On the evening of a Sunday, in the year 1578, a splendid f te was given in the magnificent hotel just built opposite the Louvre, on the other side of the water, by the family of Montmorency, who, allied to the royalty of France, held themselves equal to princes. This f te was to celebrate the wedding of Fran ois d'Epinay de St. Luc, a great friend and favorite of the king, Henri III., with Jeanne de Cross -Brissac, daughter of the marshal of that name.
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