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Extraordinary History Of Jacqueline, Countess Of Hainault.
Sn d v ° nnH . antj 7 - WaS als ° V S fram the house of Burgundy and whose dominions , bordering on Hainault , would form a compact and well-united sovereignty . Deference to the request of her dying father , supported with all the mthe 1 Mrgalet desLus of
wth "Sie ofh ° ' h * A ™* * an alhanS witn a pimce of her own house , extorted from her a reluctant nro-SlseZ^Zd°ef?Uke fBrabant A f 6 W d ^^2f£ ShouS tlei ? £ „ f H ?' f e st ! ccee < tedto all his dominions , and atmougii the ^ Duke of Brabant was a prince of weak intellects and ° fom Pnandtheref 0 re i CalCUkted t 0 aithe affect
of o ™ rh ; d '* " 1 S n flT ^ Pnncessy yet the solemn promise which she had expttion ote gfat ' % r Van f ^ her « P « P >« ice , and . t the S 5 her ™ . ° whoodthe nuptials were
solemfl „ Sthff . carriage , her uncle , 'John of Bavaria , who had quitted the bishopric of Liege with thehopes of espousing his niece obraSfrSr ? £ " * " H 0 ? - . ^^ not descendiblf toIS £ Jince " t-ed T ^ er T Sl 8 ' Ismond the investiture of these pro ^ tie he-Id of Tl JaCf \ fm aS 3 n U ? P ' Pe ^ trated into Holland at the head of formidable
, a armv , and , seconded by a disaffected nartv made the most alarming progress . . u 7 '' ^ a . rcc . ed party ,, In opposition to this invasion , Jacqueline herself took ' the field at the head of the troops of Hainault and Brabant ; ' inspiring thsold e with a martial valour , she obtained the most signal succes ? and seemed hkelyto quell the rebellion , till her husband , the Duke ofBrabTnt " spread dejection his b
among army y his dastardly condi- c ? nd perhaps , ashamed of his consort ' s superior valour , wi hdrew ht forces from die scene of war and commanded Jacqueline to folow him into i ^ rabant . An inglorious peace , concluded under the mediation of the duke of Bm-gnnd y , was the consequence of tin ' s inf ua ° d conduct , . acouel ne acknowled ged John of Bavaria her he ^ Solland - —d-eded to him . considerable ' part of
If Jacqueline ftad reason to be irritated against her husband for his coward y behaviour , his conduct afterward * tended stii ! m o ftn ciease her resentment During their residence at Antwerp he estrangea himself rom her company , pursued mean pleasure devoted himself to low . and unworthy favourites , and loaded ' her w th repea ed marks of contempt and ill usage . Meanwhile her hereditary dominions became a to confusion and anarch ™
prey y . John of Bavaria cSu his usurpations , and the citizens of Holland , disgusted with his de Sotir administration , rose in arms , and earnestly c-. illed for the piJS of heir sovereign . Jacqueline having in vain solicited tfce £ Snce or her husband , or his permission to return , . her hi gh spin became rntaed b repeated lect and ill fearful of
y neg usage ; foE * her Z ternal inheritance ,, she withdrew from the . palace , attended on by a single , page and under the . sanction of her mother , whohad nvain remonstrated . against his unfeeling conduct vam It c ^ not he a wonder that so amiable a princess , only in the twenty jear ot her age , and in the full lustre of her beauty , limed
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Extraordinary History Of Jacqueline, Countess Of Hainault.
Sn d v ° nnH . antj 7 - WaS als ° V S fram the house of Burgundy and whose dominions , bordering on Hainault , would form a compact and well-united sovereignty . Deference to the request of her dying father , supported with all the mthe 1 Mrgalet desLus of
wth "Sie ofh ° ' h * A ™* * an alhanS witn a pimce of her own house , extorted from her a reluctant nro-SlseZ^Zd°ef?Uke fBrabant A f 6 W d ^^2f£ ShouS tlei ? £ „ f H ?' f e st ! ccee < tedto all his dominions , and atmougii the ^ Duke of Brabant was a prince of weak intellects and ° fom Pnandtheref 0 re i CalCUkted t 0 aithe affect
of o ™ rh ; d '* " 1 S n flT ^ Pnncessy yet the solemn promise which she had expttion ote gfat ' % r Van f ^ her « P « P >« ice , and . t the S 5 her ™ . ° whoodthe nuptials were
solemfl „ Sthff . carriage , her uncle , 'John of Bavaria , who had quitted the bishopric of Liege with thehopes of espousing his niece obraSfrSr ? £ " * " H 0 ? - . ^^ not descendiblf toIS £ Jince " t-ed T ^ er T Sl 8 ' Ismond the investiture of these pro ^ tie he-Id of Tl JaCf \ fm aS 3 n U ? P ' Pe ^ trated into Holland at the head of formidable
, a armv , and , seconded by a disaffected nartv made the most alarming progress . . u 7 '' ^ a . rcc . ed party ,, In opposition to this invasion , Jacqueline herself took ' the field at the head of the troops of Hainault and Brabant ; ' inspiring thsold e with a martial valour , she obtained the most signal succes ? and seemed hkelyto quell the rebellion , till her husband , the Duke ofBrabTnt " spread dejection his b
among army y his dastardly condi- c ? nd perhaps , ashamed of his consort ' s superior valour , wi hdrew ht forces from die scene of war and commanded Jacqueline to folow him into i ^ rabant . An inglorious peace , concluded under the mediation of the duke of Bm-gnnd y , was the consequence of tin ' s inf ua ° d conduct , . acouel ne acknowled ged John of Bavaria her he ^ Solland - —d-eded to him . considerable ' part of
If Jacqueline ftad reason to be irritated against her husband for his coward y behaviour , his conduct afterward * tended stii ! m o ftn ciease her resentment During their residence at Antwerp he estrangea himself rom her company , pursued mean pleasure devoted himself to low . and unworthy favourites , and loaded ' her w th repea ed marks of contempt and ill usage . Meanwhile her hereditary dominions became a to confusion and anarch ™
prey y . John of Bavaria cSu his usurpations , and the citizens of Holland , disgusted with his de Sotir administration , rose in arms , and earnestly c-. illed for the piJS of heir sovereign . Jacqueline having in vain solicited tfce £ Snce or her husband , or his permission to return , . her hi gh spin became rntaed b repeated lect and ill fearful of
y neg usage ; foE * her Z ternal inheritance ,, she withdrew from the . palace , attended on by a single , page and under the . sanction of her mother , whohad nvain remonstrated . against his unfeeling conduct vam It c ^ not he a wonder that so amiable a princess , only in the twenty jear ot her age , and in the full lustre of her beauty , limed