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Other sources claim that Louis simply wanted to avoid paying dowries in order to conserve his only son's patrimony. Charlotte was first sent to
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Her mother, Jacqueline, was a believer in the
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Charlotte allegedly died from exhaustion while trying to nurse her husband after an assassination attempt in 1582. Though
William was outwardly stoical, it was feared that his grief might cause a fatal relapse. Charlotte's death was widely mourned. Following her death, William married on 24 April
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and most other (Protestant) royal houses. The marriage was very happy–it is said to have been the only one of
William's four marriages which was for love–and the obvious happiness of the couple increased William's popularity.
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