CHAPTER XIX

Henri-Jules de Bourbon, fifth Prince de Condé--His affection for Chantilly--Improvements which he executes there--The “_Galerie des Batailles_”--His business capacity--His relations with his son, the Duc de Bourbon (_Monsieur le Duc_)--Character of this prince--His ungovernable temper and vindictiveness--His intrigue with Madame de Mussy--She betrays him for the Comte d’Albert--A violent scene--Madame de Mussy follows her new lover to Spain--Her sad fate--Other amours of _Monsieur le Duc_--Character of _Madame la Duchesse_--Her intrigue with the Prince de Conti--Her grief at his premature death--Last years of the Prince de Condé--His eccentricity becomes hardly distinguishable from madness--Anecdotes concerning him--His death--His last instructions to his son--The Duc de Bourbon retains his title, instead of assuming that of Prince de Condé--His sudden death, eleven months after that of his father 269–280

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