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The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576

Note 1165 — Chapter XII

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Alva had no flattering opinion of the cardinal of Lorraine. In 1572 he wrote to Philip II: “Quand en faveur il est insolent et ne se souvient de personne, tandis que, quand il est en disgrace, il n’est bon à rien.”—Gachard, Correspondance de Philippe II sur les Pays-Bas, II, 267.

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