| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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La Belle Gabrielle. Daughter of Antoine d’Estrées, grand-master of artillery, and governor of the Ile de France. Henri IV., towards the close of 1590, happened to sojourn for a night at the Château de Cœuvres, and fell in love with Gabrielle, then nineteen years of age. To throw a flimsy veil over his intrigue, he married her to Damerval de Liancourt, created her Duchess de Beaufort, and took her to live with him at court. | 1 |
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| “Charmante Gabrielle, |
| Perce de mille dards, |
| Quand la gloire m’appelle |
| A la suite de Mars.” | |
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