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Article THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. ← Page 3 of 6 →
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
childless . Upon this he was surnamed Impotent ; and diminished , in agteat measure , the ' respect his subjects entertained for him . At last , the Queen being pregnant , his joy on the occasion was extreme : he conducted her to Madrid , where she was delivered of a daughter , who was baptized by the Archbishop of Toledo , held at the font by Count d' Armagnac , Ambassador of Louis XI . King of France , and the Infanta
Isabella ; and , after her mother , named Jane . At the expiration of three months the King assembled the States , and proclaimed the Princess heiress of his kingdoms . The malcontents then openly declared themselves . They undertook to seize the King ' s person , ' and to assassinate his favourite . The ¦ blow having failed , they levied troops , and published a manifesto , containing their complaints ; of which the chief" were , that he appointed -persons unworthy of confidence to public offices of trust ; that he had ,
to the prejudice of the Infanta , the undoubted proprietor of it , put Bertram ! de la Cueva in possession of the grand mastership of St . James ; and that , contrary to all laws of reason and justice , he had declared a daughter of D . Bertrand , his favourite , heiress of Castille . The whole kingdom , persuaded of the King ' s impotence , and moreover offended by the Queen ' s irregular conduct , looked upon Alonsoand Isabellahis sister
D . , , , as their real Princes . They considered the Queen ^ amour with D . Bertrand undoubtedly true ; that his Majesty . bad connived atit ; and Princess Jane was contemptuously and tleridedly called Princess Bertrandille . The insolence of the rebels went so far as to depose the King , and to substitute the'Infant D . Alonso , his brother , in his place . The King , on his part , _ assembled those forces that were still faithful to himand after various
, manoeuvres on both sides , an accommodation tookplace . The Marquis of'Villene , who commanded the troops of the line , himself projected the plan , which was accepted . By the conditions , the King was to grant a general amnesty for the past , and was assured of the peaceable enjoyment of his state for " the future ; that a marriage between the Infant and Princess Jane should be guaranteed ; but that the Infanta Isabella should espouse D . Pedro < 3 iron , Grand Master of the order of Calatrava , the Marquis de Villene ' s brother .
1 he Infanta , although but fifteen years of age , possessed a mind so enlarged , and a heart so replete with sentiments of honour and glorj ' , that , to be thus sacrificed to political interest was repugnant ¦ to her feelings . A mortal sorrow , which vented itself in tears , was the consequence of imparting to her this resolution of the Court . Her governess , D . Beatrix de Bovadilla , found her in this extreme afflictionandupon enquirj'was informed that her disposal to Pedro
, , , Giron was the cause ; that rather than suffer such indignity , she would become a martyr to grief ; that being the daughter of so many Kings , it was not her desi gn to descend from the rank in which God had placed her ; that she was not to be disposed of as the Court had determined ; that to become the . fortune of a private subject , and the reward of a rebel , was not her destiny ; the thought of it made her
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
childless . Upon this he was surnamed Impotent ; and diminished , in agteat measure , the ' respect his subjects entertained for him . At last , the Queen being pregnant , his joy on the occasion was extreme : he conducted her to Madrid , where she was delivered of a daughter , who was baptized by the Archbishop of Toledo , held at the font by Count d' Armagnac , Ambassador of Louis XI . King of France , and the Infanta
Isabella ; and , after her mother , named Jane . At the expiration of three months the King assembled the States , and proclaimed the Princess heiress of his kingdoms . The malcontents then openly declared themselves . They undertook to seize the King ' s person , ' and to assassinate his favourite . The ¦ blow having failed , they levied troops , and published a manifesto , containing their complaints ; of which the chief" were , that he appointed -persons unworthy of confidence to public offices of trust ; that he had ,
to the prejudice of the Infanta , the undoubted proprietor of it , put Bertram ! de la Cueva in possession of the grand mastership of St . James ; and that , contrary to all laws of reason and justice , he had declared a daughter of D . Bertrand , his favourite , heiress of Castille . The whole kingdom , persuaded of the King ' s impotence , and moreover offended by the Queen ' s irregular conduct , looked upon Alonsoand Isabellahis sister
D . , , , as their real Princes . They considered the Queen ^ amour with D . Bertrand undoubtedly true ; that his Majesty . bad connived atit ; and Princess Jane was contemptuously and tleridedly called Princess Bertrandille . The insolence of the rebels went so far as to depose the King , and to substitute the'Infant D . Alonso , his brother , in his place . The King , on his part , _ assembled those forces that were still faithful to himand after various
, manoeuvres on both sides , an accommodation tookplace . The Marquis of'Villene , who commanded the troops of the line , himself projected the plan , which was accepted . By the conditions , the King was to grant a general amnesty for the past , and was assured of the peaceable enjoyment of his state for " the future ; that a marriage between the Infant and Princess Jane should be guaranteed ; but that the Infanta Isabella should espouse D . Pedro < 3 iron , Grand Master of the order of Calatrava , the Marquis de Villene ' s brother .
1 he Infanta , although but fifteen years of age , possessed a mind so enlarged , and a heart so replete with sentiments of honour and glorj ' , that , to be thus sacrificed to political interest was repugnant ¦ to her feelings . A mortal sorrow , which vented itself in tears , was the consequence of imparting to her this resolution of the Court . Her governess , D . Beatrix de Bovadilla , found her in this extreme afflictionandupon enquirj'was informed that her disposal to Pedro
, , , Giron was the cause ; that rather than suffer such indignity , she would become a martyr to grief ; that being the daughter of so many Kings , it was not her desi gn to descend from the rank in which God had placed her ; that she was not to be disposed of as the Court had determined ; that to become the . fortune of a private subject , and the reward of a rebel , was not her destiny ; the thought of it made her