The Universal Spider's Quarrel With the Duke of Burgundy

Louis XI was a wily and sophisticated political operator. He had not anticipated that his quarrel with the Duke of Burgundy might provoke a serious reaction from the other princes. The princes had become talking among themselves as soon as Louis' tendencies toward royal power became clear. By early 1465, the game was up. Both sides were making claims to rights, and they would have to fight it out.