[A]Louis XIV. et son Siècle.
[A]Louis XIV. et son Siècle.
[B]There were at that time two palaces at St. Germain. The old palace, originally built by Charles V., and in the alteration of which Louis XIV. spent over a million of dollars, still remains. The new palace, constructed by Henry IV. about a quarter of a mile from the other, is now in ruins.
[B]There were at that time two palaces at St. Germain. The old palace, originally built by Charles V., and in the alteration of which Louis XIV. spent over a million of dollars, still remains. The new palace, constructed by Henry IV. about a quarter of a mile from the other, is now in ruins.
[C]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. i., p, 262.
[C]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. i., p, 262.
[D]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. i., page 351.
[D]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. i., page 351.
[E]As Louis XIV. was now king, his brother Philip, eleven years of age, according to usage, took the title ofMonsieur. The title for a time adhered still to the Duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIII.
[E]As Louis XIV. was now king, his brother Philip, eleven years of age, according to usage, took the title ofMonsieur. The title for a time adhered still to the Duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIII.
[F]Jules, the Christian name of Mazarin.
[F]Jules, the Christian name of Mazarin.
[G]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 23, 24.
[G]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 23, 24.
[H]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 48.
[H]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 48.
[I]The chateau of Vaux was a spacious and magnificent palace in the small village of Maincy, about three miles from Melun. M. Fouquet purchased it, and expended enormous sums in enlarging the buildings, ornamenting the gardens, and decorating the walls with paintings. His expenditures were so lavish that the chateau exceeded in magnificence any of the royal palaces.
[I]The chateau of Vaux was a spacious and magnificent palace in the small village of Maincy, about three miles from Melun. M. Fouquet purchased it, and expended enormous sums in enlarging the buildings, ornamenting the gardens, and decorating the walls with paintings. His expenditures were so lavish that the chateau exceeded in magnificence any of the royal palaces.
[J]Chaillot was a village on the banks of the Seine, about a mile and a half from the Tuileries, near the present bridge of Jena. The nuns of the order of St. Mary had a celebrated convent here, where persecuted grandeur often sought an asylum. Within the walls of this convent the widowed queen of Charles I. and daughter of Henry IV. died in the year 1669.
[J]Chaillot was a village on the banks of the Seine, about a mile and a half from the Tuileries, near the present bridge of Jena. The nuns of the order of St. Mary had a celebrated convent here, where persecuted grandeur often sought an asylum. Within the walls of this convent the widowed queen of Charles I. and daughter of Henry IV. died in the year 1669.
[K]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 125.
[K]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 125.
[L]Bradshaw's Guide through Paris and its Environs.
[L]Bradshaw's Guide through Paris and its Environs.
[M]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 145.
[M]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 145.
[N]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 268.
[N]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 268.
[O]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 274.
[O]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 274.
[P]Louis XIV and the Court of France.
[P]Louis XIV and the Court of France.
[Q]Memoirs of Mademoiselle de Montpensier.
[Q]Memoirs of Mademoiselle de Montpensier.
[R]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, by Miss Pardoe, vol. ii., p. 339.
[R]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, by Miss Pardoe, vol. ii., p. 339.
[S]History of the Protestants of France, by Professor G. de Félice, p. 275.
[S]History of the Protestants of France, by Professor G. de Félice, p. 275.
[T]Histoire de l'Edit de Nantes, t. iv., p. 479.
[T]Histoire de l'Edit de Nantes, t. iv., p. 479.
[U]History of the Protestants of France, by Prof. G. De Félice.
[U]History of the Protestants of France, by Prof. G. De Félice.
[V]M. G. De Félice.
[V]M. G. De Félice.
[W]Madame de Maintenon.
[W]Madame de Maintenon.
[X]The claim of the young prince was founded upon the fact that his grandmother, Maria Theresa, was the eldest daughter of Philip IV. of Spain. She had, however, upon her marriage, renounced all claim to the succession. Her younger sister, Margarita, had married the Emperor Leopold of Austria without this renunciation. The emperor claimed the crown for her daughter, who had married the Elector of Bavaria. Hence the war ofThe Spanish Succession.
[X]The claim of the young prince was founded upon the fact that his grandmother, Maria Theresa, was the eldest daughter of Philip IV. of Spain. She had, however, upon her marriage, renounced all claim to the succession. Her younger sister, Margarita, had married the Emperor Leopold of Austria without this renunciation. The emperor claimed the crown for her daughter, who had married the Elector of Bavaria. Hence the war ofThe Spanish Succession.
[Y]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 588.
[Y]Louis XIV. and the Court of France, vol. ii., p. 588.
[Z]Memoires de St. Simon.
[Z]Memoires de St. Simon.
[AA]Abbott's French Revolution, as viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions.
[AA]Abbott's French Revolution, as viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions.
[AB]Napoleon at St. Helena, p. 374
[AB]Napoleon at St. Helena, p. 374
[AC]The Duchess de Ventadour, by the most careful nursing, to which she entirely devoted herself, had rescued the infant Duke of Anjou from the effect of the poison to which his father, mother, and brother had fallen victims.
[AC]The Duchess de Ventadour, by the most careful nursing, to which she entirely devoted herself, had rescued the infant Duke of Anjou from the effect of the poison to which his father, mother, and brother had fallen victims.
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