INDEX.
ADOLPHUS (of Nassau) election of over the Germanic empire, [36].
summoned to answer charges against him, [37].
deposed by the diet, [37].
death of, [37].
ADRIAN assumes the tiara, [114].
ÆNEAS SYLVIUS, remarks of, [72].
AGNES (daughter of Cunegunda) to marry Rhodolph's son, [31].
engaged in the massacre, [40].
enters a convent, [41].
AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, coronation of Albert I. at, [88].
coronation of Charles V. at, [107].
taken possession of by Rhodolph, [193].
peace of, [461].
ALBERT (fourth Count of Hapsburg), [17].
departure of for the holy war, [17].
address of to his sons, [18].
death of, [18].
the favorite captain of Frederic II., [19].
ALBERT I. succeeds his father, [35].
his character, [35].
elected Emperor of Germany, [37].
victor at Gelheim, [37].
assassination of, [40].
ALBERT III. rules with Otho, [46].
acquisitions of, [47].
ALBERT IV., succession of, [51].
improvements projected by, [58].
ALBERT V. declared of age, [59].
accepted King of Hungary, [62].
death of, [65].
ALBERT (of Bavaria) declines the throne of Hungary, [66].
ALBERT (Archduke) the candidate of the Catholics, [229].
ALLIANCE of barons to crush Rhodolph of Hapsburg, [21].
same dissolved, [22].
ALPHONSO (of Castile) candidate for crown of Germany, [23].
ALPHONSO (King of Naples), abdication of, [84].
AMURATH, conquests of, [64].
ANABAPTISTS, rise of the sect of, [115].
ANHALT (Prince of), dispatched with a list of grievances to the emperor, [211].
address to the emperor, [212].
ban of the empire declared against, [265].
ANN (Princess of Hungary and Bohemia), marriage of to Ferdinand I., [145].
ANNA (of Russia), desire of to secure a harbor for Russia, [400].
ANECDOTES of Rhodolph, [33].
of Charles V., [144].
APOLOGY of Maximilian, [96].
ASCHHAUSEN, confederacy at, [194].
AUGSBURG, diet of, [24].
bold speech of the diet at, [102].
triumphal reception of Maurice at, [133].
Confession of, [118].
AUGUSTUS II. loses and regains his empire, [382].
death of, [382].
AULIC COUNCIL, establishment of the, [102].
AUSTRIA, a portion of given as dowry to Hedwige, [25].
nucleus of the empire of, [27].
invasion of by John of Bohemia, [49].
wonderful growth of, [52].
division of, [72].
accession of Ladislaus over, [81].
the house of invested with new dignity, [101].
becomes a part of Spain, [108].
the empire of apparently on the eve of dissolution, [286].
the leading power in Europe, [314].
dispute as to the succession to the crown of, [352].
treaty between Spain and, [373].
Maria Theresa ascends the throne of, [415].
deplorable state of at that time, [415].
defeat of by Frederic, [420].
the proposed division of, [422].
prosperity of, [444].
important territory wrested from, [453].
alliance of with Prussia, [459].
Joseph II. ascends the throne of, [491].
situation and character of, [492].
languages spoken in, [493].
Leopold ascends the throne of, [500].
acquisitions of by the battle of Waterloo, [504]
present constitution of, [504].
doctrines of the government of, [503].
its future, [506].
AUSTRIANS, triumph of the at Brussels, [340].
triumph of the at Malplaquet, [341].
evacuation of Madrid by the, [345].
prohibited from trading-with Spain, [380].
the, driven from the Neapolitan States, [388].
the, defeated at Crotzka, [407].
BADEN, peace of, [359].
BAJAZET, victory achieved by, [64].
BALDER, attack of Rhodolph upon, [22].
BALLOT-BOX, its authority in Poland, [385].
BALNE (Lord), followers of put to death, [40].
BANDITTI, companies of put down by Rhodolph, [32].
BARBARIA, wife of Sigismond, [60].
BARCELONA, capture of by Charles, [354].
BASLE, attack upon the city of, [20].
demands of the Bishop of upon Rhodolph, [22].
impious remark of the Bishop of, [23]
aid of the Bishop of to Rhodolph, [29].
BAVARIA (Henry, Duke of), intimidated by Rhodolph, [25].
marriage of Hedwige to Otho of, [25].
agrees to carry the edict of Worms into effect, [114].
his hatred of Wallenstein, [275].
urged as a candidate for the imperial crown, [279].
dishonorable despair of, [438].
death of, [488].
BAVARIA (Charles of), death of, [451].
BAVARIA, Maximilian Joseph ascends the throne of, [451].
BAYARD (Chevalier De), the knight without fear or reproach, [90].
BELGRADE, relief of, [69].
siege of, [360].
capture of by Eugene, [363].
surrendered to the Turks, [408].
BELLEISLE (General), heroic retreat of, [441].
BLENHEIM, massacre at, [334].
BLOODY diet, the, [158].
theater of Eperies, [325].
BOHEMIA, triumphal march of Rhodolph into, [30].
the crown of demanded by Albert I., [39].
revolt in, [89].
rise of the nobles of against Ferdinand, [127].
the monarchy of, [154].
religious conflicts in, [155].
resistance of to Ferdinand, [156].
symptoms of the decay of, [160].
Ferdinand's blow at, [263].
severity of Ferdinand towards, [270].
son of Ferdinand crowned king of, [271].
change of prosperity of during reign of Ferdinand II., [272].
rise of the Protestants in, [286].
the Elector of Bavaria crowned king of, [434].
the Prussians driven from, [450].
(King of), chosen Emperor of Germany, [431].
BRANDENBURG, reply of the Marquis of to Charles V., [118].
BRITISH MINISTER, letter of the in regard to Maria Theresa, [295].
letter of the in regard to the affairs in Hungary, [416].
BRUNAU, the Protestant church of, [235].
BRUNSWICK, marriage of Charles VI. to Elizabeth Christina of, [164].
BRUSSELS, diet at, [139].
BUDA taken by the Turks, [147].
BULL (see [Pope]).
BURGHERS prevented from attending Protestant worship, [188].
BURGUNDY (Duke of), ambition of the, [77].
BURGUNDY (Mary of), marriage of by proxy, [79].
death of, [79].
CÆSAR BORGIA, plans for, [89].
CALENDAR, the Julian and Gregorian, [192].
CAMPEGIO, a legate from the Pope to, [114].
CAPISTRUN, JOHN, rousing eloquence of, [69].
[CARDINAL KLESES], counselor to the king, [241].
abduction of, [242].
CARINTHIA, dukedom of, [48].
CARLOS crowned as Charles III., [388].
CARLOVITZ, treaty of, [326].
CASSAU captured by Botskoi, [198].
[CASTLE] (Hawk's), situation of, [17].
(Oeltingen), the dowry of Gertrude of Hohenburg, [19].
CATHARINE II. ascends the throne of Russia, [480].
cooperates with Austria. [481].
desire of to acquire Constantinople, [495].
grand excursion of, [496].
places Count Poniatowski on the throne of Poland, [484].
CATHERINE BORA, marriage of to Luther, [114].
CHANCELLOR OF SAXONY, reading of the Confession of Augsburg by, [118].
reply of to the emperor, [118].
CHARLES OF BOHEMIA, succession of to the kingdom of Austria, [47].
death of, [47].
CHARLES EMANUEL (King of Sardinia) character of, [386].
CHARLES GUSTAVUS succeeds Christina, Queen of Sweden, [302].
his invasion of Poland, [303].
energy of, [305].
CHARLES (Prince), defeat of by Frederic, [254].
CHARLES (Prince of Lorraine) marriage of, [447].
CHARLES II., the throne of Spain held by, [328].
sends embassage to the pope, [329].
induced to bequeath the crown to France, [330].
death of, [331].
[CHARLES III]. crowned King of Spain, [332].
army of routed, [340].
arrival of at Barcelona, [342].
desperate condition of, [344].
flight of, [346].
description of his appearance, [353].
dilatoriness of, [355].
crowned king, [356].
Carlos crowned as, [388].
(See also [Charles VI].)
CHARLES V. (of Spain) inherits the Austrian States, [106].
petitions to, [106].
required to sign a constitution, [108].
ambition of, [109].
apologetic declaration of, [112].
refusal of to violate his safe conduct, [112].
attempts of to bribe Luther, [113].
determination of to suppress religious agitation, [115].
interview of with the pope at Bologna, [117].
call of for the diet at Augsburg, [117].
intolerance of, [119].
appeal of to the Protestants for aid, [122].
in violation of his pledge, turns against the Protestants, [122].
secret treaty of with the King of France, [123].
treaty of with the Turks, [123].
forces secured by against the Protestants, [124].
alarm of at the preparations of the Protestants, [125].
preparations of to enforce the Council of Trent, [125].
march of to Ingolstadt, [126].
flight of to Landshut, [126].
triumph of over the Protestants, [126].
conquers the Elector of Saxony, [128].
revenge of towards the Elector of Saxony, [128].
march to Wittemberg, [128].
visit to the grave of Luther, [129].
attempts of to settle the religious differences, [129].
attempt of to establish the inquisition in Burgundy, [129].
power of over the pope, [130].
calls a diet at Augsburg. [130].
failure of to accomplish the election of Philip, [131].
confounded at the success of the Protestants. [133].
flight of from Maurice, [133].
unconquerable will of, [135].
urged to yield, [136].
fortune deserting, [137].
extraordinary despondency of, [138].
abdication of in favor of Philip, his son, [139].
enters the convent of St. Justus, [141].
convent life of, [141].
death of, [143].
anecdotes of, [144].
attempt of to abdicate the elective crown of Germany to Ferdinand, [160].
[CHARLES VI]. (see also [Charles III]. for previous information),
limitations imposed on the power of, [356].
desertion of by his allies, [357].
addition of Wallachia and Servia to the dominion of, [364].
marriage of, [364].
his alteration of the compact established by Leopold, [364].
power of, [365].
involved in duplicity, [377].
insult to, [380].
ambition of to secure the throne of Spain for his daughters, [382].
the loss of Lombardy felt by, [387].
attempt of to force assistance from France, [390].
his first acknowledgment of the people, in his letter to Count Kinsky, [391].
interference of in Poland, [393].
sends Strickland to London to overthrow the cabinet, [391].
troubles of in Italy, [394].
distraction of, [396].
proposal of for a settlement with France, [397].
humbled by loss of empire. [398].
a scrupulous Romanist, [400].
removal of all the Protestants from the army, [404].
fears of for the safety of Maria Theresa, [406].
anguish of at the surrender of Belgrade, [411].
letter of to the Queen of Russia, [412].
death of, [414].
CHARLES VII., death of, [451].
CHARLES VIII. informed of the league against him, [88].
death of, [89].
CHARLES XII. joins the Austrian party, [335].
death of, [368].
conquests of, [382].
CHAZLEAU, battle of, [435].
CHRISTIANA, the succession of Sweden conferred upon, [280].
abdicates in favor of Charles Gustavus, [302].
CHRISTIAN IV. (of Denmark), leader of the Protestants, declares war, [267].
conquered by Ferdinand, [268].
CHURCH, exactions of the, [102].
CILLI, influence of Count over Ladislaus, [68].
driven from the empire, [68].
CLEMENT VII. succeeds Adrian as pope, [116].
CLEVES, duchy of put in sequestration, [213].
COLOGNE, the Archbishop of joins the Protestants, [124].
deposition of the Archbishop of, [126].
CONDUCT, Luther presented with a safe, [110].
CONFESSION OF AUGSBURG, [118].
reading of, [119].
CONGRESS at Rothenburg, [226].
at Hanau, [445].
at Prague, 1618, and letter of to Matthias, [236].
of electors at Frankfort, [35].
CONSPIRACY against Albert, [36].
formed by Albert against Adolphus, [37].
CONSTANTINOPLE, capture of by the Turks, [64].
CONSTITUTION, Charles V. required to sign a, [108].
COUNCIL of Trent, [124].
of Trent in 1562, [164].
of State convened in Spain, [331].
CREMNITZ, resistance of, [148].
CREMONIA to be disposed of as plunder, [89].
CROATIA invaded by the Turks, [195].
CROTZKA. battle of, [407].
CRUSADE against the Turks, [64].
CUNEGUNDA (wife of Ottocar), her taunts, [27].
offer of to place Bohemia under the protection of Rhodolph, [31].
DANUBE, position of Austria on the, [25].
DAUN (Count), honors of at his victory, [473].
DENMARK, the King of obliged to yield to Charles Gustavus, [306].
DIEPOLD thrown from the palace by the mob, [328].
DIET, command of the of Augsburg to Ottocar, [14].
at Augsburg, [118].
at Augsburg, [130].
at Brussels. [139].
at Lubec, [269].
at Prague, in 1547, [158].
at Prague, [179].
the Protestant at Prague, [209].
decrees of the, [210].
at Passau, [137].
its agreement as to the rights of the Protestants, [138].
at Pilgram, [66].
at Presburg, accusation of Leopold by the, [309].
at Ratisbon, [179].
at Spires, [116].
at Stetzim, [349].
demands of, [350].
at Worms, [86].
refusal of the at Worms to cooperate with Maximilian, [96].
at Znaim, [61].
power of the Hungarian, [308].
DOCTRINE of the three parties, [190].
ancient and modern, contention about shadowy points of, [255].
DRESDEN, treaty of, [458].
ERNEST, death of, [202].
ELEONORA (wife of Leopold), her character, [335].
marriage of, [336].
her death, [337].
ELFSNABEN, a fleet assembled at by Gustavus Adolphus, [281],
ELIZABETH (wife of Philip V.), ambition of, [371].
demands of on Charles VI., [372].
ELIZABETH (of Russia), death of, [479].
EMERIO TEKELI invested with the Hungarian forces, [319].
ENGLAND, assistance of against the Turks, [94].
supports the house of Austria against France, [332].
curious contradictory conduct of, [346].
pledge of to support the Pragmatic Sanction, [380].
supports Austria to check France, [428].
determines to support Maria Theresa, [436].
prodigality of, [447].
war declared against by France, [448].
purchases the aid of Poland, [452].
private arrangement of with Prussia, [457].
remonstrated with for its treatment of the queen, [463].
alliance of with Prussia, [466].
a subsidy voted Prussia by, [475].
alarmed at the strides of Austria and Russia, [499].
EPERIES, tribunal at, [324].
ERNEST, conquests of, [59].
EUGENE (Prince) commands the Austrian army, [332].
his heroic capture of Belgrade, [363].
his disapproval of the war, [389].
death of, [398].
funeral honors of. [399].
EUROPE, condition of the different powers of, [269].
EXCOMMUNICATION of the Venetians, [97].
FAMILY of Rhodolph, [25].
the three daughters of the imperial, [364].
FERDINAND (of Austria) invested with the government of the Austrian States, [113].
determines to arrest Protestantism, [114].
assumes some impartiality, [116].
chosen King of the Romans, [120].
Bohemia and Hungary added to his kingdom, [146].
demands the restitution of Belgrade, [146].
his siege of Buda, [153].
tribute of to the Turks, [153].
his attempts to weaken the power of the Hungarian nobles, [155].
conditions of his pardon of the Hungarian nobles, [157].
his punishment of the revolters, [158].
his establishment of the Jesuits in Bohemia, [158].
his inconsistencies, [158].
obtains the crown of Germany, [161].
opposed by the pope, [162].
elected Emperor of Germany, [233].
character of, [234].
rich spoils of, [273].
he assembles a diet at Eatisbon, [275].
perplexity of in regard to the demands of the diet, [277].
FERDINAND (King of Arragon) furnishes supplies for the war against the Venetians, [95].
FERDINAND (of Naples), flight of to Ischia, [85].
FERDINAND (King of the Romans)
crowned at Ratisbon, [302].
his death, [302].
FERDINAND I.
illustrious birth of, [145].
marriage of, [145].
efforts of to unite Protestants and Catholics, [164].
attempts of to prevent the spread of Protestantism, [167].
the founder of the Austrian empire, [168].
death of, [168].
FERDINAND II.
manifesto of, [240].
abduction of Cardinal Kleses by, [242].
troops of defeated by the Protestants, [243].
refers the complaints of the Protestants to arbitration, [343].
unpopularity of with the Catholics, [247].
unexpected rescue of, [249].
elected King of Germany, [250].
concludes an alliance with Maximilian, [254].
secures the coöperation of the Elector of Saxony and Louis XIII., [256].
subdues Austria, [257].
barbarity of the troops of, [258].
vengeance of, [263].
meeting at Ratisbon to approve the acts of, [265].
victories of, [268].
capture of the duchies of Mecklenburg, [268].
seizes Pomerania, [268].
revokes all concessions to the Protestants, [270].
son of crowned King of Bohemia, [271].
manifesto of against Gustavus Adolphus, [283].
decorous appreciation of to the memory of Gustavus Adolphus, [296].
outwitted by a Capuchin friar, [279].
succeeds in securing the election of his son Ferdinand, [299].
his death, [299].
FERDINAND III.
ascends the throne, [245].
his proposal for a truce with Prague, [246].
desire of for peace, [300].
succeeds in securing the election of his son as Ferdinand King of the Romans, [302].
death of, [303].
FLEURY (Cardinal), ascendancy of over Louis XV., [378].
FLORENCE threatened by Louis XII., [90].
FRANCE
influence of in wresting sacrifices from the emperor, [279].
the dominant power, [315].
fraud by which obtained possession of Spain, [331].
condition of under Louis XIV., [357].
refusal of to engage in the Polish war, [390].
design of to deprive Maria Theresa of her kingdom, [428].
declares war against England, [448].
alliance of effected with Austria. [467].
FRANCIS (of France)
claims Austria, [106].
perfidy of, [127].
death of, [128].
FRANCIS I. (Duke of Lorraine) elected Emperor of Germany, [457].
FRANCIS II. ascends the throne, [504].
FRANCIS RAVAILLAC, the assassin of Henry IV., [215].
FRANKFORT, congress at, [35].
FREDERIC (King of Naples), doom of, [92].
FREDERIC (of Saxony)
friendly seizure of Luther by, [113].
death of, [114].
FREDERIC I. (the Handsome)
capture of [43].
surrender of, [44].
death of, [45].
FREDERIC II. (of Germany)
renown of, [18].
death of, [482].
curious occupations of, [483].
FREDERIC II. (of Austria)
treachery of, [75].
wanderings of, [77].
death of, [81].
FREDERIC V., character of, [251].
accepts the crown of Bohemia, [251].
inefficiency of, [258].
his feast during the assault, [258].
renounces all claim to Bohemia, [259].
flight of, [262].
his property sequestrated, [264].
FREDERIC (King of Bohemia, Elector of Palatine),
death of, [296].
FREDERIC (of Prussia),
demands of, [417].
seizure of Silesia by, [418].
triumphal entrance into Breslau, [419].
his defeat of Neuperg, [420].
opinions of on magnanimity, [423].
his indignation at the small concessions of Austria, [424].
implores peace, [433].
violation of his pledge, [435].
capture of Prague by, [419].
surprises and defeats Prince Charles, [454].
invasion of Saxony by, [458].
explanation demanded from Austria by, [469].
artifice of to entrap the allies, [470].
defeat of at Prague, [473].
recklessness of, [476].
undaunted perseverance of, [477].
despair of, [479].
secures an alliance with Prussia, [480].
letter of to Maria Theresa, [488].
peaceful reply of, [500].
FRENCH, the, driven out of Italy, [94].
the, routed near Brussels, [340].
rout of at Brussels, [340].
defeat of the at Malplaquet, [341].
GABRIEL BETHLEHEM
chosen leader in the Hungarian revolution, [152].
he retires to Presburg, [253].
compelled to sue for peace, [268].
GELHEIM, battle of, [37].
GALLAS appointed commander in place of Wallenstein, [268].
GENOA, aid furnished Leopold by, [311].
GERMANY,
its conglomeration of States, [18].
independence of each State of, [18].
position of the Emperor of, [19].
decline of the imperial dignity of, [85].
its division into ten districts, [101].
growing independence in of the pope, [162].
tranquillity of under Ferdinand, [172].
rejoicing in at the downfall of Rhodolph, [225].
divided into two leagues, [253].
distracted state of, [299].
religious agitation in, [370].
the Elector of Bavaria chosen Emperor of, [434].
GERTRUDE (of Hohenburg),
marriage of to Rhodolph of Hapsburg, [19].
her dowry, [19].
GHIARADADDA to be bestowed on Venice, [89].
GIBRALTAR taken by the English, [339].
GOLDEN FLEECE, establishment of the order of the, [372].
GRAN, capture of the fortress at, [324].
GREAT WARDEIN,
siege of, [307].
the Turks retain, [313].
GRENADER, the plot at, [92].
GRIEVANCES complained of by the confederacy at Heilbrun, [192].
GUICCIARDINI, remark of Charles V. about, [144].
GUNPOWDER, its introduction, [82].
GUNTZ, triumphant resistance of the fortress of, [150].
GUSTAVUS YASA (King of Sweden),
league with against Charles V., [127].
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS,
rouses the country against Ferdinand II., [280].
assembles a fleet at Elfsnaben, [281].
Stettin captured by, [281].
Mark of Brandenburg taken possession of by, [281].
conquers at the battle of Leipsic, [285].
his tranquil campaign, [286].
his intrenchment at Nuremberg, [290].
his attack on Wallenstein, [293].
his death, [293].
relics of, [295].
HANAU, conference at, [445].
HANOVER, title of the Elector of to the crown of England, [367].
HAWK'S Castle. (See [Castle].)
HEDWIGE,
wife of Albert of Hapsburg, [18].
betrothal of, [53].
HELVETIC STATES, independence of acknowledged, [89].
HENRY (Duke of Anjou),
abdication of the throne of Poland, [180].
succeeds Charles IX., [180].
HENRY (Duke of Carinthia) chosen king, [39].
HENRY (Count of Luxemburg)
elected Emperor of Austria, [41].
his death, [41].
HENRY (of Valois) succeeds Charles IX., [171].
HENRY VIII. (of England) claims Austria, [107].
HENRY IV. (of France),
efforts of to unite Lutherans and Calvinists, [190].
political course of, [214].
assassination of, [215].
his plans for remodeling Europe, [216].
HOCKKIRCHEN, battle of, [475].
HOLY LEAGUE, formation of, [116].
[HUNGARIANS], the, summons a diet, [349].
the, remonstrate with Leopold, [501].
(see also [Hungary].)
[HUNGARY], despotism of Rhodolph III. in, [196].
new revolt in, [307].
attempt of Leopold to establish despotic power in, [317].
rise of against Leopold, [333].
troubles in observed by Joseph I., [349].
enthusiastic support of Maria Theresa in, [432].
(see also [Hungarian].)
HUNNLADES (John), regent of Hungary, [68],
popularity of, [68].
death of, [71].
HYMN, singing of a by the army of Gustavus on the field of battle, [292].
ISABELLA (wife of Frederic), death of, [45].
ISABELLA (of Spain), determination of to obtain for her son the crown of Hungary, [152].
propositions of to Ferdinand for peace, [154].
IMPERIAL CHAMBER, creation of the, [87].
INGOLSTADT, Charles V. marches to, [126].
INNSPRUCK, arrival of the Duke of Ludovico at, [90].
the emperor sick at, [103].
the palace at surrendered to pillage, [134].
INSURRECTION in Vienna, [36].
of Suabia, [55].
INZENDORF, the Lord of arrested by Matthias, [206].
ISCHIA, flight of Ferdinand to the island of, [85].
ITALY, invasion of by Mahomet II., [82].
victories of Henry of France in, [136].
invaded by the Spaniards, [388].
invaded by the French and Spaniards, [452].
JAGHELLON, the Grand Duke, [53].
marriage of Hedwige to, [54].
baptism of, [54].
(for further reference see [Ladislaus].)
JAMES I., matrimonial negotiations of, [266].
JEANETTE POISSON (see [Marchioness of Pompadour]).
JESUITS, the, expelled from Prague, [239].
JOANNA (of Spain), insanity of, [106].
JOHN (of Bohemia), character of, [46].
his invasion of Austria, [49].
JOHN SIGISMOND, death of, [178].
JOHN SOBIESKI goes to the relief of Vienna, [320].
enthusiastic reception of, [322].
refuses to fight Tekeli, [324].
JOHN (the Constant) succeeds Frederic, Elector of Saxony, [114].
JOHN (of Tapoli), negotiations of with the Turks for the throne of Hungary, [151].
marriage and death of, [52].
JOHN (of Medici) elected pope, [100].
JOSEPH (of Germany) elected as successor of Leopold, [316].
JOSEPH I. secures a treaty with France for neutrality for Italy, [339].
continues the war against Spain, [338].
political concessions of in Hungary, [349].
refusal of to grant the demands of the diet, [350].
Transylvania again subject to, [351].
rout of the Hungarians by, [351].
death of, [352].
JOSEPH II. (of Austria) elected to succeed the Emperor Francis, [481].
assumes the crown of Germany, [484].
succeeds Maria Theresa, [491].
character of, [492].
death of, [500].
attempt of to obliterate distinctions in Austria, [493].
emancipates the serfs of, [494].
joins the excursion of Catherine II., [497].
defeat of at Belgrade, [498].
successes of, [499].
JULIUS III. ascends the pontifical throne, [130].
KAUNITZ (Count) appointed prime minister, [462].
KEVENHULLER (General) given the command of the Austrian army, [405].
KING, nominal power of the, [308].
KINSKY, letter of Charles VI. to, [391].
KLESES. (See [Cardinal].)
KONIGSEGG (General), power of in a counsel of war, [404].
recalled in disgrace, [405].
[LADISLAUS I]., coronation of, [65].
visit of to the pope, [67].
inglorious flight of, [69].
tyranny of towards the family of Hunniades, [71].
flight of from Buda, [71].
his projected marriage to Magdalen, [71].
death of, [72].
LADISLAUS II. elected King of Hungary, [79].
assumes the government of Austria, [81].
LANDAU, the Austrians checked at, [47].
LANDSHUT, flight of Charles V. to, [126].
LEAGUE against France, [85].
of Augsburg, [315].
LEIPSIC captured by Tilly, [285].
LEO X., John of Medici assumes the name of, [100].
LEOPOLD I. (of Austria) succeeds Ferdinand III., [304].
convenes the diet at Presburg, [309].
accused by the diet of persecution, [309].
his desire for peace, [312].
organizes a coalition against Louis XIV., [315].
attempt of to establish despotic power in Hungary, [317].
driven from Hungary, [317].
flight of with his family, [319].
humiliation of, [322].
disgust of the people with, [324].
vengeance of, [324].
efforts of to obtain a decree that the crown was hereditary, [325].
claims Spain, [326].
declares war against France, [331].
deserted by the Duke of Bavaria, [334].
death of, [334].
canonization of, [335].
his various marriages, [336].
LEOPOLD II. ascends the Austrian throne, [500].
despotism of in Hungary meets with a remonstrance, [501].
interposes against France, [502].
letter of to the King of England, [502].
death of, [502].
LEOPOLD I. (of Germany), character and death of, [45].
LEOPOLD I. (of Switzerland), character of, [52].
death of, [57].
LEOPOLD II., succession of, [57].
assumes the guardianship of Albert V., [59].
death of, [59].
LEOPOLD (Archduke) invasion of Upper Austria by, [220].
defeat of by Matthias, [221].
LEWIS II., excommunication of, [50].
LIBERTY, the spirit of acting in France, [501].
LITHUANIA, duchy of, [53].
annexation of to Poland, [54].
LOREDO, arrival of Charles V. at, [141].
LORRAINE (Chevalier De), duel between the and the young Turk, [312].
LORRAINE, duchy of demanded by France, [397].
LORRAINE (Francis Stephen, Duke of) compelled to flee from Hungary, [319].
his engagement with Maria Theresa, [395].
deprived of his kingdom, [397].
his marriage, [398].
appointed commander of the army, [404].
reply of the to the demand of Frederic, [418].
LOUIS XII., succession of to the throne of France, [89].
inaugurated Duke of Milan, [90].
diplomacy of, [91].
LOUIS XIII. espouses the cause of Ferdinand I., [256].
LOUIS XIV., attempt of to thwart Leopold, [304].
marriage of, [314].
resolve of to annex a part of Spain, [314].
responsible for devastation of the Palatinate, [316].
rapacious character of, [317].
claims Spain, [326].
preparations of to invade Spain, [329].
desire of to retire from the conflict, [341].
melancholy situation of, [357].
LOUIS XV. begins to take part in the government, [378].
LOUIS XVI., plans of, [502].
LOUIS (of Bavaria) elected emperor, [42].
excommunication of, [47].
death of, [47].
LOUIS (of Hungary), death of, [146].
LOUIS (son of Philip V.), death of, [371].
LUBEC, peace of, [269].
LUDOVICO, escape of the Duke of, [90].
LUDOVICO (Duke of Milan), recovery of Italy by the Duke of, [90].
mutiny of the troops of, [91].
death of, [92].
[LUTHER] summoned to repair to Rome, [102].
bull of the pope against, [108].
works of burned, [109].
support of at the diet of Worms, [110].
summoned to appear before the diet, [110].
triumphal march of, [111].
memorable reply of, [111].
triumph of, [112].
attempts of Charles V. to bribe, [113].
his Patmos, [113].
his German Bible, [113].
the party of encouraged by Adrian the pope, [114].
marriage of, [114].
the Confession of Augsburg too mild for, [119].
visit of Charles V. to grave of, [128].
LUTHERANS, reply of to Henry IV., [191].
(see also [Luther].)
LUTZEN, meeting of the armies at, [291].
battle of, [292].
MADRID, evacuation of, by the Austrians, [345].
MAGDEBURG, the city of, espouses Gustavus, [282].
sacking of, by the imperial troops, [283].
MAHOMET II., siege of Belgrade by, [69].
MAHOMET IV., his foreign war, [307].
MARLBOROUGH (Duke of), the guardian of Anne, [332].
MALPLAQUET, battle at, [341].
MANTUA, aid furnished Leopold by, [311].
battle at, [387].
[MARCHIONESS OF POMPADOUR], arrogance of, [464].
MARIA ANTOINETTE, history of, [487].
letter of Maria Theresa to, [488].
MARIA THERESA (of Spain), marriage of to Louis XIV., [314].
MARIA THERESA (of Austria), character of, [395].
her attachment for the Duke of Lorraine, [395].
marriage of, [398].
ascends the Austrian throne, [415].
solicitations of to foreign powers, [417].
her apparent doom, [421].
consents to part with Glogau, [424].
a son born to her, [426].
desire of that her husband should obtain the imperial crown, [427].
her coronation at Presburg, [429].
address of to the diet, [431].
reinforcements of, [436].
ambitious dreams of, [439].
forbids the conference for the relief of Prague, [440].
attempt of to evade her promise to Sardinia, [446].
arrogance of excites indignation of the other powers, [449].
rouses the Hungarians, [450].
recovers Bohemia, [450].
interview of the English ambassador with, [454].
signs the treaty of Dresden, [458].
indignation of at peace being signed by England, [460].
chagrin of, [461].
her energetic discipline, [462].
secures the friendship of the Marchioness of Pompadour, [465]
reproaches towards England, [466].
her diplomatic fib, [468].
victories of, [475].
loses Russia and Sweden, [480].
recovers the coöperation of Russia, [481].
children of, [486].
letter of to Maria Antoinette, [488].
letter to Frederic desiring peace, [489].
charge to her son, [490].
death of, [491].
fate of her children, [491].
MARY ANNE (of Spain) affianced to the dauphin of France, [372].
insulting rejection of, [373].
MARGARET (of Bohemia), engagement of, [46].
marriage and flight of, [49].
divorce of, [49].
MARGARET, celebration of the nuptials of, [314].
MARK OF BRANDENBURG, taken possession of by Gustavus Adolphus, [281].
MARTINETS thrown from the palace by the mob, [328].
MASSACRE, the, of St. Bartholomew, [171].
MATHEW HENRY (Count of Thurn), leader of the Protestants, [234].
convention called by, [236].
MATTHIAS (of Hungary), invasion of Austria by, [75].
death of, [79].
MATTHIAS, character of, [201].
chosen leader of the revolters in the Netherlands, [202].
increasing popularity of, [203].
announces his determination to depose Rhodolph III., [204].
his demand that Rhodolph should abdicate, [205].
distrust of by the Protestants, [205].
arrest of the Lord of Inzendorf by, [206].
reluctance of to sign the conditions, [207].
elected king, [207].
haughtiness of towards the Austrians, [208].
political reconciliation between Rhodolph III. and, [219].
march of against Leopold, [221].
limitations affixed to the offer of the crown to, [222].
coronation of, [224].
marriage of, [225].
suspicions of the Catholics against, [229].
elected Emperor of Germany, [229].
thwarted in his attempts to levy an army, [230].
concludes a truce with Turkey, [231].
his revival of the ban against the Protestants, [231].
efforts of to secure the crown of Germany for Ferdinand, [232].
opposed by the Protestants, [233].
defiant reply of to the congress at Prague, [236].
disposition of to favor toleration, [239].
death of, [344].
MAURICE (of Saxony), Protestant principles of, [131].
treaty of with the King of France, [132]
capture of the Tyrol by, [133].
demands of from Charles V., [135]
death of, [137].
MAXIMILIAN I., ambition of, [84].
efforts of to rouse the Italians, [88].
efforts to secure the Swiss estates, [89].
defeat of at the diet of Worms, [87].
roused to new efforts, [92].
superstitious fraud of, [93].
drawn into a war with Bavaria, [94].
league formed by against the Venetians, [95].
abandoned by his allies, [97].
perseverance of rewarded, [98].
confident of success against Italy, [99].
letter of to his daughter, [99].
success beginning to attend, [100].
plans of to secure the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia, [101].
contempt of for the pope, [103].
peculiarities of exhibited, [103].
death of, [104].
accomplishments of, [105].
MAXIMILIAN II. allowed to assume the title of emperor elect, [161].
character of, [169].
his letter to the Elector Palatine, [170].
profession of the Catholic faith, [170].
address of to Henry of Valois, [172].
liberal toleration maintained by, [172].
answer of to the complaints of the diet, [173].
offer of to pay tribute to the Turks, [174].
elected King of Poland, [180].
death of, [181].
character and acquirements of, [182].
tribute of honor by the ambassadors to, [183].
wife of, [183].
fate of his children, [184].
MAXIMILIAN (brother of Matthias), the candidate of the Protestants, [229].
MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH, ascends the throne of Bavaria, [451].
MEINHARD, legitimate rights of, [50].
death of, [50].
MELANCTHON, character of, [119].
MENTZ, taunts of the Elector of, [38].
METTERNICH, his theory of social order, [506].
METZ, siege of, [137].
MILAN, captured by Louis XII., [90].
Louis XII. created Duke of, [90].
MINISTER (see the countries for which the minister acted).
MOHATZ, battle of, [146].
MOLNITZ, the court of Frederic established at, [421].
MONTECUCULI (Prince), commander of the troops of Leopold, [311].
MONTSERRAT, shrine of the holy Virgin at, [355].
MORAVIA, to be held five years by Rhodolph, [81].
the province of, [208].
triumphal march of Count Thurn into, [247].
MOSES TZEKELI crowned Prince of Transylvania, [196].
MULHEIM, the fortifications of demolished, [232].
MUNICH captured by Frederic, [449].
MURCHFIELD, meeting of the armies on the field of, [29].
NAPLES, subjugation of, [84].
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, similarity of the plans of Henry IV. and, [216].
remark of verified, [262].
remark of concerning Russia, [399].
NETHERLANDS, revolt in the, [201].
Marlborough in possession of the, [339].
NEUPERG (General), imprudence and insult of, [408].
arrested by Charles, [413].
NEUSTADT, the emperor's remains to be deposited at, [104].
NICHOLAS (Count of Zrini), heroic defense of Zigeth by, [175].
NISSA, capture of, [402].
NOBLES, the, of Bohemia banished, [271].
NOVARRA, defense of the citadel of, [90].
NUREMBURG, congress at, [227].
request of, that Rhodolph should abdicate, [228].
battle of, [290].
famine in the city of, [290].
OFFICERS, ignorance of the Austrian, [389].
ORLEANS (Duke of), matrimonial arrangements of the, [369].
death of the, [378].
ORSOVA captured by the Turks, [405].
surrendered to the Turks, [408].
OTHO marries Hedwige, of Hapsburg, [25].
harmonious rule of, [46].
OTTOCAR (of Bohemia), candidate for crown of Germany, [23].
opposition of Rhodolph, [24].
command of the diet to, [24].
message of, to Rhodolph, [24].
power of, [25].
his contempt for Rhodolph, [25].
his excommunication by the pope, [26].
his performance of feudal homage, [27].
violates his oath, [28].
the body of found after battle, [30].
OXENSTIERN (Chancellor), appointed commander of the Swedish army, [297].
PALATINATE, territory of the, [250].
PAPPENHEIM (General), death of, [293].
PASSAU, diet at, [187].
PATMOS, Luther's, [113].
PAUL III. (of Russia), alliance of with Prussia, [480].
assassination of, [480].
PAUL IV. (Pope), death of, [162].
Peace of Passarovitz, [364]
PEOPLE, contempt for the, [95].
PEST taken by the Turks, [147].
PETER THE GREAT, ambition of, [399].
death of, [399].
PETERWARDEIN, strength of, [406].
PHILIP (of Burgundy), obtains the dukedom of Burgundy, [84].
PHILIP III. institutes the order of the Golden Fleece, [372].
PHILIP IV. (of Spain) obtains renunciation of succession in favor of Margaret, [314].
resolve of, to maintain his throne, [341].
supported by his subjects, [342].
flight of, from Catalona, [343].
PHILIP V. despondency of, [369].
abdication of, [370].
resumes his crown, [371].
PILGRAM, diet at, [66].
PIUS IV. elected pope, [162].
PODIEBRAD (George), assumes regal authority, [66].
intrusted with the regency of Bohemia, [68].
elected King of Bohemia, [73].
POLAND, conditions affixed to the throne of, [180].
Stephen Barthori chosen king of, by the minority, [181].
attempts of France to place Stanislaus on the throne of, [383].
Count Poniatowski secures the crown of, [484].
to be carved out, [485].
annihilation of, [486].
POMERANIA, seizure of, by Ferdinand, [269].
POMPADOUR (Marchioness of), arrogance of the, [464].
PONIATOWSZI (Count), elected King of Poland, [484].
[POPE], the, letter of Rhodolph to, [24].
character of Pope Gregory N., [24].
indignation of the, [38].
capitulation of the, [84].
(Alexander VI.) bribery of, [89].
(Julius II.) the, bought over, [92].
bull of the, deposing the King of Naples, [93].
demands of the, as booty, [95].
infamy of, [95].
infamous acquisitions of, [98].
proclamation against the, by Maximilian, [98].
death of, [100].
John of Medici elected as, [100].
(Leo X.), command of the, to Luther to repair to Rome, [102].
Maximilian's contempt for the, [103].
bull of the, against Luther, [108].
bull of the, burned by Luther, [109].
death of Leo X., the, [113].
(Adrian), accession of, as, [113].
(Clement VII.) succeeds Adrian, [116].
offer of pardon by the, for those who assist in enforcing the Council of Trent, [125].
disgust of the, against Charles V., [129].
(Julius III.) elected as, [130].
indignation of the, at the toleration of the diet at Passau, [138].
the, allows Maximilian to assume the title of emperor elect, [161].
intolerant pride of, [161].
(Pius IV.) elected as, [162].
dependence on the, dispensed with, [163].
refusal of the, to reform abuses, [165].
attempts of the, to influence Maximilian II., [174].
aid extended to Leopold by the, [311].
embassage from Charles II. to the, [329].
alarm of the, at the innovations of Joseph II., [494].
PRAGMATIC SANCTION, the, [364].
the, supported by various powers, [461].
PRAGUE, Ferdinand crushes the revolt in. [156].
diet at, [158].
seizure of, by Leopold, [221].
archbishop of, expelled from the city, [239].
indignation of the inhabitants of, against Frederic, [262].
surrender of, to Ferdinand, [262].
surrender of, to the Austrians, [443].
suffering in, on account of the siege, [472].
PRAUNSTEIN (Lord of), reasons for the, declaring war, [80].
PRECOCITY, not a modern innovation, [108].
PRESBURG, diet at, [309].
PRESS, success of the, in diffusing intelligence, [102].
PRINTING, the influence of, beginning to be felt, [83].
PRIVILEGES confined to the nobles, [187].
PROTEST of the minority at the diet of Spires, [116].
PROTESTANTISM, spread of, in Europe, [163].
its working for liberty, [264].
PROTESTANTS, assembly of, at Smalkalde, [121].
refusal of the, to assist Charles V, [122].
contributions of the, to expel the Turks, [122].
increase of the, [123].
the, reject the council of Trent, [124].
ruin of the army of the, by Charles V., [126].
party of the, predominant in Germany, [183].
shameful quarreling among the, [190].
union of, at Aschhausen, [194].
opposition of the, to Matthias, [206].
their demands on Matthias, [207].
reasonable demands of, [211].
forces of the, vanquished at Pritznitz, [259].
secret combinations of the, for the rising of the, [267].
concessions to, revoked by Ferdinand, [276].
the, prefer the Duke of Bavaria to any of the family of Ferdinand, [279].
loss of the, in the death of Gustavus, [296].
pleasure of the, at the entry of Frederic into Silesia, [419].
PRUSSIA, inhabited by a pagan race, [20].
alliance of, with Austria, [459].
alliance of, with England, [466].
a subsidy voted to, by England, [475].
formidable preparations against, [470].
PRUSSIANS, the, driven from Bohemia, [450].
RAAB taken by the Turks, [147].
RAGOTSKY (Francis), leader of the rebellion, [333].
assembles a diet, [349].
chosen dux, or leader, [350].
outlawed, and escape of, [351].
RATISBON, diet at, in 1629, [275].
refusal of, to accept Ferdinand's word, [276].
REFORMATION, commencement of the, [103].
RELIGION, remarkable solicitude for the reputation of, [98].
REWARD offered for the head of Rhodolph, [30].
RHODOLPH (of Hapsburg), at the time of his father's death, [18].
presentation of, by the emperor for baptism, [19],
his incursions, [19].
marriage, [19].
excommunication of, [20].
engaged in Prussian crusade, [20].
a monument reared to, by the city of Strasburg, [21].
principles of honor, [21].
chosen chief of Uri, Schweitz, and Underwalden, [21].
chosen mayor of Zurich, [21].
elected Emperor of Germany, [23].
power of, as emperor, [25].
family of, [25].
gathering clouds around, [28].
address of the citizens of Vienna to, [28].
death of, [35].
RHODOLPH II., character and court of, [48].
ostentatious titles of, [51].
death of, [51].
RHODOLPH III, crowned King of Hungary, [178].
obtains the imperial throne, [180].
bigotry of, [187].
his infringement of the rights of the burghers, [188].
his blows against Protestantism, [189].
intolerance of in Bohemia, [193].
superstition of, [200].
his favor to Ferdinand; [204].
demands of the Protestants on, [205].
his encouragement of filibustering expeditions, [208].
remarkable pliancy of, [210].
his terror at the chance of assassination, [212].
political reconciliation between Matthias and, [219].
his plot with Leopold, [220].
Rhodolph taken prisoner, [221].
his abdication, [222].
required to absolve his subjects from their oath of allegiance, [223].
retains the crown of Germany, [225].
supplication of to the congress at Rothemberg, [226].
a congress at Nuremberg summoned by, [227].
death of, [228].
RHODOLPH (of Bohemia), death of, [39].
RHINE, separating Basle from Rhodolph, [23].
RICHELIEU, motives influencing, [267].
ambassadors of urge the Duke of Bavaria as candidate for the imperial crown, [279].
RIPPERDA (Baron), the secret agent of the Queen of Spain at Vienna, [373].
rise and fall of, [375].
escape of to England, [376].
ROBINSON (Sir Thomas), interview of with Maria Theresa, [454].
ROTHENBURG, congress at, [226].
RUSSIA, growing power of, [399].
succession of the crown of, [399].
instrumental in placing Augustus II on the throne, [400].
SARAGOSSA, battle of, [343].
SAXONY, defeat of the Elector of, [128].
nobility of, [128].
degradation of, [129].
power of, [132].
the electorate of, passes to Augustus, [137].
SCHARTLIN (General), the Protestants march under, [125].
SCHWEITZ, Rhodolph of Hapsburg chosen chief of, [21].
SCLAVONIA, marriage of the Duke of to the daughter of Rhodolph, [25].
SECKENDORF, (General), the Austrian army intrusted to, [400].
his plans of campaign broken up by Charles, [402].
capture of Nissa by, [402].
condemned to the dungeon, [402].
SECRET ARTICLES of the treaty with Austria, [376].
SEGEBERG, league at, [267].
SCHMETTAU (General), the retreat of Wallis arrested by, [407].
compelled to yield Belgrade, [409].
SELIM succeeds Solyman, [177].
SEMENDRIA, defense of, [64].
its capture, [65].
SEMPACH, battle of, [55].
SERFS emancipated by Joseph II., [494].
his plan for seizing Bavaria frustrated, [495].
SEVEN YEARS' WAR, termination of the, [481].
SICILY, subjugated and attached to the Neapolitan crown, [388].
SIGISMOND (Francis, Duke of Tyrol), his alliance with Rhodolph, [195].
representation in the diet introduced by, [308].
death of, [314].
SIGISMOND (of Bohemia), power of, [60].
address of to the diet at Znaim, [61].
death of, [62].
SILESIA sold to Rhodolph, [195].
taken possession of by Frederic, [418].
SISECK, Turks routed at, [195].
SLAVATA thrown from the palace by the mob, [238].
SMALKALDE, assembly of the Protestants at, [121].
SOLYMAN (the Magnificent), victories of, [146].
reply of to the demand made by Ferdinand, [147].
his method of overcoming difficulties, [149].
his attack upon Guntz, [150].
his price of peace with Hungary, [153].
death of from rage, [176].
SPAIN decreed by the will of Charles II. to succeed to France, [331].
espouses the cause of Ferdinand II., [256].
assistance furnished Leopold by, [311].
invasion of by the British and Charles III., [354].
treaty between Austria and, [373].
the Austrians forbidden to trade in, [380].
invasion of Italy by, [388].
SPANIARDS, the, routed at Catalonia, [343].
ST. BARTHOLOMEW, massacre of, [171].
ST. GOTHARD, troops stationed at, [311].
battle of, [312].
ST. ILDEFONSO, the palace of, [370].
ST. JUSTUS, convent of, [140].
ST. PETERSBURG, rearing of the city of, [399].
STANHOPE (General), bearing of, [342].
desperate position of, [347].
STANISLAUS LECZINSKI, career of, [382].
daughter of married to Louis XV., [382].
receives a pension from France, [383].
elected King of Poland, [383].
his marvelous journey through Germany, [384].
STAREMBERG (General), bearing of, [342].
STATE, the independence of each German, [18].
STEPHEN, crowning of the infant as king, [152].
STEPHEN BOTSKOI, indignity offered to, [197].
his manifesto, [198].
proclaimed King of Hungary, [199].
STETTIN captured by Gustavus Adolphus, [281].
STETZIM, diet at, [349].
STRALSUND, defense of, [269].
STRICKLAND sent to London to overthrow the cabinet, [392].
STYRIA traversed by the Turks, [311].
SWEDEN roused by Gustavus Adolphus
against Ferdinand II., [280].
prudent conduct of on death of Gustavus, [297].
SWEDES, sorrow of the at the death of Gustavus, [294].
SWITZERLAND, divisions of, [40].
THURN (Count) leads the mob to the king's council, [237].
appointed commander of the Protestants, [338].
invades Austria, [247].
TILLY (Count), the imperial troops intrusted to, [282].
TITIAN, graceful compliment of Charles V to, [144].
TRAUSNITZ, Frederic I. a prisoner at the castle of, [43].
TRANSYLVANIA, rebellion in, [333].
TREASURE abandoned by the Turks, [323].
TREATY of Passau, [136].
TRENT, Council of, [124].
the second council at, [130].
council at in 1562, [164].
declarations of, [166]
TRIBUNAL at Eperies, [324].
TRIESTE, arrival of troops at, [94].
TURENNE, the Palatinate devastated by, [315].
challenged by the Elector of Palatinate, [316].
TURIN, the court of bribed, [89].
TURKS, origin and increase of the, [63].
defeat of at Belgrade, [70].
spread of the, [121].
invasion of Hungary by the, [122].
the, driven from Hungary, [122].
treaty of Charles V. with the, [123].
victorious in Hungary, [136].
invasion of Europe by the, [145].
compelled to return home, [148].
the, retire from Hungary, [177].
peace made by Maximilian with the, [178].
invasion of Croatia by the, [195].
union of the with the forces of Botskoi, [199].
truce of Hungary with the, [203].
the, conclude a peace with Austria, [231].
invasion of Hungary by the, [310].
defeat of on the field of St. Gothard, [312].
favorable treaty secured by the, [313].
the invasion of Sclavonia by the, [360].
destruction of the army of the, [363].
the, implore peace, [364].
Orsova besieged by the, [404].
the, routed at Einmik, [499].
TUSCANY, subjugation of by Charles VIII, [84].
aid furnished Leopold by, [311].
death of the Duke of, [398].
TYROL, marriage of Albert to Elizabeth,
daughter of the Count of, [25].
possession of obtained by Rhodolph II., [50].
its power as the key to Italy, [313].
death of the Duke of, [314].
ULADISLAUS obtains the throne of Hungary, [66].
ULM, rendezvous of the Protestants at, [257].
ULRIC, the Protestant Duke of restored to Wirtemberg, [122].
UNDERWALDEN, Rhodolph of Hapsburg chosen chief of, [21].
URI, Rhodolph of Hapsburg chosen chief of, [21].
UTTLEBERG, capture of the castle of by Rhodolph, [22].
VALERIUS BARTHOLOMEW, the king's confessor, [248].
VALLADOLID, court of Philip established at, [343].
VENDOME (General) joins Philip, [313].
VENICE bribed, [89].
Maximilian bound by truce with, [95].
aid furnished Leopold by, [311].
VICTOR ASMEDEUS, business of, [369].
VIENNA one of the strongest defenses of the empire, [26].
the king's residence at, [27].
address of the citizens of to Rhodolph, [28].
siege of, [74].
the professors of the university at avow the doctrines of Luther, [114].
assault of, [320].
delivered by Sobieski, [322].
WALLENSTEIN made generalissimo of all the forces, [268].
arrogance of, [273].
matrimonial alliances of, [274].
his dismissal from the army demanded, [276].
he retires from the army [278].
his regal mode of living, [287].
his humiliating exactions from the emperor, [289].
superstition of, [291].
urges Ferdinand to make peace, [297].
traitorous offer to surrender to the Swedes, [298].
his assassination, [299].
WALLIS (Marshal) given the command of the army, [406].
arrested by Charles, [413].
WAR, its debit and credit account, [359].
(see also the various campaigns.)
WATERLOO, its advantage to Austria, [404].
WENCESLAUS acknowledged king, [31].
marriage to Judeth, [31].
death of, [38].
WESTPHALIA, signing of the peace of, [300].
conditions of the treaty of, [301].
WHITE MOUNTAIN, battle of, [259].
WILLIAM (son of Leopold), demand of for the government, [58].
marriage of, [59].
WINKELREID (Arnold), heroism of, [56].
WISMAR, the naval depot of Ferdinand, [268].
WITTEMBERG, procession of the students of, [109].
WORMS, diet at in 1521, [108].
the diet of inveighs Luther, [110].
ZEALAND, encampment of Charles Gustavus in, [306].
ZIGETH, heroic defense of by Nicholas, [176].
noble death of the garrison of, [177].
ZINZENDORF, remark of, [393].
ZNAIM, diet at, [61].
ZURICH, Rhodolph of Hapsburg chosen chief of, [21].