The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-09-25
FRANCE.
, CONTINUED from our last. J

CONTINUED from our last.
Charles VII. died A. ID. 1861, in the
Goth year Of his age, and tho 50th of his
reign. From the number of his success
ers he was surnamed Victorious. Louis
XI. succeeded him, and by vigorous meas
ures and unrelenting policy, he establish
ed IL government, scarcely less absolute
than the worst of despotism ; and on his
death, was succeeded by his son Charles
VIII. and after engageing in number OF
wars, the principal Of which was his expi-
dition INTO Italy. He died without issue,
A. ID. 1893. Louis, Duke Of Orleans,
succeeded to the throne by the name OF
Louis XII. He invested Italy with an
army of 90, 900 men. and took Milan; but
almost all Europe combined against him,
and he eventually lost Milan and all his
Ital;an acquisitions. He died at Paris,
A. d. 1875. Francis, count d'Angou1
leme, and Due de Vu!ois, succeeded to
the crown, A. ID. 1926, and is known in
history as Francis /. He is distinguish
ed as being the father Of letters. This
monarch died A. ID. l547. He was sue
cceded by his son, Henry II. and was
killed in A. ID. 1859. Francis ii. as
cended the throne at the age Of lG. He
reigned only II months, He died A. ID
1860, and was succeeded by his brother
Charles TX. then 10 years Of age. HI
died A. ID. 1547, He was succeeded by
his brother Henry III. This monarch,
death was caused by being stabbed b.
James Clement, Dominican, August !
1889. On his death, the succession wa,
left open to the King ofNavarre. Wit
the death of Henry, was the family o
Valois ended. Henry being Of the Bou
bon family, and the first ofthe name, VIII
had ruled over France, it is said Of him
that all the qualifications ofthe Politician
and warrior, were eminentIy united. Il
: died A. d. 1910, in fifty eighth year {
6 his age, and twenty second Of his reig,
Louis XIII. being minor, only 8 year
J Of age, the regency was placed in tn
! hands of the dowager queen, Mary .
o Medicis. During his minority, Franc
# relapsed into the same state Of confusion
r from which it had been recovered by h
: predecessor. In this reign, Richcli.
), figured in all his glory he far excrll
h Louis, as respects abilities. Louis di
h A. d. l643, in the 42nd year of his az
4. and 33rd Of of his reign. He was su
, ceeded by his son Louis XIV. who ;
= J, cended the throne, A. D. l643, and DIT
,e ing almost the whole of his reign, was c
r. tinually engaged in wars, either with +
%. gland, Holland, or the house Of Austri
-, 'a and yet it is said of his court, that it v
ha the rendezvous of the learned. This nj
lu- arch died A. d. 1915, in the 18th yea
I'd, his age, and Of his reign the I'D. I
u individual was succeeded by his grand
Louis XIV. Commerce Aourished in ,
reign. He died A. d. l774. IL
The XVI was his successor. In tho reigI
es, this monarch, is found many circumst
Dc, ces, intimately connected with the hi
ry Of our own country, and also PEI
We, )iarly interesting with respect to that
his France. Louis was imprisoned,
Of France declared a republic Septen
on "a, 1892. In 1904, the Government
France was changed from a Republic
MIS- monarchy-and Napoleon Bonaparte
cis- styled Emperor Of the French. At
als' time Napoleon had the principal par
g., Europe q his controul. But the tid'
ter fortune turned against him. Not .
the fed with the cosqsss which he had m
avs be pSshed forward until the unfortu