New-York tribune., 1906-07-01
r4RIE DE MEDICI.
u,. Frorentine Queen of Henri
QuGtre.
Paris. June u.

IL Dc Medici. IN the hsht OF fresh sources
N'lN ,.io, derived from the French Queens
of ini'''-~, ~ r,1cle. the Grand Duke Ferdinand
stes and from the diaries. memoranda
Of ..nonde1ce OF Cardinal Richelieu, of
I'D - of the gay young Chevalier de Bas-
sH.s, = berorles a figure Of renewed interest
solni bo are fond OF historical narrative
ioT - uf+b plquant personal anecdotes Such
snAN'' -, written by N. Louis Batiffol. pub
is le -.sat- ,v AIessrs Calmann-I1evy. en-
-s-' O., Vie Tntfrae dune Reine de France au
ii't -.,.re, n Louis Batiffol has brought TO
the paticut research that character
IL -. work relating 10 the youthful days of
A7 x-rTT-a work which obtained the highest
al nrfze awarded by the French Acad-
ne have delightful glimpses of every day
the court of the first and the most sym
-' of the Bourbon kings, and nothing per
- 20 that attractive period has yet been
- that presents more vividly and impress
o-,-sf+s OF Marie de Medici, of the genial
hrs. Henri ". of the avaricious adven-
"-- 74orora CaUgaT Marechale dAncre-the
-,s - irseuarabIe friend and evil genius
=. graceful ambitious and malicious Hen
't - F2aIzacrs J. d-E,ntraGues, Marquise de Yer
rho after the death Of the beautiful Ga
-. 4-r,srres. il 1893 occupied the foremost
-,..a in the heart Of the King.
-. 20 Ne7fci born and educated in the
-: palace Al Florence, where she passed a
-,elanr holy existence. having lost her
- b-otfer and sister when 4 child. became
- -,orose when her dissoIute father mar
and installed in the famous residence OF
=, ,rssi-f the venetian woman. Blanca CapeIlo.
- .,+l,a- from whom she was almost es-
.5 selected for Marie. when she had at
- her eighth year a little companion Of
b.-,,le birth three years older than her
- ,s-7ei I.eouara GaliEaI. The two children
ones formed lifelong attachment LAonora
s-zqh- witty and intelligent, but she was
---.seoyelr 1eIv-tlis fact being confirmed by
----ait that exists in the collection Of seven
nth century prints in the National Library
r,..bts- DAYS seemed % be in store for Marie
t.r nv tbe death Of her repulsive father her
ls Ferdinand succeeded to the grand ducal
.t-,,e n Tuscany and came TO live at the Pitt
place with his WIFE Christini Of Lorraine, who
nos NJ .be same age as his niece. Marie was a
--4s- 5eiress ana the King of Spain and the
r-rero- RodoIrh used every means TO prevent
..s vsalth accumulated II Florence from pass
-r into rival hands Henry ". owing to large
s--s borrowed from the AIedicis by the yalois
+---e WIS in debt 10 the tune Of a couple of
--rion crowns to the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
r sas the intelligent little Leonora GaIigaI who
5-s. condded II Marie de Medici that she
would better marry the King Of France
The Pgpe favored this project and was willing
10 annuI the marriage # Henri with Marguerite
f. vajo.s. in order 10 secure the throne of
r-anoe for the Princess Of Tuscany. Gabrielle
zrstreas. the Kings favorite. was dead, but the
vIat!le monarch had already formed an attach
-l4rt 10 Hsnrizcta d'Entragues whom he had
created Marquise &c Verneuu Sully and the
Frz1ch Minister urged the union with Marie
j. Medic as the surest means of preventing
Henri " from marrying the AIarquise de Yer
nauI. They ren1ernbe bered that he had in former
5ays promised 70 wed the fascinating Gabrille
1Estrees. and had only with great difficulty
been prevented from doing so Henri consented
70 the proposed match, provided that Marie de
Medici should bring dOwry of a million
croRns. After long negotiations, six hundred
thousand crowns were accepted, and the royal
welding was celebrated very much as is set
forth n the celebrated paintings by Rubens in
The Louvre gallery descriptive Of the event On
October O. 1893, the wedding ceremony was per-
formed By prozy al Florence. and Marie set
forth on October j for Paris. She embarked
al Leghorn on a superb galley, and, escorted by
a squadron Of eighteen ships supplied by the
g-aLd duke, BY Henri ". by the Pope and by
The order Of Malta. sailed for MarseiIles. The
royal galley contained Marie. the Grand Duchess
Of Tuscany, Lkou0-a GaligaI, the Secretary
C0nGni Cafterwar5 MarechaI d'Ancre) and the
d0Ery. TIE eighteen war gaueys were to keep
Of the Mediterranean pirates Il was abomin-
able vea.ber-777 -he raSse0garz vera Seasick