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Henri Duc de Guise has his hand trapped in a split tree trunk when the two parts of the tree are brought together, contrary to Nature; the tree representing the family tree of the kings of France, which diverges into a Valois branch and a Bourbon (Navarre) branch. Etching.

Saint Louis of Toulouse, Charles of Valois, and Philippe de Valois. Engraving.

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Valois, House of

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Henri Duc de Guise has his hand trapped in a split tree trunk when the two parts of the tree are brought together, contrary to Nature; the tree representing the family tree of the kings of France, which diverges into a Valois branch and a Bourbon (Navarre) branch. Etching.

Saint Louis of Toulouse, Charles of Valois, and Philippe de Valois. Engraving.