Index

Affaire de la Tour de Nesle 9—12, 20, 24

Anne of Brittany, Queen of France 98, 111, 115-20, 148, 168

Anne of France, Duchess of

Bourbon 34, 35, 39, 111, 112 n. 6

Rivalry with Anne of Brittany 115-119

Beatis, Antonio de 132

Blanche of Burgundy 13-14, 26 n.

Blanche of Castile, Queen of France 35, 45-46, 48, 51, 90, 131

Boleyn, Anne, Queen of England 176, 177, 187

Modern perceptions of 189-192

Henry VIII's love letters to 195-199

Match with Henry VIII deplored 199-201

Library 202-203

Marriage with Henry VIII as divinely

ordained 203-205

Boleyn, Mary 190, 191

Brantome, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de 99, 194 Particularitez 111-115

Assessment of Anne of France and Anne of

Brittany 115, 119

Assessment of Eleanor of Austria 121-128 Breze, Pierre de 100

Briςonnet, Guillaume, Bishop of

Meaux 129, 133, 137-138, 142

Browne, Anthony 150

Bryan, Francis 151, 174

Carle, Lancelot de 187

Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England

188-189, 195, 198-199, 201-203

Catherine de Medicis, Queen of France

34-35, 40, 111-113, 126, 148

Relationship with Diane de Poitiers 152, 154-155

Chapuys, Eustace 200

Charles IV, King of France 34, 41, 60

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 95 n. 8, 117, 121-122, 127, 136, 150, 154, 156

Relationship with Francois I 130, 132-133

Relationship with sisters 126, 159, 163, 168-169, 175, 177

Charles V, King of France 25, 36, 80-81 Charles VI, King of France 53-54,

58-61, 67, 68-69, 73-75, 100, 130,

200

Insa nity of 35-37

Gift-giving 79-90

Charles VII, King of France 94, 96, 98,

100-103, 105-109, 150

Charlier, Philippe 97 Chartier, Jean 100, 103

Chastellain, Georges 97-98, 100, 103 Chevalier, Etienne 104

Claude, Queen of France 167, 201

De Molay, Jacques 18, 21, 33 Diane de Poitiers 94, 114, 147-150

Relationship with Catherine de

Medicis 152, 154-155

Supposed rivalry with the Duchess of

Etampes 156-158, 160-165

Eleanor of Austria, Queen of France 121-122, 133-134, 139, 151, 159, 163, 167-168

Brantome’s assessment of 123-127 Spanish fashion of 125, 182-183 Devotion to family 169-172

Marriage to Francois I 172-181

Perceived foreignness of 181-185 Etampes, Anne de Pisseleu d’Heilly,

Duchess of 52, 94, 99, 101, 103 Supposed flightiness of 147-148 Rise to power 152-154 Supposed rivalry with Diane de Poitiers 156-158, 160-165

And Eleanor of Austria 176, 178-180

Etrennes 75, 82, 85-88, 162-163

Fitzwilliam, William 132-134, 135 n.

32

Fontainebleau 152-153, 162

Franςois I, King of France 156-158, 160-165, 167-168, 172-183, 190

Franςois II, Duke of Brittany 98, 102, 104, 105

Franςoise de Foix, Duchess of

Chateaubriant 150, 190

Froissart, Jean 37 n. 11

Description of Isabeau of Bavaria’s coronation 58-64

And Valentina Visconti 69-72, 75

Gerson, Jean 48, 71

Girard, Rene 11-14

Goldenes Rossl ( see Petit cheval d’or)

Gossip 115, 122-123, 126-127

Guerche, Chateau de La 102, 106, 108

Hall, Edward 200

Henri II, King of France 111, 112, 114,

149, 155, 161 n. 56, 165, 167, 181

Henri IV, King of France 99, 168, 194, 197

Henry VIII, King of England 117, 134,

150, 151, 154, 159-160, 163, 168, 174-177, 180-181

Love letters to Anne Boleyn, 187-199

Marriage with Anne Boleyn ridiculed 200-201

Marriage as providentially ordained 203-20

Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen of France 34 And regency ordinances 36-40 Supported by Christine de Pizan 40-48 Vilification 35, 49-57

Supposed affair with Louis of Orleans 49, 57

Supposed inability to speak French 57-59, 64-65

Jean, Duke of Berry 36-38, 41 n. 31, 43, 55, 80, 85, 86

Jean, Duke of Burgundy 37, 39, 41-43, 47, 50, 55-56, 76-77, 80, 85, 87

Jeanne of Burgundy 9-10, 13-14, 26-27, 31

Proclaims innocence 22

Exonerated 23

Keralio, Louise de 51, 79

Knights Templar 29, 31

Ladies Peace, The 139, 151

Lefevre d'Etaples, Jacques 45

Louis I, Duke of Orleans 37-40, 55, 57,

60, 64, 67, 68, 71-74, 80, 130

As regent for Charles VI 36-37

Stand-off with Jean of Burgundy 41-43, 47, 49, 55

Assassinated by Jean of Burgundy 37, 39, 72, 73, 76, 77, 87

Gift-giving 81, 83-87

Louis II, Duke of Orleans (later Louis XII, King of France) 115, 118-120, 130

Louis X, King of France 15, 17-19, 22-24, 26, 31, 33

Louis XI, dauphin, later king of

France 102, 103, 115

Louise of Savoy 34, 40, 106, 129-139, 141, 143-145

Maignelais, Antoinette de 95-98, 106-109

Bad reputation among historians 96, 98, 104- 105

Influence at court 101-104

“Maitresse-en-titre” 99

Marguerite of Austria 121-122, 126, 150-151, 168-169, 171, 174-175

Marguerite of Burgundy 9-10, 13-15, 17-19, 22-23, 25-27, 31

Marguerite, sister of Franςois I, Queen of Navarre 91, 111, 114, 129-130, 136-139, 141, 180-181

In the eyes of ambassadors 133-135, 153, 154, 176, 178

Spirituality 129, 142-143

Love for mother, Louise of Savoy 144-145 And Duchess of Etampes 151, 159, 162, 163, 164

Reforming efforts 201 n.

Marguerite of Valois, Queen of

Navarre 111, 167-168

Marie de Medicis, Queen of France 34, 40, 194, 197

Marie of Anjou, Queen of France 97, 167

Marie of Hungary 122, 123, 126-127, 169, 177, 199

Marigny, Enguerrand de 15, 17-20, 22-23, 30-31

Marot, Clement 162-163

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor 117, 122, 124, 132, 169

Mendoza, Inigo Lopez 188, 195, 197, 200

Montmorency, Anne de, Grand Maitre and Connetable of France 137, 151, 153, 156, 158-161, 165

Ally of Eleanor of Austria 175, 178-180, 183

Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 3^rd Duke of 153, 159, 176, 178, 202

Parr, Catherine, Queen of England 202

Pavia, Battle of 130, 131, 132, 135, 172, 177

Perrers, Alice 149

Petit cheval d'or 88—9

Pierre of Beaujeu, Duke of Bourbon 35, 39, 118-119

Philip I, Duke of Burgundy 36-39, 47, 64, 68, 71-72, 74 n. 25, 76, 80, 83, 85-87, 124

Philip IV, King of France 9, 12, 16-19, 25-27, 33-34

Depicted as gullible 20-23

Self-righteousness of 11, 27-31

Philip V, King of France 13, 25, 33-34

Pintoin, Michel 37-38, 43, 50-51, 54, 59, 60, 69-72, 75-76

Pole, Reginald 200

Richard of St. Victor 145

Salic Law, The 34, 40-41, 183

Sigbritsdatter, Dyveke 149

Sorel, Agnes 96-101, 109

Depicted as beautifu l 96, 98, 100

Reputation of 52, 94-95, 96, 105-108 Death of 101, 104

Treaty of Troyes 35, 51

Villequier, Andre de 98, 102-103, 105, 108

Visconti, Bernabo 73, 74 n. 26

Visconti, Giangaleazzo 73-75, 84

Visconti, Valentina, Duchess of Orleans

60-64, 73-77, 148, 177

Idealization of 52-53, 58-59

Accused of witchcraft 67-72

Exiled from court 71, 74, 76

Yolande of Aragon 57-58