Chapter XIX

Henri-Jules de Bourbon, fifth Prince de Condé--His
affection for Chantilly--Improvements which he executes
there--The “_Galerie des Batailles_”--His business
capacity--His relations with his son, the Duc de Bourbon
(_Monsieur le Duc_)--Character of this prince--His
ungovernable temper and vindictiveness--His intrigue with
Madame de Mussy--She betrays him for the Comte d’Albert--A
violent scene--Madame de Mussy follows her new lover
to Spain--Her sad fate--Other amours of _Monsieur le
Duc_--Character of _Madame la Duchesse_--Her intrigue with
the Prince de Conti--Her grief at his premature death--Last
years of the Prince de Condé--His eccentricity becomes
hardly distinguishable from madness--Anecdotes concerning
him--His death--His last instructions to his son--The Duc
de Bourbon retains his title, instead of assuming that of
Prince de Condé--His sudden death, eleven months after that
of his father 269–280