his-court-1640-1701~~Hugh-Stokes General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: H. Jenkins, ltd. in 1913 in 436 pages; Subjects: France; Courts and courtiers; Fiction / Historical; History / Europe / France; Travel / Europe / France;<