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On 24 April 1488, a judgment of confiscation was declared against all the goods of Louis of Orléans. Meanwhile, Alain d'Albret had obtained a subsidy from the court of Spain, and thereupon joined the Duke of
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this violated the Treaty of Sablé as the king of France did not consent to this marriage, and it also placed the rule of
Brittany in the hands of an enemy of France. As a result, France resumed its armed conflict with Brittany. The spring of 1491 brought new successes by the French general
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Austria. Its principal outcome was the absorption of Brittany into the French kingdom.
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on 12 March. Royal troops placed around Évreux prevented him from joining
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successfully landed with additional reinforcements. Despite this concentration of forces the Breton alliance was still outnumbered. It was further weakened because
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565:, were decisively beaten by the French. The defeat put an end to the war. The Duke of Orléans was captured and Duke Francis II was forced to accept a punitive treaty.
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