CHAPTER XII

Condé summoned by the Archdukes to Brussels--He places himself under the protection of Philip III. of Spain--Mission of the Marquis de Cœuvres to Brussels--His attempted abduction of the Princesse de Condé--Condé declared guilty of high treason--He leaves Brussels for Milan--Henri IV. and his Ministers threaten the Archdukes with war if the princess is not given up--Despatches of the Spanish Ambassador to his Court--Condé at Milan--Assassination of Henri IV.--Embarrassing position of Condé in regard to Spain--He returns to Brussels, but declines to see his wife--His return to France--He contemplates the dissolution of his marriage, but ultimately consents to a formal reconciliation with the princess--His turbulent conduct during the regency of Marie de’ Medici--His arrest and imprisonment--The princess magnanimously shares her husband’s captivity--Dangerous illness of the prince--Birth of Anne Geneviève de Bourbon--Release of the Condés 163–178

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