CHAPTER V.

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 France--Hôtel St. Paul--Birth of Marie de France--Capture and liberation of the Queen’s mother--Bonne, Comtesse de Savoie-- Birth of Louis and Isabelle de France--Louis, Duc de Bourbon 68