Tradition, however, has always pointed to the
latter locality, though, on the other hand, it is stated
that less than half a century after Margaret's death Odos
was nothing but a ruin, and had long been in that condition.
In 1596 Henry IV. gave the property to John de Lassalle, by
whose descendants the chateau was restored (Bascle de
Lagreze's _Chateau de Pau, &c._).
2 _Histoire de Foix et de Bearn, &c._, p. 506.
3 Lescar having ceased to be a bishopric since 1790, its
church, which still exists, no longer ranks as a cathedral.
It was in this quaint old cathedral church, dating, so archaeologists
assert, from the eleventh century, that Margaret's remains were interred
with all due pomp and ceremony. The Duchess of Estouteville headed the
procession, followed by the Duke of Montpensier, the Duke of Nevers,
the Duke of Aumale, the Duke of Etampes, the Marquis of Maine, and M. de
Rohan. Then came the _grands deuils_ or chief mourners, led by the Duke
of Vendome, and three lords carrying the crown, sceptre, and hand of
justice.
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