The Regency of Anne of Austria, Queen Regent of France, Mother of Louis Xiv
The Regency of Anne of Austria, Queen Regent of France, Mother of Louis Xiv
Freer, Martha Walker, 1822-1888
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167 I may reside near her." The Queen was then irritated and alarmed, at the plots to assassinate her minister, and therefore, cordially extended to him the shelter of the royal abode. Eventually Anne had reason to regret her easy and imprudent compliance, and the near neigh- bourhood of Mazarin, as all manner of malignant stories were manufactured during the future troubles. Nevertheless, his abode under the same roof as his royal mistress, doubtless saved the Cardinal from a personal experien...ce of the fury of popular hate ; and enabled her to persist in forcing upon the nation, a minister truly so able, but yet so decried. The splendid furniture, decora- tions, and pictures from the Louvre were transferred to the Palais Cardinal, and there the Queen and her son established themselves about the 10th of December, 1643. The Queen's apartments were superb, and con- sisted of the right wing of the mansion, overlooking la Cour des Proues. This part of the Palais Cardinal, henceforth named Royal, — ^was left unfinished at the death of Richelieu, and had been completed under the personal inspection of the Queen.
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