The locals wanted no Italian duke on the throne; they would prefer a French prince.

Thereafter, the ducal title was held by several French princes.

At their birth the French princes received a title independent of an appanage.

The barons supporting the 29-year old French prince decided to throw their support back to an English king when John died.

"Not if he marries Mary to a French prince."

She had always insisted she was the daughter of a French prince.

Hay noticed that the French princes were not among them.

The French princes were the first to pay their respects; then the diplomatic corps, according to seniority, filed past.

One French prince had a goblet made engraved inside with a picture of a couple making love.

He was a French prince, and was at heart ashamed to sell her to the English.