Castles and chateaux of old Touraine and the Loire country (1906)
Miltoun, Francis · Boston, L. C. Page · leaf 234
She simply asked: * Is the king yetdead? No, madame, said the messenger, buthis wound is mortal; he cannot live the day. Tell the queen, then, replied Diane, thather reign is not yet come; that I am mistressstill over her and the kingdom as long as theking breathes the breath of life. Henri was… … supposedly indicating his attachment for Dianeand his wife alike. The various initials of thecipher are in no way involved. Diane returnedthe compliment by decorating an apartment forthe king, at her Chateau of Anet, with the blackand white of the Medici arms. The Chateau of Chenonceaux, so greatly…
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