The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth, by Martin A. S. Hume.

INDEX.

A.
Adolphus, Duke of Holstein, a suitor for the Queen’s hand, 26–7.
Alençon François de Valois, Duke of, suggested match with Elizabeth, 143, 148–51;
formal offer of his hand, 154;
description of his person, 155–9;
free from blame for St. Bartholomew, 166;
his first letter to Elizabeth, 166–7;
his plan to visit England, 167;
at Rochelle, 169–71;
revival of his suit, 172;
Dale’s description of him, 173;
projected escape and visit to England, 175–6;
the plan divulged by Margaret, 177–8;
ill and indurance, 178–81;
his escape and flight, 182–3;
in revolt against Henry III., 183–4;
is induced to make peace, 186;
made Duke of Anjou, 186;
suggested marriage with the Infanta, &c., 186;
becomes ostentatiously Catholic, 187;
quarrels with his brother’s Court, 187;
his arrest, 187–8;
escape, 178–90;
is approached by the Flemish Catholics, 189;
enters Flanders to relieve Mons, 192;
sends envoys to Elizabeth, 193;
his position in Flanders, 196–8;
sends Simier to London, 199;
his love-letters to Elizabeth, 201–2;
unpopularity of the match in England, 203;
discussion of his conditions, 204–7;
his visit to England, 210–11;
he captivates Elizabeth, 212–13;
departs, 214;
presses his suit, 218;
raises scruples about religion, 225;
his plans in Flanders, 225–30;
against an alliance of England and France, 230;
accepts the sovereignty of Flanders, 230–1;
Catholic efforts to dissuade him, 233;
sends Marchaumont, 236;
La belle jarretière, 236;
his alleged sudden visit to England, 245–50;
determined to relieve Cambrai, 252–3;
his mother’s attempts to dissuade him, 256;
his anger with Elizabeth, 257;
he enters Flanders, 258;
prays Elizabeth for money, 259–60;
his visit to England, 262–9;
he refuses to leave England, 268;
Elizabeth’s pledge to him, 269–70;
his rage at her inconstancy, 273, 279;
the States offer him the sovereignty, 279;
his unwillingness to leave England, 280–1;
threats of vengeance against Elizabeth, 284;
his romantic appeal to Elizabeth, 286;
English discontent at his stay, 287;
the States press him, 287;
his joy at his brother’s acceptance of Elizabeth’s conditions, 288;
Elizabeth again cool, 289;
he insists upon Simier’s leaving England, 290;
he swears to raise civil war in France;
Pinart and the Dauphin reproach him, 295;
at last sails for Holland, 299–300;
arrives at Flushing, 302;
crowned Duke of Brabant, 302–3;
Elizabeth’s feigned anger thereat, 303–5;
begs for money, 305–8;
Elizabeth’s fickleness with him, 309–11;
new hopes of the marriage, 313, 317, 318;
in despair begs for more money, 320, 322;
again hopeful, 322–3;
desperate position in Flanders, 325;
his seizure of the fortresses, 325–7;
his flight, 327;
his humble appeals to Elizabeth, 329;
her cold reply, 329–30;
illness, 330;
Catharine’s proposal to marry him to Mary Stuart, 330;
his proposed new expedition to Flanders, 330;
his death, 331.
Angoulême, Duke of, offered in infancy as a suitor for Elizabeth, 5.
Anjou, Duke of (see also Henry III.), proposal to marry him to Elizabeth, 114–43;
personal descriptions of him, 120–1;
is persuaded by the Catholics against the match, 122;
formal offer of his hand, 128;
proposed conditions, 129–30;
his reported Huguenot leanings, 133, 137–8;
the religious question to be omitted from the conditions, 134, 136;
stands firm about religion, 140–1;
refuses to marry Elizabeth, 143;
renewed negotiations for his marriage, 145–9;
besieges Rochelle, 169;
elected King of Poland, 171, 175;
succeeds to the crown of France, 182.
Antonio, Don, the Portuguese pretender, 264.
Antwerp, Alençon’s treacherous attempt to seize, 325–7.
Aquila, Bishop of, see Quadra.
Arques, D’, 299.
Arran, Earl of (Duke of Chatelherault), Elizabeth’s hand offered to him, 6;
his proposed marriage with Elizabeth, 40–1, 47, 49;
proposed marriage with Mary Stuart, 66.
Arundel, Earl of (Fitzalan), his son offered to Elizabeth, 15–16;
becomes a suitor himself, 16, 21, 23–6, 29, 37, 41;
falls to fisticuffs with Clinton, 47;
inquires into Lady Robert Dudley’s death, 63;
favours the Archduke Charles’ suit, 96.
Arundel, Earl of (Philip Howard), 263.
Ashley, Mrs., governess to Princess Elizabeth, 8–11.
Avila, Sancho de, 326.
B.
Bacon, Lady, 96.
Bacon, Sir Nicholas, 101, 103, 110;
his posthumous papers against the Alençon match, 204.
Bacqueville, M. de, sent by Alençon to England, 192, 193;
received by Elizabeth, 194–6, 313.
Baden, Margravine of (Cecilia of Sweden), her visit to England, 95–6.
Balagny, 231.
Bayonne, the Catholic interviews at, 76, 84–6.
Bedford, Earl of, 37, 41, 51;
sent to Catharine de Medici to propose joint action on Council of Trent, 58, 72;
action respecting the Alençon match, 242.
Bertie, Richard, proposed envoy to the Emperor, 103.
Bex de, Alençon’s secretary, 234, 249–50, 263–4.
Biron, Marshal de, 324–6, 328.
Bôchetel de la Forest, French ambassador, 105.
Bodin, Jean, sent to England by Alençon, 233, 327.
Boleyn, Anne, 5–6.
Boulogne, siege of, 6.
Bourg, Captain, an envoy from Alençon, 214, 227.
Briant, execution of, 266.
Brisson Barnabé, 238, 240, 242, 251.
Bromley, Sir Thomas, Lord Chancellor, against the Alençon match, 206, 273.
Bussy d’Amboise, 187, 189–90;
sent to England, 196;
killed in a duel, 213.
C.
Calais, suggested recession to England, 49;
demanded as a pledge by Elizabeth, 288, 294, 297.
Cambrai, the relief of, 246, 250, 252, 256, 258–60, 275.
Campion, execution of, 266.
Carew, 17.
Carlos Don, proposed marriage with Mary Stuart, 66, 70;
Elizabeth hints at him as a suitor, 76, 83, 89.
Carnavalet, Madame, 137.
Carrouge, Count de, 238, 240.
Castelnau de la Mauvissière, French ambassador, 149;
sent to England, 166, 168, 184, 187, 200, 202, 207–8, 210–11, 214;
threatens Elizabeth with the publication of her letters to Alençon, 225–6;
his interviews with Elizabeth, 264, 269, 306;
declines to believe Elizabeth’s professed desire to marry Alençon, 309;
his scandalous words to Elizabeth, 312;
shocked at Elizabeth’s profanity, 323.
Catharine de Medici, Queen-mother of France, 3–4, 57, 66, 69, 71, 76;
offers Charles IX. to Elizabeth, 79–80, 82–7, 103;
favours Leicester’s suit, 104–5;
proposals to marry Anjou to Mary Stuart, 114;
her negotiations for Anjou’s marriage with Elizabeth, 115–17, 123–5;
her interview with Buckhurst, 124–5;
her interviews with Walsingham, 127, 135, 137;
anxiety for the Anjou match, 140–1;
plans to marry Anjou elsewhere, 144;
her renewed negotiations for the Anjou match, 145–9;
proposes Alençon to Elizabeth, 149 passim;
her action after St. Bartholomew, 166, 168–71;
again offers Alençon, 172–3;
keeps Alençon and Navarre in durance, 175–81;
pursues Alençon in his flight, 183;
again pursues Alençon, 190;
her plans against the Huguenots, 197–8;
Elizabeth praises her, 215;
she opposes Alençon’s entrance into Flanders, 246, 251;
her interview with Walsingham, 256;
attempts to bribe Alençon, 256;
makes light of Elizabeth’s pledge to Alençon, 275;
her anger with Alençon for trusting Elizabeth, 286;
helps Alençon in the Netherlands, 322;
meets Alençon on his flight from Flanders, 329;
proposes to marry him to Mary Stuart, 330;
swears to be revenged upon the Spaniards for Alençon’s death, 330;
Elizabeth’s letter to her on Alençon’s death, 331.
Catharine of Aragon, 5, 16–17.
Catharine of Navarre, her suggested marriage with Alençon, 186.
Catholics, persecution of, during Alençon’s stay in England, 266.
Cavalcanti, Guido, Catharine de Medici’s envoy to Elizabeth, about the Anjou match, 116, 128–9, 131, 136–7, 138, 140, 142;
his negotiations for the Alençon match, 148–50, 154, 173.
Cecil, Lady, 96.
Cecil, Sir Thomas, 224.
Cecil, William, Lord Burleigh, 2, 12, 32, 35, 40, 41, 43;
favours the Swedish match, 49;
complains of Dudley, 50–2;
frustrates Dudley’s Catholic intrigues, 57–63;
opposed to the match with Charles IX., 79–80, 81, 89;
in favour of the Archduke, 101, 103–4, 110;
his attitude towards the Anjou match, 129–30, 139, 142, 144;
his attitude towards the Alençon match, 161–3, 195–6, 202, 204, 216, 226–7, 234, 241–2, 256, 258, 266, 270, 273, 281, 287–8, 298, 305, 307, 310, 313, 323.
Challoner, Sir Thomas, 32, 34.
Champigny (Perennot), Flemish envoy to England, 184.
Champvallon accompanies Alençon to England, 278.
Charles, Archduke, a suitor for the Queen’s hand, 34–6, 41–8;
proposed marriage with Mary Stuart, 66–9;
renewed proposals to Elizabeth, 78, 81–2, 88–95, 97–105;
the negotiations finally abandoned, 111–13, 116.
Charles V. 5–6, 17.
Charles IX. of France, 71;
proposals for his marriage with Elizabeth, 77–8, 83–7;
his marriage with a daughter of the Emperor, 113;
urges the Anjou match with Elizabeth, 123–4, 128, 131–2, 135, 140–1;
his new alienation from England and the Protestants, 160–1, 164;
his explanation of St. Bartholomew, 165;
renewed approaches to England, 168–71;
illness of, 174;
his death, 179–81.
Chartres, Vidame de, proposes the Anjou match, 115, 118, 169.
Chastelard, 79.
Chateauneuf, Mdlle., Anjou’s mistress, 138, 145.
Chatillon, Cardinal, proposes the Anjou match, 115, 118.
Chelsea, 7.
Cigogne reports Alençon’s departure for England, 248.
Cleves, Princess of, suggested marriage with Alençon, 186.
Clinton, Earl of Lincoln, 51;
sent to France to ratify the alliance, 154–5, 156–8;
his attitude towards the Alençon match, 216.
Clinton, Lady, 119.
Cobham, Henry, sent to the Emperor, 113, 116;
sent to Spain, 185;
English ambassador in France, 233, 252, 257, 281;
his accounts of the attitude of Henry III. towards Alençon and Elizabeth, 305–7, 323.
Cobham, Lady, 96, 119.
Cobham, Lord, 96, 238.
Coconas, Count, his plan for Alençon’s escape discovered, 177;
his execution, 178, 186.
Coligny, 143, 144, 145, 157, 161, 165.
Coloredo, his description of Elizabeth, 60.
Condé, Prince of, 76, 168–9, 183, 227;
visits Elizabeth, 228.
Corbet, English envoy to Flanders, 184.
Correro, Venetian ambassador, his description of Anjou, 120.
Cossé, Marshal de, 178, 227, 238, 240, 252.
Courtney, proposed marriage with Mary, 13;
proposed marriage with Elizabeth, 14–15.
Cranmer, 16.
Crofts, Sir James, 204, 234, 257, 269, 275.
Crusol, Madame de, 79.
D.
Dale, Dr. Valentine, English Ambassador in France, his negotiations with Catharine concerning the Alençon match, 172–3, 174;
intercedes for La Mole, 178;
intercedes for Alençon, 180–1.
Danett, Thomas, sent to the Emperor, 105.
Darcy sent by Elizabeth to reconcile Alençon with the States, 328.
Darnley, Lord, 66–7;
married to Mary Stuart, 71, 74, 88, 90, 95, 100.
Dassonleville, Philip’s Flemish agent, 21.
Dauphin, Prince (of Auvergne), special ambassador to England, 237–40, 242;
accompanies Alençon to England, 264, 267;
rebukes Alençon for his treasonable talk, 295;
on the Flemish frontier, 324.
Denny, 10.
Dorset, Earl of, concerned in Seymour’s plot, 9.
Drake, Sir Francis, 231, 233;
knighted by Marchaumont, 235.
Dudley, Lady Robert, her husband’s alleged plot to murder, 31, 45;
her death, 50, 54, 63, 83.
Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester, 2, 29–31, 33–4, 36, 38–40;
intrigues to prevent the Austrian match, 41–6, 48–9, 50;
presses his own suit, 53–65;
solicits Spanish aid, 53–9;
solicits Huguenot aid, 63–4;
favours Darnley’s marriage with Mary Stuart, 67;
proposed marriage with Mary Stuart, 69–70;
made Earl of Leicester, 73;
his fresh Catholic intrigues, 75;
ostensibly favours the Archduke Charles, 82–3;
Spanish approaches to, 89–90;
French approaches to, 94;
suggested marriage with an Austrian princess, 95;
again feigns approval of the Austrian match, 97–8;
quarrel with Heneage, 98;
reproached by Norfolk, 102;
his suit again in the ascendant, 103;
favoured by the French, 104–5, 106;
quarrels with Sussex and Ormond, 107;
reproached by the Queen, 108–9;
feigns support to the Anjou match, 116–17;
proposed marriage with the Princess of Cleves, 138;
his attitude towards Alençon’s suit, 163, 197, 200, 202–3, 204, 207;
his jealousy of Simier, whom he attempts to murder, 209;
his second marriage, 210;
is against the Alençon match, 216, 222, 228, 239, 241–2, 244, 248–9, 250–1, 261, 265, 267, 268, 270–1, 273, 275, 278, 292, 297, 298;
accompanies Alençon to Holland, 299–301-3;
his return to England, 304–6;
anger of the Queen with him, 305;
in favour of an English protectorate of the Netherlands, 310;
fears of Alençon’s again visiting England, 320;
opposes the marriage, 323.
Durham Place, 9, 46, 96.
E.
Edward VI., 6–7.
Egmont, Count, 15.
Elector Palatine, 71–2.
Elizabeth, Queen, objects of her diplomacy, 1–4;
proposed betrothal to Philip II., 7;
her connection with Seymour, 8–11;
various proposals for her marriage, 12–13;
Courtney, 14–17;
Duke of Savoy, 16–20, 22;
her imprisonment, 17;
released at the request of Philip, 17–18;
Eric of Sweden offers his hand, 19–21;
her accession, 21–3;
her English suitors, 25–6;
Philip’s offer to her, 27–8;
Pickering, 29–30, 33–4;
Dudley, 33–4;
the Archdukes, 34–9;
rumoured plot to kill her and Dudley, 41–2;
the Archduke Charles, 42–8, 49–52;
her relations with Dudley, 53–70;
description of her, 60;
alleged marriage with Dudley, 67–8;
falls ill of small-pox, 68;
offers Dudley to Mary Stuart, 69, 72–4;
fresh approaches to the house of Austria, 76–7;
proposals to marry Charles IX., 77–81, 83–87, 88–95;
the Archduke Charles, 89–94;
the Swedish suit, 95–6;
the Austrian conditions, 97–9;
Heneage, 98–100;
she confesses her attachment to Leicester, 102–3, 104;
renewed hints to Charles IX., 106;
her rage with her councillors and Parliament, 108–9;
end of the Austrian negotiations, 111–13;
proposed marriage with the Duke of Anjou, 114–128;
draft conditions for the marriage, 129–30;
obstinacy of Anjou about religion, 133–43, 144–51;
Alençon proposed, 148;
draft treaty with France and the Huguenots, 154;
her reception of Montmorenci and de Foix, 155–6;
she objects to Alençon’s appearance, 158–9;
desires to see him, 159–60;
reception of La Mole, 161–4;
first letter from Alençon, 166–7;
consents to stand sponsor to Charles IX.’s daughter, 169;
renewed negotiations with Alençon, 172–5;
she cools towards the match, 176–81;
marriage negotiations with Alençon again renewed, 184;
she again approaches the Spaniards, 184–5;
her fresh approach to Alençon rejected, 187;
she opposes French interference in Flanders, 191–2;
she urges Don John to make peace, 192–3;
Alençon’s suit again revived, 193 passim;
her reception of Simier, 200;
her letters to Alençon, 201–2;
her preparations for Alençon’s visit, 204;
is offended at the Council’s opposition to the match, 206;
her attachment for Simier, 207–8, 209–10;
her rage at Leicester’s marriage, 210;
Alençon’s arrival, 211;
she falls in love with him, 212–13;
her anger with the Council, 216–17;
her farewell to Simier, 221–2;
she cools towards the match, 225;
her perplexity, 226–7;
decides to aid Alençon in Flanders, 227–30, 233;
her favour to Marchaumont, 234–5;
the incident of the garter, 236;
reception of the special French embassy, 237–244;
plans with Marchaumont Alençon’s secret visit, 245–6;
her reception of Alençon, 247–9;
her change of tone; letter to Alençon, 253;
her attempts to draw Henry III. into war with Spain, 255–6;
her alarm, 257;
the marriage negotiations again resumed, 257–8;
her hesitancy, 258;
opposes Alençon’s coming, 261;
gives way, 262;
her reception of him, 264–6;
solemnly pledges herself to Alençon, 269–70;
she minimises the pledge at the instance of Leicester, 272;
Alençon’s anger, 273;
her negotiations with Pinart, 273–4;
offers Alençon a subsidy, 274–5;
her demands, 276;
her rage with Leicester and Fervaques about Simier, 278;
her anxiety to get rid of Alençon, 279;
her intrigues with this end, 281–6;
Henry III. accepts all her conditions, 288;
she demands Calais as security, 288;
her alarm at Henry III.’s complaisance, 291;
she dashes Alençon’s hopes, 294;
alarmed at Pinart’s threats, 297;
prevails upon Alençon to go, 299;
her anger at Leicester, 305;
her fear of the consequences of Alençon’s action in Flanders, 305–6;
her intrigues to induce him to retire, 306–8;
again beguiles him with hopes of marriage, 309–12;
her attempts to cajole Henry III., 309–11;
her fear of French influence in Flanders, 311, 314–15;
her letter to Alençon, 316–17, 318–19;
her plan for a confederation of Northern powers, 319;
Henry III. again approaches her, 320–1;
she swears to marry Alençon, 323;
promises to make him her heir, 324;
her sincerity now generally distrusted, 323–5;
her coldness to Alençon after his flight, 329–30;
but offers to aid his new expedition, 330;
her mourning for Alençon, 331;
the marriage plans at an end, 331;
success of Elizabeth’s policy, 332–3.
Elizabeth de Valois, Queen of Spain, 76.
Eric XIV. of Sweden, his approaches to Elizabeth, 19–21, 31–2, 40, 45, 47, 49–52, 62;
proposes to Mary Stuart, 66;
renews his suit to Elizabeth, 83, 95–6.
Essex, Countess of (Lettice Knollys), 98;
her marriage to Leicester, 209–10.
Este, Francesco d’, 12.
F.
Fargis, M. de, 327.
Ferdinand, Archduke, a suitor for Elizabeth, 22–3, 24–5, 32–6, 38.
Ferdinand, Emperor, 35, 43–4, 48, 71;
death of, 78, 88.
Fere, La, interview between Walsingham and Alençon at, 256.
Feria, Count de, Spanish ambassador, 19–20, 21–3, 24–5, 26–7, 31, 33, 43.
Ferrara, Duke of, his son suggested as a suitor for Elizabeth, 12.
Fervaques, 231, 246, 276–8, 327.
Figueroa, Spanish ambassador, 20.
Finland, Duke of, offers his hand, 47.
Foix, Paul de, French ambassador, 79–80, 81–2, 83–7, 89–94, 103–5;
his negotiations for the Anjou match, 125, 127, 135, 136–7, 141–2, 145–9;
his visit to England about the Alençon match, 148, 155;
reception by Elizabeth, 155–6.
Fleix, the peace of, 231.
Florent (Ajacet), 49.
Francis I., 5.
Francis II. of France, 41, 49;
his death, 57.
French special embassy to England about the Alençon match, 237–44;
dismay at Alençon’s sudden visit, 248;
departure of the embassy, 251.
Frog, the Queen’s pet name for Alençon.
G.
Gardiner, Bishop, won over to the Spanish match, 15, 20.
Genlis, his rout in Flanders, by Don Fadrique de Toledo, 160–1.
Gerau de Spes, Spanish ambassador, 131, 133, 139.
Gondi, Count de Retz, sent to England about Alençon’s match, 173–4.
Granvelle, Cardinal, 42, 60, 65.
Greenwich, 41;
scene with Dudley at, 61–2;
meeting of the Council at, 216.
Grey, Lady Catharine, Spanish plan to marry her to Archduke Charles, 46.
Guidotti, Sir Anthony, 12.
Guises, the, 66, 69, 114, 122–3, 138, 140, 160, 166–7, 177, 224, 234, 256, 320, 322, 330.
Guzman de Silva, Spanish ambassador, 75, 81–3, 86;
his attitude towards the Austrian match, 89–93, 96;
his belief in Leicester’s success, 99, 102–3, 105;
his interview with the Queen concerning Parliament, 108.
H.
Hampton Court, 41;
Queen falls ill of small-pox at, 69;
receives Melvil at, 72;
receives La Mothe at, 117.
Hans Casimir, Duke, proposes to Elizabeth, 71–2;
raises mercenaries for the Huguenots, &c., 183, 186, 192, 233.
Hans Frederick of Saxony, his son suggested as a suitor for Elizabeth, 12, 47.
Hanworth, 7.
Harrington, concerned in Seymour’s plot, 9.
Hatfield, 10, 20–21.
Hatton, Sir Christopher, 203, 204, 218, 222, 242, 250, 261, 270–1, 297, 300, 304, 310.
Havre, English occupation of, 68.
Havrey, Marquis d’, 193.
Helfenstein, Imperial ambassador, 47–48.
Heneage, Sir Thomas, 98–100, 101, 113.
Henry VIII., 5–6, 16.
Henry III., King of France, 182, 186;
arrests Alençon, 187–91;
his attitude towards the Alençon match, 222–3, 229, 231, 233;
opposes Alençon’s plans in Flanders, 246–7, 250–1, 252–3, 255–6, 268–9, 281, 287;
he accepts all of Elizabeth’s conditions, 288;
refuses to countenance Alençon in Flanders, 305;
his anger with Elizabeth, 306;
Elizabeth’s distrust of him, 311–15;
fears of the Guises again draw him to Elizabeth, 320–2;
favours an alliance but disbelieves in the marriage, 323;
reconciled to Alençon, 330;
now powerless to harm England, 332.
Horsey, Edmund, English envoy in France, 172.
Howard, Admiral Lord, 214.
Howard, Lord, his son suggested as a suitor, 25.
Howard, Lord Harry, 263.
Hunsdon, Lord, accompanies Alençon to Holland, 300, 302.
I.
Isabel, Clara Eugenia Infanta, suggested marriage with Alençon, 186.
J.
James V. of Scotland, 6.
James VI. of Scotland, birth of, 107.
Jauregui, his attempt to assassinate Orange, 308.
John Don, of Austria, Elizabeth suggests marriage with him, he seizes Namur, 188, 191;
Elizabeth urges him to make peace, 192.
K.
Kenilworth, Elizabeth takes La Mole thither, 162–3;
Elizabeth receives news of St. Bartholomew at, 164.
Killigrew, 40–1.
Killigrew, Henry, English envoy in France, 144;
interview with the Queen-mother, 145–7, 149–51.
Knollys, Sir Francis, remonstrates with the Queen about the Alençon match, 218.
L.
Lafin, pursued by Fervaques into Elizabeth’s presence, 278.
Lansac, 238, 240, 287.
L’Archant, Captain of Anjou’s guard, sent to England, 136–9, 140.
L’Aubespine, Secretary, special envoy to Elizabeth, 197.
Leicester, Earl of, see Dudley.
Leighton, Thomas, special envoy to France, 179–80.
Lennox, Earl of, 72.
Lethington, William Maitland, laird of, 67, 68–9, 70, 89.
Lignerolles, his murder, 141, 144.
Limoges, Bishop of, 147.
Lincoln, Earl of, see Clinton.
Lippomano, his story respecting the Queen and Alençon, 265.
L’isle, Madame, cipher name for Elizabeth, 168.
Long Melford, Suffolk, De Bacqueville received by the Queen at, 194.
Lorraine, Cardinal, 69, 76, 137, 140.
Lucidor, Don, cipher name for Alençon, 168, 176.
Lumley, Lady, 25.
M.
Maisonfleur, his mission to Elizabeth, 167–8, 175–6.
Mansfeldt, Count, 48.
Marchaumont, Alençon’s agent in England, 233;
knights Drake, 235;
sends Elizabeth’s garter to Alençon, 236;
urges Alençon to visit England, 241, 244–5, 248–9, 250, 252;
again urges Alençon to visit England, 260, 262;
his reception of Alençon, 262–3, 276;
complains to Elizabeth of Leicester’s talk about Alençon, 304;
continually begs for money for Alençon, 305, 307–8, 313–14, 324.
Margaret de Valois, Queen of Navarre, divulges the plot for Alençon’s escape, 177, 181, 189–90;
opposes the Alençon match, 231, 277–8, 317–18.
Martyr, Peter, 41.
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, 2, 6, 28, 40;
the question of her re-marriage, 61–3, 65–6, 68–75, 77–8, 88, 101, 107;
Catholic proposal to marry her to Anjou, 114, 123, 134, 138, 143;
her imprudent letter to Elizabeth about Simier, 208;
plots in her favour, 224, 330;
proposal to marry her to Alençon, 330.
Mary Tudor, Queen of England, 6;
her accession, 13;
projected marriage with Courtney, 13;
captured by the Spanish interest, 13;
married to Philip, 13–18;
her treatment of Elizabeth, 14–20;
her death, 21, 27.
Mary of Lorraine, Queen Dowager of Scotland, 6.
Mathias, Archduke, 188.
Maximilian, Emperor, 78, 88–9, 97–9, 102–3, 105.
Medici, Duke of Florence, his son suggested as a suitor for Elizabeth, 12;
a daughter of, suggested as a match for Alençon, 301.
Melvil, Sir James, his visits to Elizabeth, 71–74;
his description of her, 74–5.
Mendoza, Bernardino de, Spanish ambassador, 190, 194, 197, 202, 204–5, 208, 212, 214, 226–7, 228, 241, 243, 248, 256–7, 261–3, 266, 275, 309.
Mery, M. de, 234;
carries the Queen’s garter to Alençon, 236.
Michaeli, Venetian ambassador, his description of Anjou, 120.
Moine, see Marchaumont.
Mole, La, his mission to England, 161;
reception by Elizabeth, 162–4;
to accompany Alençon to England, 168;
plans Alençon’s escape, 177;
his execution, 178, 186.
Monkey, the Queen’s pet name for Simier.
Montgomeri, Count de, 169;
at the siege of Rochelle, 170–1.
Montmorenci, Marshal, 60, 135, 136, 145;
reception by Elizabeth, 154–6;
splendid entertainment of him, 156;
consulted by Charles IX., 161;
his party joins the Huguenots, 175, 178;
released from prison, 183.
Morette, envoy of the Duke of Savoy, 59.
Morysine, Sir Richard, 12.
Mothe Fénélon, La, his negotiations in favour of the Anjou match, 116–18, 119–24, 127–8, 131–4, 137;
suggests Alençon as a suitor, 150;
his negotiations respecting Alençon, &c., 161–4;
visits the Queen after St. Bartholomew’s, 165–6, 170;
renewed negotiations for Alençon, 176;
sent to England, 238, 240, 244–5, 251;
his interviews with Elizabeth on his way to Scotland, 324–5.
Mowbray sent by Dudley to Henry of Navarre, 64.
N.
Navarre, King Henry of, approached by Dudley, 63;
marriage with Margaret de Valois, 138, 140, 142, 154, 166;
to accompany Alençon to England, 168–9;
kept tightly by Catharine, 175–6, 177;
he escapes and heads the Huguenots, 186, 197, 230;
next heir to the crown of France, 332.
Navarre, Queen of, see Margaret.
Nemours, Duke of, proposed as a suitor, 59.
Nerac, the treaty of, 215.
Nevers, Duke de, his son proposed as a suitor, 49.
Noailles, French ambassador, his intrigues against the Spanish marriages, 14–18.
Norfolk, Duchess of, 26.
Norfolk, Duke of, 23, 29;
in favour of the match with Archduke Charles, 45–6, 47;
admitted to the Privy Council, 68;
pressing the Archduke’s suit, 95–6, 100–3;
reproached by the Queen, 108, 110;
his conspiracy, 134, 144, 152, 178.
Norris, Sir John, with Alençon in Holland, 302, 328.
North, Lord, special envoy to France, 180;
conversation with Catharine, 181;
quarrels with Sussex, 195.
Northampton, Marquis of, the Queen’s anger with him, 108.
Northumberland, Duke of, his plans for Elizabeth’s marriage, 11–12, 13.
Noue, La, 227, 230.
Nuncio, proposed dispatch of, to England, 59.
O.
Obterre, Marchaumont’s secretary, 234.
Orange, Prince of, 185, 188, 225, 227, 291, 301–3, 305;
attempted assassination of, 308–9, 311–12;
Salcedo’s plot to murder, 320;
tired of Alençon, 325, 326–7.
Ormond, Earl of, 103, 107.
Oudenarde, fall of, 319.
Oxford, Earl of, 29.
P.
Paget, Lord, 14–15.
Parr, Catharine, marries Thomas Seymour, 7;
her treatment of Elizabeth, 7–8.
Parry, Sir Thomas, Cofferer to Princess Elizabeth, 8–11.
Paulet, Sir Amyas, English minister in France, 198.
Pelican, the, Drake’s ship, 235.
Pembroke, Earl of, 58, 67;
the Queen’s anger with him, 108;
receives the special French embassy, 238.
Philip II., 3–4;
his suggested marriage with Elizabeth, 7;
marries Mary, 13–20;
his approaches to Elizabeth, 21–3;
his attitude towards an Austrian match, 24–5;
offers his hand to Elizabeth, 27–8;
inclined to aid Dudley, 57, 62, 83, 100;
rejoices at St. Bartholomew, 166;
his fleet well received by Elizabeth, 184;
Henry Cobham sent to him, 185;
disbelieves in the Alençon match, 197;
his pretensions to the crown of Portugal, 215;
plots with Mary Stuart for the invasion of England, 224;
crippled by Elizabeth’s policy, 331.
Pickering, Sir William, a suitor for Elizabeth’s hand, 25, 29–30;
arrives in England, 33–4, 36–7;
quarrels with Bedford and Arundel, 37.
Pinart, Secretary, 238, 244, 251, 273–4, 276, 279, 288;
reproaches Alençon for his treasonable talk, 295;
threatens Elizabeth, 297–8.
Porte, La, sent to England by Alençon, 184.
Pruneaux, M. de, 311.
Q.
Quadra, Alvaro de, Bishop of Aquila, Spanish ambassador, 24, 26, 32, 34–6, 38–9, 41–4, 45–50, 53–62, 64–5;
accused of slandering Elizabeth, 67.
Quélus, M. de, 190.
Quincy, M. de, an envoy from Alençon, 193–4, 195–6, 276, 277.
R.
Rambouillet, Marquis de, special French envoy to Elizabeth, 197.
Randolph, Sir Thomas, 40;
sent to report on Alençon’s appearance, 175–6.
Ravenstein, Baron, Imperial ambassador, 34–6, 37, 38, 39, 48.
Renard, Simon, proposes Mary’s marriage with Philip, 13–14;
proposes Elizabeth’s marriage with Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, 16–20.
Reaux, M. de, visits Elizabeth from Alençon, 329.
Richmond, 17–18;
Alençon lodged at, 263–4.
Ridolfi plot, 122, 131, 139.
Rochelle, siege of, 168–71, 172, 177.
Rochetaillé, an envoy from Alençon, 203, 207.
Romero, Julian, 326.
Russell, Honble. John, sent to Alençon, 328.
S.
Sackville, Sir Thomas, proposed envoy to the Emperor, 103, 104–5.
Saint Aignan, Duke de, 327.
Saint Aldegonde, 265, 291, 296.
St. Bartholomew, 144, 148;
reception of the news in England, 164–5.
Salcedo’s plot to murder Alençon and Orange, 320.
Sancerre, Count de, 238.
Savoy, Duke of, a suitor for Elizabeth’s hand, 16–20, 22.
Schafanoya, 28–9, 33.
Serpente, Madame la, cipher name for Catharine de Medici, 168, 176.
Seymour, Thomas, Lord Seymour of Sudeley, his treatment of Elizabeth, 7–8;
his plot, 9–11.
Sharington concerned in Seymour’s plot, 9.
Sherwin, execution of, 266.
Sidney, Lady Mary, 41, 55.
Sidney, Sir Henry, bespeaks Spanish aid for Dudley’s suit, 53–4, 58–9.
Sidney, Sir Philip; he remonstrates with the Queen about the Alençon match, 218–19;
with Alençon in the Netherlands, 302.
Simier, Jehan de, aids Alençon to escape, 185, 190;
his mission to London, 199–200;
urges Alençon to come to England, 202;
his conditions for the match, 204–6;
Elizabeth’s intimacy with him, 207–8, 209;
divulges Leicester’s secret marriage, 209–10;
his letters to Elizabeth, 214;
his departure with the draft conditions, 220–1;
his letters to Elizabeth, 222, 227–8;
in disgrace with Alençon, 231;
his extraordinary letter to Elizabeth, 232, 244;
Elizabeth intercedes for him, 246;
sent to England by Henry III., 277–8;
another attempt to murder him, 278;
Elizabeth’s rage thereat, 278;
his action against Alençon’s suit, 282;
quarrel with Alençon, 283;
his betrayal of Elizabeth, 289–90;
interview between him and Alençon, 291–2;
he departs from England, 290.
Smith, Sir Thomas, English envoy to France, 77–8;
his interviews with Catharine de Medici and Charles IX., 84–5;
sent to France about the Anjou match, 142, 144;
audience with the Queen-mother, 145–7;
Alençon is suggested to him for the Queen, 148–151;
interview with the Queen-mother, 152–3;
present at La Mole’s interview with Elizabeth, 162.
Soissons, Count de, 238.
Somers sent to France, 252–3.
Somerset, Duke of, Protector, 7, 9–10, 11.
Stafford, Edward, 214;
sent to France with Simier, 222–3;
sent to Alençon, 230;
Alençon lodges in his house, 264.
Stafford, Lady, Mistress of the Robes, 264, 297, 323.
Stamford, 106.
Stuart, James, Earl of Murray, 66, 70.
Stubbs, his book against the Alençon match, 217–18.
Stukeley, Thomas, his descent upon Ireland, 122.
Succession to the Crown, question of, urged upon the Queen by Parliament, 107–9.
Sussex, Earl of, Thomas Ratcliff, in favour of an Austrian match, 24, 32, 93–5, 98–9, 100, 101, 103–4, 107–8, 110;
sent to the Emperor, 110–11;
failure of his mission, 112–13;
his attitude towards the Alençon match, 193;
the Queen’s treatment of him in the presence of Alençon’s envoys, 194–5;
bribed by Spain, 204–5;
in favour of the Alençon match, 206, 216, 234, 241–2, 244–5, 251, 265, 268, 273, 285, 289, 296–7, 298, 305, 307, 310, 313.
Sussex, Lady, 96.
Sweden, King of (Gustavus), 19, 31, 51–2.
Sweden, King of (Eric), see Eric XIV.
Swedish ambassador offends Queen Mary, 20, 31–2.
Swetkowitz, Adam, sent by the Emperor on behalf of Archduke Charles, 83–94, 97–9.
T.
Tavannes, Marshal, 138.
Téligny, 124, 131.
Throgmorton, English ambassador in France, 40, 89–90, 94.
Trent, Council of, Dudley’s intrigues with regard to, 53–60.
Turenne, 255.
Tyrwhitt, Lady, 10.
Tyrwhitt, Sir Robert, 10–11.
V.
Valdez, Don Pedro de, Spanish admiral, 184.
Valette, La, 299.
Viteau, Baron de, 278.
Vray, De, Alençon’s secretary, 206–7, 228, 238, 245, 249, 257.
Vulcob, his interview with the Queen, 105–6.
W.
Walsingham, Sir Francis, sent to France about the Anjou match, 119;
his description of Anjou, 120–1;
considers the Queen’s marriage necessary, 123;
his negotiations, 124–8;
interviews with Catharine, 127, 132, 134–5, 137;
his opinion of Anjou’s religion, 138;
desires to bring about the match, 139, 141–2, 143, 144;
his negotiations for the Alençon match, 152–63;
sends news of St. Bartholomew, 164;
remonstrates with the Queen about the Alençon match, 218–19, 222, 241–2, 244, 250, 253–4;
his mission to France, 255;
his interview with Alençon at La Fère, 256–7;
he warns Elizabeth of her fickleness, 257–8, 259–61;
returns to London, 261–2, 263, 265, 267, 272;
Elizabeth’s anger with him, 305, 306, 311.
Wanstead, Elizabeth’s visits to Leicester there, 205, 209.
Warwick, Earl of, 70.
Westmoreland, Earl of, 25.
Wightman concerned in Seymour’s plot, 9.
Wilkes, Clerk of the Privy Council, 183.
Willoughby, Lord, with Alençon in Holland, 302.
Winchester, Marquis of, 21.
Woodstock, 16–17, 18;
Elizabeth receives La Mothe at, after St. Bartholomew, 165.
Wyatt, Sir Thomas, 17.
Y.
York, Archbishop of (Sandys), 226.