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was a sense of failure and disappointment. In January, Catherine dei Medici had brought into the world a sickly and miserable son. The child could scarcely breathe, he was so weak. His body was covered with livid spots. A serious obstruction in his head would always prevent him from speaking plainly. Yet, such as he was, he, and no longer Charles of Orleans, was the heir of France.
