Chapter 65 Foretell the fate of the queen and her children

On July 14, 1556, Nostradamus came to Paris at the invitation of Princess Caterina de Medicis.Under the arrangement of the royal family, the journey that originally took 8 weeks only took Nostradamus a month.After arriving in Paris, Nostradamus found accommodation in an inn in Saint-Michel, but the princess was eager to see the master of prophecy immediately. Therefore, Nostradamus hadn't fully rested from the fatigue of the journey, and he was rushed into the palace early the next morning.Led by the Commissioner of Police, Nostradamus received a royal summons.It is reported that Nostradamus and the princess had a conversation that lasted two and a half hours.It's just a pity that there is no written record of this historic conversation.At that time, it was reported that the princess asked Nostradamus what happened to the quatrain that he once predicted the death of the king, and Nostradamus's answer was obviously satisfactory to the princess.

It was also revealed that until the time of Princess Caterina's death, she also believed in Nostradamus' prophecy.But King Henry II obviously didn't think so.In this extremely short interview, the king only gave Nostradamus 100 gold coins as a symbolic reward, and the princess later gave Nostradamus an additional 30 gold coins.For Nostradamus, this reward is too stingy.Because of the cost of coming to the palace from his hometown, he spent a total of 100 gold coins.The only thing that made him feel a little better was that he was arranged to be transferred from the small hotel to the luxurious bedroom of the archbishop.

Nostradamus stayed for a total of two weeks. During this period, he met many admiring visitors, and used his prophecy and astrology to give some constructive advice to these visitors. After the last summoning, the princess secretly summoned Nostradamus again, this time she hoped that Nostradamus could divination the fate of her 7 children.This does not seem to be a difficult thing, but anything that happens to the royal family, there is more than just divination to consider.In fact, in Nostradamus's published collection of prophetic poems, he has long speculated about the fate of the princess's children, and revealed their tragic fate.But in the face of Princess Katerina's questioning, Nostradamus had no choice but to divination again and said: "Your son can become a king."

In this prophecy, except for a royal descendant named François who passed away unexpectedly before inheriting the throne, several others had once sat on the throne of the monarch.Even Henry III was king of Poland for a time before he ascended the throne of France. But the royal summons did not bring good luck to Nostradamus.Nostradamus was pursued by the Paris police for his public solicitations.In order to avoid being imprisoned, Nostradamus had to rush back to Sarang overnight.Contrary to the treatment in Paris, the people of Salang welcomed Nostradamus as a celebrity. Only after returning to his hometown, Nostradamus' arthritis and gout became more and more serious, which made it impossible for him to calm down and continue writing his own collection of prophetic poems.Two years later, Nostradamus died, and all his works were published.In fact, before that, the prophecies made by Nostradamus have been quoted by many people in other books, which is enough to prove that his prophecies and manuscripts were already popular in the world before they were published, only due to the pressure of religion at that time And no publisher has dared to take this first step.

Nostradamus had predicted the death of King Henry II, so he did not dare to speak out about the spread of his predictions in society.Although the final history proved the correctness of his prediction, Nostradamus still had a lot of worries about his own safety at that time. In addition, Nostradamus also said that Mary, Queen of Scots, was the princess and the fate of Francois II's death. His prophetic poems were even used as quotations by court insiders.The poem reads: eldest son, unhappy married widow Dispute between two islands eighteen youth minors More teenagers will get married

François II was the eldest son of the former King Henry II. Six weeks before he was about to turn 18, his wife bid farewell to the world.At the time, Mary, Queen of Scots, was visiting France.When she returned to her native land, the two countries were at odds.And François' disciple Niel married Elizabeth of Austria when he was only 11 years old. These facts were included in the prophecies of Nostradamus.In addition, there was another meeting between Nostradamus and Princess Caterina.At that time, Princess Caterina, the regent and in power, was touring all over France. When she came to Provence, she summoned Nostradamus in Salans, and the two had dinner together.After that, Katerina personally visited Nostradamus's home and expressed her sincere praise to Nostradamus' children.When she left, she generously left the Nostradamus family with 300 gold coins as a reward and awarded him the title of permanent physician.This title not only means that Nostradamus can receive a certain salary from the national financial department on time, but also enjoys more things besides money and power.

And when Katerina visited Sarang, there was a very interesting thing circulating at that time.It is said that there was a young man among the entourage of the princess. Nostradamus hoped to see the mole on the young man's body, but the young man refused because he was shy.The next morning, Nostradamus secretly saw the mole on the boy while he was still asleep, and then he prophesied: "This boy will become the king of France in the future, even though Caterina was still Two sons are still alive." And this boy was the later Henry IV. In the next few years, Nostradamus has been suffering from illnesses, and the gout gradually caused edema. Nostradamus finally realized that he would not live for too long.He wrote his will on June 17, 1566, and distributed all his 3,444 gold coins reasonably. On July 1, Nostradamus invited local priests to perform the last rites for himself.That night, when his student Gevini bid him farewell, Nostradamus said: "I will never live to see you again." Already rigid remains.

In Nostradamus's prophecy to himself, he mentions that he "will be found lying stiff between chair and bed".So far, he has used his life to witness the accuracy of the prophecy he made.After his death, Nostradamus was buried in the walls of the Franciscan church in Sarang, and his wife Anu erected a tombstone for him with the most exquisite marble. An era of prophetic masters has come to an end.