LaChataigneraiewassomortifiedbytheresultoftheencounter，thatheresolutelyrefusedtohavehiswoundsdressed。Hetoreoffthebandageswhichthesurgeonsapplied，andexpiredtwodaysafterwards。
Eversincethattime，anyslyandunforeseenattackhasbeencalledbytheFrenchacoupdeJarnac。Henrywassogrievedatthelossofhisfavourite，thathemadethesolemnoathalreadyalludedto，thathewouldneveragain，solongashelived，permitadue]。Somewritershaveasserted，andamongothers，Mezeraie，thatheissuedaroyaledictforbiddingthem。Thishasbeendoubtedbyothers，and，asthereappearsnoregistryoftheedictinanyofthecourts，itseemsmostprobablethatitwasneverissued。Thisopinionisstrengthenedbythefact，thattwoyearsafterwards，thecouncilorderedanotherdueltobefought，withsimilarforms，butwithlessmagnificence，onaccountoftheinferiorrankofthecombatants。Itisnotanywherestated，thatHenryinterferedtopreventit，notwithstandinghissolemnoath；
butthat，onthecontrary，heencouragedit，andappointedtheMarshaldelaMarquetoseethatitwasconductedaccordingtotherulesofchivalry。ThedisputantswereFendilleandD’Aguerre，twogentlemenofthehousehold，who，quarrellingintheKing’schamber，hadproceededfromwordstoblows。Thecouncil，beinginformedofthematter，decreedthatitcouldonlybedecidedinthelists。MarshaldelaMarque，withtheKing’spermission，appointedthecityofSedanastheplaceofcombat。Fendille，whowasabadswordsman，wasanxioustoavoidanencounterwithD’Aguerre，whowasoneofthemostexpertmenoftheage；butthecouncilauthoritativelycommandedthatheshouldfight，orbedegradedfromallhishonours。D’AguerreappearedinthefieldattendedbyFrancoisdeVendome，CountdeChartres，whileFendillewasaccompaniedbytheDukedeNevers。Fendilleappearstohavebeennotonlyaninexpertswordsman，butathoroughcoward；onewho，likeCowley，mighthaveheapedcursesontheman，“——Death’sfactorsure，whobroughtDireswordsintothispeacefulworld。“
Ontheveryfirstencounterhewasthrownfromhishorse，and，confessingonthegroundallthathisvictorrequiredofhim，slunkawayignominiouslyfromthearena。
OneistemptedtolookuponthedeathofHenryIIasajudgmentuponhimforhisperjuryinthematterofduelling。Inagrandtournamentinstitutedontheoccasionofthemarriageofhisdaughter，hebrokeseverallancesinencounterswithsomeofthebravestknightsofthetime。Ambitiousofstillfurtherrenown，hewouldnotrestsatisfieduntilhehadalsoengagedtheyoungCountdeMontgomeri。Hereceivedawoundintheeyefromthelanceofthisantagonist，anddiedfromitseffectsshortlyafterwards，intheforty-firstyearofhisage。