gutenberg@html@files@50052@50052-h@50052-h-12.htm.html#Page_148" class="pginternal">148;

death, 193, 194

Blanche de France, daughter of Charles IV., Duchesse d’OrlÉans, 20, 33, 79, 125, 340

Blois, ChÂteau de, 182, 248, 249, 325, 336, 337, 343, 347, 357, 362

Bonne d’Artois, daughter of Philippe Duc de Bourgogne, 155

Bonne de Luxembourg, first wife of Jean, King of France, 10

Bonne de Bourbon, wife of Amadeo VI., Count of Savoy, 3, 14, 85

Bonne de France, daughter of Charles V., 41, 45

Borgia, Alexander VI., 330, 332, 340

Borgia, Cesare, son of Alexander VI., 332–335, 340

Bosredon, Louis de, 283

Bourbon, Catherine de, Comtesse de Harcourt, 3, 35

Bourbon, Isabelle, Duchesse de (see Valois)

Bourbon, Louis II., Duc de:

birth, 3;

succeeds to duchy, 15;

hostage, 46;

christening of Dauphin, 79;

love for du Guesclin, 81;

defends his mother and sister, 85;

marriage, 85;

good qualities and popularity, 86;

guardian to nephews, 98;

meets the Emperor, 99;

affection of Charles VI. for him, 126;

knighthood of King of Sicily, 136;

wise government, 155;

godfather to Charles d’OrlÉans, 157;

wedding of King and Queen of England, 185, 187;

goes to Melun, 232;

indignation at murder of Louis d’OrlÉans, 241;

his death, 254

Bourbon, Jean, Duc de, 155, 256, 264, 277, 288

Bourbon, MarguÉrite, Dame d’Albret, 3

Bourbon, Pierre Duc de:

marries Isabelle de Valois, 3;

CrÉcy, coronation and state entry, 53–57;

war with Pedro el Cruel, 59;

difficulties and ill-health, 59, 60;

CÉlÉstins, 60, 61, 62;

library treasures, 63–67;

the Louvre and its gardens, 69–75;

King’s barge, 77;

birth and christening of Dauphin, 72–79;

gets rid of the Grande Compagnie, 79;

prosperity of kingdom, 81;

HÔtel St. Paul, 82–84;

pilgrimages, 90;

success and happiness, 91;

Louis de Harcourt, 93;

life at court, 93–97;

distrust of his brothers, 98;

will, 99;

visit of the Emperor, 99–104;

death of the Queen, 104;

death of Charles V., 105

Charles VI., King of France:

birth, christening, 77, 79;

visit of Emperor, 102, 103;

succeeds to throne, 107;

negotiations for marriage, 110–113;

fair of Amiens, 113–116;

Isabeau de BaviÈre, 116, 117;

wedding, 117;

character and education of Charles VI., 118–122;

assumes government, 126;

birth and death of Dauphin, 127;

dress, 130;

splendour of fÊtes for knighthood of the King of Sicily 134, 135;

opposes marriage of Duc de Berry, 142;

fÊtes for marriage of Louis d’OrlÉans, affection for Valentine Visconti, 142–145;

state entry of Queen, 148, 149;

coronation of Queen, 150, 151;

southern tour, 152–155;

birth of second Dauphin Charles, 157;

Pierre de Craon and the Constable de Clisson, 158–163;

war with Bretagne, 163, 164;

madness of Charles VI., 164–169;

recovery, 169, 170;

fire at the ball, 171–175;

second attack of madness, 175;

second recovery, 176–178;

madness returned, 215, 217;

Isabeau and her children, 217, 218;

fools and dwarfs, 218;

return of Queen of England, 219;

tries to mediate between OrlÉans and Burgundy, 221;

birth of Charles de France (afterwards Charles VII.), 221;

fÊte at hÔtel Barbette, 222;

council, 223;

betrothal of Michelle de France, 224;

receives complaint of University, 226;

treasures of Isabeau and Ludwig of Bavaria stopped, 227;

Jacques Legrand, 228;

the Queen and Princess Marie, 229;

the forest of Saint-Germain, 229;

neglect of her children, 230;

flight to Melun, 231;

Burgundy seizes the Dauphin, 232;

anger with some of her household, 233;

returns to Saint Paul, 233;

objects of Jean, Duc de Touraine, going to Hainault, 235;

birth and death of Philippe de France, 236;

murder of Louis d’OrlÉans, 236–241;

implores vengeance, 243;

goes to Melun, 243;

consecration of Princess Marie, King’s visit to Melun, Queen returns to Louvre, 246, 247;

Odette de Champdivers, 247;

goes with children to Tours, 248;

conference of Chartres, 249, 250;

returns to Paris, 251;

anger with son-in-law, Duc de Bretagne, 252;

gives up charge of the Duc d’Aquitaine, 253;

takes care of Duchesse d’Aquitaine, 256;

threatens Duc d’Aquitaine, 259;

riots, 260–264;

quarrel with Aquitaine, 267;

flight from Melun after battle of Azincourt, 277;

sends for Jean, Duc de Touraine, now Dauphin, 278;

goes to Senlis with Charles, now Duc de Touraine, 280;

absurd accusation of poisoning him, 281;

unfortunate relations with her sons, 282;

violent quarrel with King and Charles, the new Dauphin, 283;

imprisonment, 284;

appeals to Jean Sans-peur, 284;

he rescues her, 285;

she assumes the regency, 285;

they enter Paris, 287;

massacre of Armagnacs and reconciliation with King, 287;

the Princess Catherine, 288, 289;

truce with Dauphin, 289;172–174;

accused of sorcery, 180, 193;

Étuves, 199;

power and ambition, 208;

goes to Notre Dame and Ste. Catherine, 214;

society of Queen and Duc d’OrlÉans, 216, 217;

expedition to Luxemburg, 219;

hatred and rivalry between OrlÉans and Burgundy, 220, 221;

oppressive government, 223;

Jean Sans-peur and Louis d’OrlÉans, 225, 226;

amasses treasure, 227;

helps the Queen to persuade Princess Marie to renounce the cloister, 228, 229;

narrow escape in the forest of St. Germain, 229;

refuses to pay his debts, 230;

goes to Melun with the Queen, 231;

will not listen to the King of Sicily and Duc de Bourbon, 232;

returns to Paris, 233;

hÔtel Barbette, 236;

murdered, 238, 239

Louis de France, Duc d’Aquitaine and Dauphin, third son of Charles VI.:

birth, 182;

Dauphin, 211;

betrothed to MarguÉrite of Burgundy, 223;

marriage, 224;

the King and the Dauphin, 230;

taken by Duke of Burgundy, 231;

lodges in Louvre, 232;

weakness of character, 250;

conduct to his wife, 255, 256;

stops siege of Bourges, 258;

universally disliked, 259;

dissensions with Burgundy, 261;

riots, 262–266;

quarrel with the Queen, 267, 268;

with his wife and father-in-law, 269;

at Rouen before the battle of Azincourt, 271;

death, 278

Louis XII., King of France and Duc d’OrlÉans:

quarrel with Anne de Beaujeu, Regent of France, 304;

Louis d’OrlÉans and Jeanne de France, 305;

prisoner, 313;

godfather to Dauphin Charles-Orland, 322;

displeasure of Anne de Bretagne, retires from court, lives at Blois, 325;

succeeds to throne, 328;

visits the Queen, 329;

in love with Anne de Bretagne, 331;

divorced from Jeanne de France, 332;

marries Anne de Bretagne, 335;

their happiness, 336;

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