Pictures of the old French court

Story of Anne de Graville--Illness of Claude--Court of Anne de Bretagne--Italian war--Marriage of Marguérite d’Angoulême--Dress and customs at Court--Birth of Renée de France--T...

Riots led by Burgundy--The Duc d’Aquitaine’s ball--His quarrels with Burgundy--The Comte de Charolais--Battle of Azincourt--Death of Aquitaine--The Dauphin Jean--His court--His...

Courage of the young Queen of England--Death of the Dauphin--Birth of Catherine de France--Intrigues of Louis d’Orléans, and quarrels at court--Return of the Queen of England--B...

Tyranny of Duchess of Burgundy--Birth of Marie de France--Duchesse de Berry saves La Rivière--Doctor Hassely--King recovers--The masquerade--Dreadful fire--King ill--The sorcere...

The Royal Family and Court of France--Birth and death of Charles and Jeanne de France--Dress and amusements--The Abbey of St. Denis--Knighthood of the King of Sicily--The ball--...

Comet--Meeting of Parliament--Marriage of the Queen’s sister--The Louvre and its gardens--Christine de Pisan--The Dauphin--His christening--War--French victories--Prosperity of...

King Jean returns to England--His death--Coronation of Charles V. and Jeanne de Bourbon--Murder of Blanche, Queen of Spain--The Céléstine Church--The Abbey of Chelles--The King’...

State entry of Isabeau into Paris--Magnificent fêtes--Southern tour of Charles and Louis--Bad health of Charles--Bonne d’Artois and Jean de Clermont--Dreadful storm--Birth of Da...

Illness of the Queen--Her recovery--Floods in Paris--Death of several princesses of the Royal Family--Bertrand du Guesclin--The Court of Charles V. and Jeanne de Bourbon--The pe...

Illness of the King--Execution of sorcerers--Birth of Jean de France--Death of Queen Blanche de Navarre--Household of Isabeau--Ludwig of Bavaria--Ancient Paris--The Queen’s chât...

Departure of royal family--Hundred Years’ War--Valentine d’Orléans--Queen returns to Louvre--Death of Valentine--Forced reconciliation--Philippe de Bourgogne and Michelle de Fra...

During several years after the death of Jeanne de Bourbon no Queen sat on the throne of France, for her son succeeded as a child of twelve years old. And it would have been diff...

The captivity of the King and the flight of the Queen, who took refuge with her two children in her son’s duchy of Burgundy, placed Charles and Jeanne at the head of the court a...

Return of Charles and Jeanne to Paris--Marriage of Catherine de Bourbon to the Comte de Harcourt--The Céléstins--The Treaty of Bretigny--Marriage of Isabelle de France to Giovan...

The House of Bourbon--Marriage of Pierre de Bourbon and Isabelle de Valois--Birth of their children--Betrothal of Jeanne to the Comte de Savoie--To the Dauphin Humbert--Her marr...

Anne, eldest daughter of François II., Duc de Bretagne, and his second wife, Marguérite de Foix, was born at Nantes, January 26, 1476,[278] and her sister, Isabelle, four or fiv...

Despair of the Queen--Resumes duchy--Friendship with Louis XII.--Returns to Bretagne--King’s divorce--Charlotte d’Aragon--Marriage of Anne and Louis XII.--Italian war--Birth of...

The French army lay encamped before Rennes. Hostilities began by the Bastard de Foix dressed as St. George, riding up to the walls and challenging any knight to come out and bre...

Louis had a project for the conquest of Naples, which displeased the Queen, by whom he was in most matters greatly influenced, and whom he called “_Ma Bretonne_.” She saw that t...

Story of Anne de Graville--Illness of Claude--Court of Anne de Bretagne--Italian war--Marriage of Marguérite d’Angoulême-- Dress and customs at Court--Birth of Renée de France--...

Riots led by Burgundy--The Duc d’Aquitaine’s ball--His quarrels with Burgundy--The Comte de Charolais--The Battle of Azincourt --Death of Louis d’Aquitaine--The Dauphin Jean--Hi...

Courage of the young Queen of England--Death of the Dauphin-- Birth of Catherine de France--Intrigues of Louis d’Orléans, and quarrels at Court--Return of the Queen of England--...

The House of Bourbon--Marriage of Pierre de Bourbon and Isabelle de Valois--Birth of their children--Betrothal of Jeanne to the Comte de Savoie--To the Dauphin Humbert--Her marr...

Illness of the Queen--Her recovery--Floods in Paris--Death of several princesses of the royal family--Bertrand du Guesclin-- Court of Charles V. and Jeanne de Bourbon--The peers...

Tyranny of the Duchess of Burgundy--Birth of Marie de France-- The Duchesse de Berry saves La Rivière--Doctor Hassely--The King recovers--The Masquerade--Dreadful fire--King ill...

Comet--Meeting of Parliament--Marriage of the Queen’s sister-- The Louvre and its gardens--Christine de Pisan--The Dauphin --His christening--War--French victories--Prosperity o...

Departure of Royal Family--Hundred Years’ War--Valentine d’Orléans--Queen’s return to Louvre--Death of Valentine-- Forced reconciliation--Philippe de Bourgogne and Michelle de F...

Return of Charles and Jeanne to Paris--Marriage of Catherine de Bourbon to the Comte de Harcourt--The Céléstins--The Treaty of Bretigny--Marriage of Isabelle de France to Giovan...

State entry of Isabeau into Paris--Magnificent fêtes--Southern tour of Charles and Louis--Bad health of Charles--Bonne d’Artois and Jean de Clermont--Dreadful storm--Birth of Da...

King Jean returns to England--His death--Coronation of Charles V. and Jeanne de Bourbon--Murder of Blanche, Queen of Spain--The Céléstine Church--The Abbey of Chelles--The King’...

Illness of the King--Execution of the sorcerers--Birth of Jean de France--Death of Queen Blanche de Navarre--Household of Isabeau --Ludwig of Bavaria--Ancient Paris--The Queen’s...

Despair of the Queen--Resumes duchy--Friendship with Louis XII. --Returns to Bretagne--King’s divorce--Charlotte d’Aragon-- Marriage of Anne to Louis XII.--Italian war--Birth of...

Joustes before Rennes--Death of Isabelle--Betrothal of Anne-- Marguérite of Austria--Marriage of Anne to Charles VIII.--Birth of the Dauphin--Italian war--Return of Charles--Dea...

The House of Wittelsbach--Stephan von Wittelsbach and Taddea Visconti--Birth of Isabeau--Negotiations for her marriage-- Her journey to Brussels--The fair of Amiens--Her intervi...

Royal Family and Court of France--Birth and death of Charles and Jeanne de France--Dress and amusements--The Abbey of St. Denis --Knighthood of the King of Sicily--The ball--Duc...