CHAPTER VII

Henri I. de Bourbon, Prince de Condé--His personal appearance and character--Jeanne d’Albret presents Henri of Navarre and Condé to the army--The “Admiral’s pages”--The “Journey of the Princes”--Battle of Arnay-le-Duc--Condé at La Rochelle--Henri of Navarre is betrothed to Marguerite de Valois, and Condé to Marie de Clèves--An awkward lover--Marriage of Condé--Massacre of Saint-Bartholomew--The King of Navarre and Condé are ordered to abjure their religion--Firmness of the latter, who, however, at length yields--Humiliating position of Condé--Intrigue between his wife and the Duc d’Anjou--Condé at the siege of La Rochelle--Anjou elected King of Poland--He offers the hand of his discarded mistress, Mlle. de Châteauneuf, to Nantouillet, provost of Paris--Unpleasant consequences of the provost’s refusal of this honour 92–107

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