Breda, conferences at, 308. British, success of the, 315. Brunswick, duke of, advances with 20,000 Prussian soldiers to the aid of the stadtholder, 317. Brussels, union of, 151. Creation of national bank at, 393. Buckingham, the English ambassa- dor, failure of, to corrupt the prince of Orange, 287. Bulow, general, 339.
Cambray, league of, 66. Peace of,
Camperdown, battle of, 331. Campo-Formio, treaty of, 329. Carlos, don, death of, 131. Casambrot, John, punishes iconoclasts, 117. Cassel, battle of, 39.
Cassimir, John, count palatine, re- pairs to the assistance of the states, 158.
Cassimir of Nassau, count Henry, death of, 258.
Château Cambresis, peace of, 83. Cæsar, invasion of, 4. Catholicism, triumph of, 394. Charlemagne, government of, 19. Charles count of Charolois, called "the Rash," 51. Contrasted with Louis XI. of France, 53. Policy of, 54. Takes Louis pri- soner, 55. Plan of aggrandise- ment of, 57. Conquers Lorraine, 58. Defeat at Morat, and death of, 59.
Charles of Egmont, 64.
Charles V., visit of, to England, 69. Punishes the people of Ghent, 72. Severity against the reformers, 73. Retirement and death of, 74. Charles I. of England, 252. Charles II. of England, restoration
of, 279. Perfidy of, 283. Exacts humiliating conditions of peace from the United Provinces, 286. His death, 291.
Charles VI., emperor, death of, 307. Charles, the archduke, makes his public entry into Brussels, 327. Charlotte of Wales, princess, 354. Christian of Brunswick, 245. Civilis repulses the Romans, 9. Clergy, edicts of Joseph II. respect- ing the, 313. Their opposition to the fundamental law, 374. Code Napoléon, the, 336. Commerce, progress of, 200. Confederates, perfect organisation
of, 104. Consolidation of, plans of, 105. Procession of, to the pa-
D'Alton, general, 318. D'Artaveldt, James, the brewer of Ghent, 39. Conservator of the peace of Flanders, 40. His death, 41.
Dathen, Peter, 111.
D'Avila defeats Louis of Nassau at Mookerheyde, 141.
De Barneveldt, 214. Advocates the cause of peace, 222. Opposes Mau- rice, 231. Embraces Arminian- ism, 232.
De Berlaimont, count, at the head
of the financial department, 90. De Brederode fails in an attempt to see the governant, 122. Defeated at Valenciennes, and flies to Ger- many, 123.
De Granvelle, Anthony Perrenotte, bishop of Arras, 86. Character of, 90.
De Groeneveld, Renier, plot of, against Maurice, 147. Death of,
De la Marck, William, success of, in surprising Brille, 136. A gene- ral insurrection the consequence of his success, 137. Deprived of his command, 158.
Delft, the inhabitants of, pull down
their houses from inability to pay the taxes, 336.
De Male, count Louis, defeat of, 41. De Marnix, Philip, lord of St. Al- degonde, 105.
De Neyen, John, employed to ne- gotiate peace, 223.
De Ruyter, death of, 289. Dettingen, battle of, 307.
De Winter, imprisonment of, 321. De Witt, Cornellizon, admiral, im- prisoned, 271. Liberated, 273.
De Witts, the, murder of, 286. Don John declared an enemy, and ordered to quit the country, 156. Assisted by the prince of Parma, 157. His death, 158. Dort, synod of, 239. Dordrecht, situation of, 27. Downs, battle of, 257.
Dumouriez, triumphal entry of, into Brussels, 324.
Duncan, sir Adam, his encounter with the Dutch fleet under De Winter, 331.
Dykes, preservation of, neglected, and inundation of the sea, 336.
East-India company, establishment of, at Ostend, by the emperor Charles V.; abolished by the treaties of Seville and Vienna, 305. Ecclesiastical power, rise of, 25. Edict, the perpetual, 152. Edward III. joined by the Flemings,
Egmont, count, popularity of, 97. Sent to Philip on a mission, 100. Made prisoner, 126. Elizabeth of England solicits mercy of Philip for the states, 146. As- sists the confederates, 151. Sends the earl of Leicester to Holland, 181. Recalls her troops, and de- mands payment of her loans from the states-general, 205. Her death, 213.
England, war with, 314. Joins the league against France, 327. Epinoi, the princess, defends Tour- nay, in the absence of the go- vernor, 164.
Ernest, archduke, accused of being in league with others to assas- sinate prince Maurice, 193. His death, 194.
Eugene, prince, carries on the war with France, 299.
writings, 265.
Grouchy, marshal, 370. Guelders, wars of, 63.
Gueux, the title of, adopted by the confederates, 107.
Haerlem, destruction of property in, 336.
Hainault, states of, refusal of a vote of supply, 318.
Haranguer, captain, surprises Bre- da, 188.
Hautain, admiral, 219.
Heemskirk, brilliant victory of, 220.
Hein, Peter, naval success of, 953.
Henry Frederick, brother to prince
Maurice, 208. Succeeds his bro- ther, 251. Receives the title of highness in place of excellency, 258. His death, 262.
Henry IV. of France, defeat of, 189. Gives assistance to the states, 206. Assassination of, 229.
Heinseius the grand pensionary follows up the views of Wil- liam II., 298.
Holy Alliance, the, 352. Holland, formation of, 27.
Holland, states of, their measures with regard to the stadtholder, 316. Annexation of, to the French empire, 333.
Holland and Belgium, junction of, 352.
Holle, count of, 104.
Hoogerbeets, imprisonment of, 239. Horn, count, popularity of, 97. Re- tirement of, 110.
Inquisition, establishment of, 101. Isabella, wife of Albert, entry of, to the Netherlands, 206. Harangues the troops, 207. Her death, 254. Imperialists, defeat of the, by the Austrians, 319.
Jacqueline of Holland, 47. Separa. tion from her husband, flight to England, and projected marriage with Gloucester, 48. Defeated and abandoned by Gloucester,
49. James I. of England, his reception
of the ambassadors from the states-general, 214. Enters the polemical lists as a Gomarist, 233. Refuses assistance to Frederick the elector, 245.
James II. of England, accession of, 291. Rejects the assistance of Louis XIV. against the prince of Orange, 293.
Jaureguay, John, attempt of, to murder the prince of Orange, 166. Jemappes, victory of, 324. Jesuits, expulsion of the, 305. John the Fearless, count of Nevers,
44. Wars with Great Britain, 45. John of Bavaria, the Pitiless, 46.
John duke of Brabant, marriage of, 47.
John, don, of Austria, arrival of, in Luxembourg, 150. Entry of, to Brussels, 152. Takes possession of the citadel, 153.
Joseph II., son and successor of Maria Theresa, measures of, $12. Reforms of, in church and state, 313. His sovereignty declared forfeited; successes of, over the imperialists, 319. Death of, 321. Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, marriage of, 22. Justin of Nassau, 186.
Lambert and Reginald, struggle of, for independence, 24.
Lambert II., count of Louvain, 25. Law pleadings, &c. ordered to be drawn up in French, 391. Ledenberg, imprisonment of, 259. Death of, 240.
Leicester invades Holland, 181. Unpopularity of, 183. Death of, 187.
Leopold successor to Joseph II., 321. Death of, 322.
Leopold, prince of Saxe Coburg, 411. Installation of, as king of Belgium, 412.
Leyden, siege of, 142. Ligny, battle of, 370.
Lorraine, Higher and Lower, 25. Louis, count of Cressy, 39.
Louis XI. of France, 53. Imprison- ment of, 55. Policy towards Charles duke of Burgundy, 58. Defeat of, at Guinegate, 61. Louis XII. of France, 66. Louis XIV. arrogates supreme power, 291. Rejoices at the death of William of Nassau, 299. Too old to command his troops, 300. Reduced to a state of humiliation, 301.
Louis XV. invades the Austrian Netherlands, 307.
Louis XVI. declares war against Austria, 324.
Louis XVIII., flight of, from Paris, 369.
Louis of Nassau, success of, in fa- vour of the patriots, 137. Defeat and death of, 142.
Mansfield, count of, successor to Parma, 192.
Maria Theresa, heroism of, 307
Established in her rights, 309. Reduced to widowhood; pro. priety of, in her government, 310, Death of, 312. Margaret of Austria, 65. Negoti- ation with Henry VIII. of Eng- land, 66. Marguerite, madame, duchess of Parma, made governant-general, 86. Issues orders favourable to the reformers, 111. Sends the prince of Orange to appease them, 112. Endeavours to destroy the union of the patriot lords, 121. Establishes a new oath of alle- giance, 123. Remonstrates with Philip about his invasion under Alva, 125. Retirement and death of, 128.
Marlborough, duke of, carries on the war with France, 299. Opens his first campaign, 301. Martel, Charles, defeat of, 15. Duke of the Franks, 16. Mary, daughter of Charles the Rash, 59. Marriage of, 60. Mathias, archduke, made governor, 154. Taken prisoner, 155. Liber- ation of, 156. Installation of, 156. Retires to Antwerp, 157. Maurice, prince, becomes prince of Orange, 139. Made stadtholder, captain general, and admiral of Holland and Zealand, 182. Unites in himself the whole power of command, 184. Takes advantage of the absence of Parma, 189. Checks the cruelty of Mendoza, 204. Attempts the invasion of Flanders, 206. Invests Nieuport, 207. Defeats the royalists, 210. Takes the field against Spinola, 219. Hostility of, to Barneveldt, 222. Becomes a Gomarist, 232. Receives the order of the Garter, 233. Intrigues for regal power, 235. Advances the Calvinists' party, 237. Defeats Spinola at the siege of Bergen-op-zoom, 246. Plot against him, 247. He pu- nishes the conspirators, 249. His death, 250.
Maximilian of Austria, marriage of, 60. Imprisonment of, 61. Mazarin, cardinal, 261. Menapians, 6.
Mendoza, cruelties of, 204. Wound- ed and taken prisoner, 210. Money-fleet, the, 253.
Mook, battle of, 141,
Morat, battle of, 58.
Mons, seized on by Louis of Nassau
and De Genlis;
Alva's son, 137.
Munster, treaty of, 263.
Murray, count, governor-general, 318.
Negapatam ceded to England, 315. Netherlands, situation of, 1. State of, in the days of Pliny, 2. Effects from inundations of the sea and rivers, 3. Invasion of Cæsar, 4. Effects of the Roman alliance, 7. The southern portion called Bel- gic Gaul, 9. Introduction of Christianity, 14. Under Charle- magne, 19. Commerce and le. gislation of, 34. Revolt of the towns, 38. Junctions of the
Flemings with Edward III. of England, 40. Feudality defeated by civic freedom, 42. Sovereignty assumed by the duke of Bur- gundy, 42. Formation of a na- tional council, 45. Feeble state under the government of Maxi- milian, 62. Government of Mar- garet of Austria, 66. Progress of the reformation, 67. War with France, 69. The whole of the provinces united under one sove- reign, 74. Commercial wealth, 75. Cultivation of the fine arts, 77. Opulent state of the nation, 88. Inefficiency of the govern- ment under Philip II., 90. The inquisition established, 101. Com- mencement of the revolution, 102. The manifesto of the con- federates, 105. Progress of the reformation, 111. Abolition of the inquisition, 114. Compromise with the reformers, 117. Con- ference at Termonde, 121. Com- mencement of the civil war, 121. Dissolution of the confederacy, 125. Alva's arrival and tyranny, 127. General horror at the death of don Carlos and the queen, 131. Disaster of the patriots, 133. Naval force of the patriots, 135. General insurrection, 137. Dis- tressed state of the country, 139. Evil effects of the plague, 141. Anarchy and confusion after the death of Requesens, 145. The members of the council-chamber imprisoned, 147. The states-ge- neral assembled at Ghent, 148. Demolition of the citadels ren- dered odious by the excesses of the Spaniards, 154. Revival of civil war, 157. They renounce the sovereignty of Spain, 161. Public ingratitude towards the prince of Orange, 169. The
powers of Spain established again in the whole province of Flan- ders, 175. Lamentable state of the country, 176. Negotiations opened with France and England at once, 181. Suspicion and dislike towards England, 184. The effects of the spreading of the reform- ation and enlightenment, 200. The states unsuccessful in a naval expedition, 205. Success of the royalists, 207. Prince Maurice and Spinola, 215. Maritime en- terprise, 217. Disgraceful naval affair, 219. Negotiations for peace, 221. Assembly of ambas- sadors, 223. A twelve years' truce, 227. Religious dissensions, 231. Expiration of the twelve years' truce, 243. War in Ger- many, 245. Naval success, 253. Naval success of the republic, 257. Civil wars in England, 259. Fi- nancial embarrassments, 261. Li- terature and the arts, 265. Com- merce, 267. Manners of the peo- ple, 269. Naval war with England, 274. The navigation act, 275. Naval successes, 279. Hostilities renewed, 281. The French invade Holland, 285. Holland perseveres in the contest with France, 288. English revolution, 293. War re- newed, 301. Seven years' war, 309. Reign of Maria Theresa, 310. Reforms of Joseph II. in church and state, 312. War between Holland and England. 314. Dis- content in Belgium, 317. Insur- rection, 318. War between France and Austria, 324. Belgium a French province, 328. Invasion of Holland by the French, 329. Holland annexed to the French empire, 333. Restoration of the prince of Orange, 342. Junction of Holland and Belgium, 355. Formation of the kingdom of the Netherlands, 364. New constitu- tion, 366. Invasion of Belgium, 369. Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras, 370. Battle of Waterloo, 371. Political errors of the new monarch, 381. Discontent of the people, and opposition of the clergy, 590. Belgian revolution, 404.
Ney, marshal, 370. Nimeguen, peace of, 289. Nieuport, battle of, 209. Normans, not renowned before the time of Charlemagne, 23. Form- ation of the monarchy, 339.
Orange, prince of, William I. of Nassau, opposition of, to Gran- velle, 94. Opposition of, to the views of Philip, 99. Is sent to ap- pease the confederates, 111. Sum- mons his brother Louis, counts Egmont, Horn, and Hoogstrae- ten, to a conference at Termonde, 120. Refuses the new oath of allegiance, and retires to Ger- many, 124. Opposition to Alva's tyranny, 131. Defeated by Alva, and retires to France, 133. turns to Brabant, 137. Relieves the inhabitants of Leyden by destroying the besieging army with an inundation of the ocean, 143. Policy of, with queen Eli- zabeth, 146. Sends an admonitory memorial to the states-general, 151. Made governor of Brabant, 153. Draws up the basis of a treaty for Mathias's acceptance, 155. Assembles the states-general to abjure the dominion of Spain, 161. Answers Philip's edict, 163. Shot in the head by an assassin, 166. His recovery, 167. Protects the duke of Anjou from public reprobation; retires to Zealand, 169. His death, 172. Orange, prince of, marries the princess Anne, daughter of George II. of England, 307. Desire of the people to place him at the head of the constitution, 337. Proclamation of, 339. Landing of; his proclamation to the in- habitants; makes his entry into Amsterdam; his address, 342. First decrees of, as prince sove- reign, 365.
Orange, William, prince of, his entry into Brussels, 411. Orange, princess of, her arrest, 316. Ostend, siege of, 212.
Pacification of Ghent, the, 361. Paris, treaty of, 355.
Parker, sir Hyde, 315.
Parma, duchess of, retirement of, 128.
Parma, prince of, marriage of, 102. Succeeds don John, 159. Raises the siege of Cambray, 164 Be- sieges Antwerp, 177. Summoned to France, 188. Defeats Henry IV., 189. Retires to Spa, and is
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