Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Regency of Anne of Austria, Queen Regent of France, Mother of Louis XIV, Vol. 1 of 2: From Numerous Unpublished Sources, Including Mss. In the Bibliothèque Impériale, and the Archives Du Royaume De France, Etc., Etc The chamber of the King was crowded by the ministers and court functionaries, and by many prelates, who were all present to certify the death of Louis Treize. An expression of anxious doubt was visible on the faces of all these personages. M. Dc Chavigny, secretary of state, and the tried friend of the late Cardinal de Riche new. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.