Hunting was his chief diversion; but religion was his constant care.

Nothing could be more harmless than the life he led; and in the course of it he subjected himself to uncommon penance and mortification.
He frequently visited the poor monks of la Trappe, who were much edified by his humble and pious deportment.

His pride and arbitrary temper seem to have vanished with his greatness.

He became affable, kind, and easy to all his dependents; and his religion certainly opened and improved the virtues of his heart, though it seemed to impair the faculties of his soul.

In his last illness he conjured his son to prefer his religion to every worldly advantage, and even to renounce all thoughts of a crown if he could not enjoy it without offering violence to his faith.