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 | | The leaders were discontented princes and noblesMonsieur (Gaston of Orleans, the kings uncle), the great Cond and his brother Conti, the duc de Bouillon. |
 | | To these must be added Gastons daughter, Mademoiselle de Montpensier (La grande Mademoiselle), Conds sister, Madame de Longueville, Madame de Chevreuse, and the astute intriguer Paul de Gondi, later Cardinal de Retz. |
 | | The royalists attacked all along the line and won a signal victory in spite of the knightly prowess of the prince and his great lords, but at the critical moment Gastons daughter persuaded the Parisians to open the gates and to admit Conds army. |
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