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CHAPTER III. 1643-1644. Regency of Anne of Austria. Arrival of queen with the young king in Paris. Goes to parliament with the king and the princes of the blood. Speech of the chancellor, Seguier. The Due d'Orleans and the Prince de CoadiL accept the regency unreservedly. Dis- missal of Chavigny. The Duchesse d'Aiguillon allowed to keep the government of Havre. Dissatisfaction of the Prince de Marsillac. Mazarin prime minister. The queen persuaded to confide in him. TJie^pju^d'EnghienJthe^Great^ Conde)_wins the battle of Rocroj. Mazarin's policy cleverly beneficent. He persuades the queen to protect the relatives and friends of Richelieu. His growing favour with the queen. Intrigues of the Vendome cabal. The Duchesse de Montbazon. Affair of a letter attributed to Madame de Longueville. The queen grants them justice for the outrage of Madame de Montbazon. dismissal of the latter from Court. The Due de Beaufort ; accused of intending to murder Mazarin. His dismissal and imprisonment. Exile of " the Importants." Unkind dismissal of the Bishop of Beauvais. Madame de Chevreuse irritates the queen, and is relegated to Tours. She leaves France. Madame de Hautefort: her hatred to Cardinal Mazarin. TT p r itppro^A"^ demissrv1, ^nd repair .... 70
CHAPTER IV. 1644-1645. The council of conscience. Saint Vincent de Paul. Cpjmplete powgr^. of riarHinaj J^[^^jj^_- H,fc JUifllMincP...^.. the, flueen's mind. Cnanges in the civil service. Private lifejrf tha qpepn; tastes, feelings, character, and disposition of her mind at forty years of age. The Due d'Orleans commands the army of Flanders ; the Due d'Enghien that of Germany. First agitation in parliament. President Barillon sent to Pignerol. The parliament goes to the Palais-Royal to remonstrate. The queen refuses to receive them. Stay of the Court at Rnel. Voiture's impromptu verses. Henri III.'s opinion of Paris. Death of Pope Urbain VIII. Arrival of Queen Henrietta of England, wife of Charles I., in consequence of the English revolution. Sorrows and sufferings of that princess. Affectionate reception of her by Anne of Austria. Death of Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain ; her portrait ; regrets at her death. Squabbles for precedence between Mademoiselle and the Princesse de Conde' and Duchesse d'Enghien. Anger of the queen against Mademoiselle. Arrival of the Queen of England in Paris ; her portrait ............	102