The Duke of Anjou, governor of Languedoc, gave them encouragement, by agreement, no doubt with King Charles V., and from anxiety on his own part to rid his province of such inconvenient visitors.

On the 1st of January, 1366, Du Guesclin entered Barcelona, whither Henry of Transtamare came to join him.

There is no occasion to give a detailed account here of that expedition, which appertains much more to the history of Spain than to that of France.

There was a brief or almost no struggle.

Henry of Transtamare was crowned king, first at Calahorra, and afterwards at Burgos.