know, in his embassy.  The family did not become extinct.  After the
departure of the count, the countess gave birth to a son, whose career
was famous in the history of France under the reign of Francois I.  He
was saved by his daughter, the celebrated Diane de Poitiers, the
illegitimate great-granddaughter of Louis XI., who became the
illegitimate wife, the beloved mistress of Henri II.--for bastardy and
love were hereditary in that family of nobles. 

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