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1. 9. que le royaume de Bourgogne, &c. HLstorians generally consider this a mistake, for the Duchy of Burgundy which had fallen to the Kings of France had not formed part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, or of Arles, which was reckoned part of the Empire. But Charles was probably referring to the old kingdom of the Buigundians, which included the whole basin of the Rhône, and was conquered by the Kings of the Franks.

1. 15. Frédéric III, Emperor 1440— 1493. Himself despised, penniless, incapable and unlucky, he nevertheless founded the greatness of his house by the fortunate marriages of his family.

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1. II. se mettaient en travers, "barred the way"; lit., set themselves across.

1. 20. la pauvre Comté. Comté was formerly féminine, but is now masculine. Hère it is used for Franche-QQm\,i, and is thus féminine.

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L r. r archevêque de Cologne, Rupert of Bavaria, brother of the Elector Palatine.

1. II. le landgraviat d* Alsace, a part of Alsace belonging to the Dukes of Austria. Sigismund, the Duke, pledged the country to Charles the Bold.

1. 91. les Bourgognes, the Burgundies, the Duchy and the County of Bui^ndy.

1. 13. dans un procès impie* The old Duke of Gueldres had been seized and imprisoned by his son Adolphus. Charles the Bold was charged by the Emperor and the Pope to settle the dispute. He at first wished to give the govemment to Adolphus and the title, with a suitable revenue, to his father ; but the brutal Adolphus having refused, Charles took the duchy for himself. The term comté is a mistake hère.