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.

C.

Cambray, league of, 66. Peace of,

70.

Camperdown, battle of, 331.
Campo-Formio, treaty of, 329.
Carlos, don, death of, 131.
Casambrot, John, punishes
iconoclasts, 117.
Cassel, battle of, 39.

the

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,

149.

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.

E.

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,

40.

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.

417

writings, 265.

Grouchy, marshal, 370.
Guelders, wars of, 63.

Gueux, the title of, adopted by the
confederates, 107.

H.

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.

I.

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.

J.

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.

L.

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.

M.

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.

retaken by

419

Murray, count, governor-general,
318.

N.

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.

O.

Re-

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.

P.

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