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against the monarch, and engaged in an illegal secret correspondence with Queen Anne. After the invasion of Gaston in 1632, letters were discovered from du Fargis to people in Paris describing the plans of a marriage between Gaston and Anne after the death of Louis XIII. Anne was questioned and
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Madeleine du Fargis did in fact very swiftly become a personal friend, trusted confidant and favorite of the queen. However, she had no loyalty toward
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confirmed that the letters were written by du Fargis, but denied corresponding with her of knowledge of the plans, and as there were no letters found by du Fargis to the queen, there were no consequences for Anne.
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