LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan[Frontispiece]
By Holbein (National Gallery).
Charles V.[4]
By B. van Orley (Cardon Collection, Brussels).
Eleanor of Austria[6]
By B. van Orley (Cardon Collection, Brussels).
Isabella of Austria, Queen of Denmark[12]
By B. van Orley.
Christian II., King of Denmark[30]
London Library.
The Children of Christian II., King of Denmark[54]
By Jean Mabuse (Hampton Court Palace).
Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan[92]
British Museum.
Christina, Duchess of Milan[92]
Oppenheimer Collection, London.
Frederic, Count Palatine[106]
Ascribed to A. Dürer (Darmstadt).
Mary, Queen of Hungary[188]
By B. van Orley (Cardon Collection, Brussels).
Grande Porterie, Palais Ducal, Nancy[260]
Charles V.[322]
By Titian (Munich).
Hôtel-de-Ville, Brussels[332]
S. Gudule, Brussels[332]
Palais Ducal, Nancy[364]
Philip II. and Mary[412]
By Jacopo da Trezzo (British Museum).
Antoine Perrenot, Cardinal Granvelle[412]
By Leone Leoni (British Museum).
Margaret, Duchess of Parma[412]
By Pastorino (British Museum).
William, Prince of Orange[456]
By Adriaan Key (Darmstadt).
Mary, Queen of Scots[466]
By François Clouet (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris).
Charles III., Duke of Lorraine[472]
British Museum.
The Three Duchesses[508]
Prado, Madrid.

CHRISTINA OF DENMARK


BOOK I
ISABELLA OF AUSTRIA, QUEEN OF DENMARK, THE MOTHER OF CHRISTINA
1507-1514