 ... by the addition of the island of Sardinia. This ambitious woman also despatched a fleet in 1580 to maintain her pretensions to the Crown of Portugal, but in that enterprise she failed. The formation of the League in 1585 augmented her power, but threw...  Memoirs of the Queens of France - Page 330de Annie Forbes Bush - 1843Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Elizabeth Peake - 1874 - 600 pages
...which he had been surrounded were all owing to the intrigues of his mother, he forbade her to appear in the council, and loaded her with bitter reproaches....of which she died at Blois, in 1589, aged seventy. Her children, besides Francis II., Charles IX., and Henry III., were Louis, Victoria, and Jane, who... | |
 | Esther Singleton - 1904 - 448 pages
...of the League in 1585 augmented her power, but threw France into the most terrible disorder; the Duc de Guise placed himself at the head of the revolt,...and Jane, who died in their infancy; Francis, Duke d'Alencpn and Brabant; Elizabeth, wife of Philip II., King of Spain; Claude, married to Charles II.,... | |
 | Esther Singleton - 1904 - 454 pages
...of the League in 1585 augmented her power, but threw France into the most terrible disorder; the Duc de Guise placed himself at the head of the revolt,...and Jane, who died in their infancy; Francis, Duke d'Alencpn and Brabant; Elizabeth, wife of Philip II., King of Spain; Claude, married to Charles II.,... | |
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