louis prince of conde

The Sun of Rocroi- A better Grand Condé "The purple of the Prince or the sword in the service of the Prince... These two ideals of greatness can only be achieved if one or the other is chosen. " -Louis XIII on his deathbed addressing the Grand Condé before the latter's triumph at Rocroi...

History portrays François II of France as a sickly youth who inherited the throne at a very young age because of a tragic jousting event which claimed the life of his father, and then later succumbs to an ear infection a year into his own reign and leaving his wife, the beautiful and passionate...