arms, and of the most lofty designs, of all the kings of
the house of France from Charles the Great to his own day, and the
one which most exalted the Church of Rome; and he would have done more
if, at the end of his life, fortune had not turned against him.
Afterwards there came as guardian and defender of the kingdom, Robert,
count of Artois, cousin of the said king, with many French knights,
and with the princess, and with the prince's son, grandson to King
Charles, which was called after him Charles Martel, and which was some
twelve or thirteen years old. Of King Charles there remained no other
heir than Charles II., prince of Salerno, of whom we have made
mention. And this Charles was comely in person, and gracious and
liberal, and whilst his father was living and afterwards he had many
children by the princess, his wife, daughter and heiress of the king
of Hungary. The first was the said Charles Martel, which was
afterwards king of Hungary; the second was Louis, which became a Minor
Friar, and afterwards was bishop of Toulouse; the third was Robert,
duke of Calabria; the fourth was Philip, prince of Taranto; the fifth
was Raymond Berenger (count that was to be of Provence); the sixth was
John, prince of Morea; the seventh was Peter, count of Eboli.

[Sidenote: 1284 A.D.]

[Sidenote: 1285 A.D.]

Sec. 96.--_How the prince, son to King Charles, was condemned to death
by the Sicilians, and afterwards was sent prisoner into Catalonia by
Queen Constance._ Sec. 97.--_How there was a great flood of waters in
Florence, which overwhelmed part of the Poggio de' Magnoli._ Sec.
98.--_How the Florentines, with the Genoese and with the Tuscans, made
a league against the Pisans, whereby the Ghibellines were driven out
of Pisa._ Sec. 99.--_How the Florentines began the foundation of the
gates, to build the new walls of the city._ Sec. 100.--_Of the great
events that came to pass among the Tartars of Turigio._ Sec. 101.--_How
the Saracens took and destroyed Margatto in Syria._ Sec. 102.--_How King
Philip of France went with a great army against the king of Aragon._
Sec. 103.--_How the king of Aragon was discomfited and wounded by the
French, of the which wound he afterwards died._ Sec. 104.--_How the king
of France took the city of Gerona, and how his fleet was discomfited
at sea._

Sec. 105.--_How the king of France departed from Aragon, and died at
Perpignan._

[Sidenote: 1285 A.D.]

[Sidenote: Purg. vii. 105.]

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