INDEX

A
Abduction of children by Gilles de Retz, [chap. iv]., [64–71], [106], [195]
Aids, assistants, and familiars of Gilles, [71–75]
Allegiance to Duke of Brittany, [11]
Ancient buildings, description of, [46], [47];
inscriptions on, [47]
Appendix A, Mother Goose publications, [188]
Appendix B, Bluebeard stories, [186]
Appendix C, Mystery of the Siege of Orleans, [189]
Appendix D, Depositions in Civil Court against Gilles, [195]
Army service of Gilles, in histories of France, [22], [23]
Arrest of Gilles, [84–90]
Attack and capture of Rainefort, [17]
B
Beaumanoir, duel with Tournemine, [169]
Bishop of Nantes, [80–84], [93–95], [100–116], [122], [127], [139]
Blouyn, Jean, Vice-Inquisitor, [95], [100], [102], [105], [140]
Bluebeard, an infantile classic, [ix]., [xiv].;
stories of, Appendix B, [186]
“Bonne Vierge de Créé-Lait,” niche and statue of, [179]
Bouffay, Palais de Justice, [169];
duel between Beaumanoir and Tournemine in courtyard of, [169]
C
Cathedral of Nantes, [45]
Château of Champtoceaux captured and John V. released, [11]
Château of Malicorne captured, [17]
Château de Clisson transferred to Gilles, [12]
Château de Nantes, 90–92 (frontispiece);
Edict of Nantes signed by Henry IV. in, [91];
prisoners in: Cardinal of Retz, Minister Fouché, Madam Sevigné, and Duchess of Berry, [92]
Citation to Gilles, [82–84]
Confession of Gilles, [135–159]
Coronation of the King, [20];
Gilles guard for the Sainte Ampoule at, [20]
Court, officers of, [94–97], [130];
opening of, [100];
presided over by Bishop of Nantes and assistants, [93];
records of, [98–101], [105–108];
Appendix D, [195]
Craon, Marie de, mother of Gilles, [3]
Crimes of Gilles, [chap. iv]., [64–93]
Criminal law in France and other countries, history of, [96]
Criminal practice in France, [131–133]
D
Declaration of infamy against Gilles, [80–82]
Decree of excommunication, [124], [164];
revoked, [126], [165];
in writing, [129]
Depositions against Gilles, [105];
Appendix D, [195]
Duel between Beaumanoir and Tournemine, [169]
Duke of Brittany:
Alliance of, with France, [15–16]
l’Abbé, Jean, captain in service of, arrests Gilles, [84], [90]
Blois, family of, John V., [9]
Decree of King against Gilles refused by, [60]
Defeat of Blois, peace with Montfort, [9]
Favors bishop against Gilles, [84], [85]
France, alliance with and war for, [15], [16];
history of, [13–23]
Gilles’s father and family on side of Blois, [9]
Imprisonment of, in Château de Champtoceaux, [11];
release of, [11], [15]
Montfort against Penthièvres and Blois, [9]
Nantes, château of, castle for the Duke, [90], [92]
Penthièvres and Blois condemned and banished, [12], [13]
Son of a younger son vs. daughter of an elder son, [9]
War for the succession of, [9], [11]
E
Education of Gilles, [6–8]
Espousal of cause of King of France by Gilles, [15]
Evidence against Gilles, [105];
Appendix D, [195]
Excommunication of Gilles, [124], [126], [129], [165]
Execution of Gilles, [x]., [chap. vii]., [177]
Expenses greater than income, resorts to magic, [62], [63]
Extravagance of Gilles, [39], [40], [50–53], [55], [57], [60]
F
Family of Gilles, see [Gilles de Retz]
Folly and ambition of Gilles, [39], [40]
France, alliance with Brittany, [15], [16];
history of, [13–23]
Friends and companions of Gilles, [17]
G
Gilles de Retz:
Abduction of children by, [64], [71], [106], [195]
Aids and assistants, familiars of: Eustache Blanchet, Henriet Griart, Jean Roussignol, Gilles de Sillé, Perrin Martin alias LaMeffraye, François Prelati, Hugues de Bremont, Étienne Corrilaut alias Poitou, Robin Romulart, [71–75]
Allegiance of, to Duke of Brittany, [11]
Army service of, in histories of France, [22], [23]
Arrest of, [84–90]
Attack and capture of Rainefort by, [17];
of Lamballe, Guingamp, Broon, Malicorne;
Champtoceaux captured and demolished and John V. released by, [11]
Château de Clisson transferred to, [12]
Citation to, [82–84]
Coronation of the King, guard for the Sainte Ampoule at, [20]
Crimes of, [chap. iv]., [64–93]
Declaration of infamy against, [80], [82]
Education of, [6–8]
Espouses cause of King of France, [15]
Expenses greater than income, resorts to magic and philosopher’s stone, [62], [83]
Family of, (Laval [Montmorency-Laval], Rais [changed to Retz, 1581], Machecoul, Craon), [1]
Father, Guy, [1–3];
death of, [4]
Mother, Marie de Craon, [3];
remarriage of, [4]
Brother, René de la Suze, [4]
Wife, Catherine de Thouars, [5];
separated from, [61];
remarriage of, [180]
Daughter, Marie, married, [180];
died, [180]
Grandfather, paternal, Guy Bremor, [2], [10]
Grandfather, maternal, Jean de Craon, [2], [4]
Grandmother, a sister of great Du Guesclin, [2]
Great-grandmother, Jeanne la Folle, [2]
After execution of, [180], [181]
Folly and ambition of, [39], [40]
Friends and companions in arms of:
Ambroise de Loré, Baron Beaumanoir, La Hire, [17]
Joan of Arc, Gilles is captain of guard for, and in service with, through France, [ix]., [9], [19], Appendix C, [189]
Life of, at home in Brittany (1430–1439), [24–63]
Life, pleasure, business, etc., of, [27]
Magic, resorts to, in aid of his failing fortunes, [61–63]
Maison de la Suze, expensive decoration of, [55]
Marriage of, [6]
First and second betrothals, fiancées both die, [5]
Married to Catherine de Thouars, [5]
Wife’s dot, [5]
Marshal of France, [19]
Music, fondness for, [27]
Personal appearance of, [24–27]
Property of, raided by Margaret de Clisson, [12]
Lands inherited, [2], [5], [28], [29]
Sales and transfers, [30–32]
Value of, estimated, [30], [39], [41], [50], [53], [55], [56], [60]
Religious hierarchy of, bishop, chapel, paraphernalia, etc., [27], [28], [41], [48], [53], [54], [57], [58]
Ruinous expenditures of, [39], [40], [50–53], [55], [57], [60]
Search for Elixir of Youth and Philosopher’s stone, [x].
Siege and capture of Orleans by, [19]
Signature and rubric of, [22]
Sixteen years old at commencement of civil war, [10], [13]
Soldier (1420–1429), [chap. ii]., [19–23];
for France, [17]
Spendthrift, [53]
Submits to arrest, [86], [89], [100]
Theatre, love for, and indulgence in, [33–50]
Trial and execution of, [x]., [chaps. v.–vii]., [93–182]
Before Ecclesiastical Tribunal, [chap. v]., [93–166]
Before Civil Court, chap, v., [167]
Depositions, Ecclesiastical Court, [105];
Civil Court, Appendix D, [195]
Jean Blouyn, Vice-Inquisitor and aid to Bishop, commission of, [102], [103]
Officers of court, [94], [95], [97], [130]
Opening of court, [100]
Presided over by Bishop of Nantes and assistants, [93]
Records of, [98–101], [105–108], Appendix D, [195]
Guard of honour at coronation of King, [20]
I
Infamy, declaration of, against Gilles, [80–82]
J
Joan of Arc, [ix]., [19], [21–23]
L
La Hire, prayer of, before assault on Montargis, [18]
Laval, original family name, changed to Rais by will of Joan la Sage, [3]
M
Machecoul, château of, [1], [2], [5], [29]
Magic, resort of Gilles to, to aid his failing fortunes, [61–63]
Maison de la Suze, Nantes, [46];
decoration of, [55]
Marshal of France, Gilles made, [19]
Mémoires des Héritiers, [28]
Gives lists of Gilles’s lands and from what family inherited, [28], [29]
Inaugurated by his brother and cousin, [28], [29]
Interdiction of sale or transfer by the King, [55–61]
Sales and transfers of property by Gilles, [30–32]
Sentence of the King under, [55–61]
Value of his property estimated in, [30], [39], [41], [50], [53], [55], [56], [60]
Montargis, siege of, [18]
Mother Goose publications, [183]
Music, Gilles’s fondness for, [27]
Mystery of the Siege of Orleans, [41–43];
Appendix C, [189];
of Lord Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, [43–49]
N
Notices, public, made in France by trumpet or drum, [43–45], [60]
O
Orleans, expensive visit of Gilles to, [50–52]
P
Perrault, Charles:
Author of the story of Bluebeard, [xi].
Identity of Gilles de Retz with Bluebeard, [xiv].
Life and history of, [xi].
Member of Academy of France, [xii].
Mother Goose stories, first publication of, by, [xiii].;
names of, [xiii].
Writings of, [xi]., [xiii].
Personal appearance of Gilles, [24–26]
Pierre de l’Hospital, Chief Justice of Brittany, [93], [135–138], [168], [174], [175]
Portraits of Gilles, [24]
Prairie de Piesse, place of execution, [175]
Prelati, François, alchemist, [73], [127], [139], [167], [168]
Property of Gilles:
Lands inherited, [2], [5], [28], [29]
Raided by Margaret de Clisson, [12]
Sales and transfers of, [30–32]
Value estimated, [30], [39], [41], [50], [53], [55], [56], [60]
R
Records of trial in archives of Loire-Inférieure, [98–100], [170]
Religious hierarchy (pseudo), [27], [28], [41], [48], [53], [54], [57], [58]
René de la Suze, brother of Gilles, [4], [28], [29]
Retz changed from Rais in 1581, [1], [3]
Richemont, Count of, Constable of France, [16]
S
Sentence of Henriet and Poitou, [174];
of Gilles, [168], [175]
Shahan, Dr. Thomas J., [ix]., [xv].
Streets, decoration of, custom continued in France, [36], [37]
Suze, Maison de la, [55]
T
Theatre:
History of, in France, [32–38]
Mysteries, moralities, dramas, and farces, [35–38]
Religious plays, fostered by the clergy, [33–35]
Streets decorated during, custom in France, [36], [37]
Travelling shows in small towns in France, [35], [36]
Three languages spoken in Brittany in time of Gilles, [7], [137], [172]
Tiffauges, castle of, [75–78];
laboratory for magic and black art, used as, [78], [79]
Torture of Gilles, order for, [134]
Tournemine, duel with Beaumanoir, [169]
Trial of Gilles by Ecclesiastical Court, [chap. v]., [93], [167]
Address to public, [160–163]
Acknowledges jurisdiction and admits guilt, [125]
Bishop of Nantes presiding officer, [93]
Blouyn, Jean, Vice-Inquisitor, aid to Bishop, [95], [100], [102], [105], [140]
Confession of Gilles during, [137–159]
Criminal law in France, history of, [96];
practice of, [131–133];
torture under, [134]
Decree of excommunication, [124], [126], [129], [165]
Depositions, [105–109]
Excommunication, [124–126], [129], [165]
Information against Gilles, [116], [123]
Order for torture of Gilles, [134]
Plea of “not guilty” entered, [127]
Refusal to plead, of Gilles, [110–116], [123], [124]
Sentence of Court, [163], [164]
Three languages employed, [137], [172]
Witnesses against Gilles, [105–109], [127]
Trial of Gilles before Civil Court, [chap. vi]., [167–177]
Bouffay, Palais de Justice, [169]
Depositions, Appendix D, [195–206]
Henriet, Griart, and Poitou tried with Gilles, [167]
Palais de Justice, Place Bouffay, [169]
Pierre de l’Hospital, presiding, [93], [135–138]
Poitou tried with Henriet and Gilles, [167]
Record of trial in archives at Nantes, [98–108], Appendix D, [195]
Sentence of Gilles, Henriet, and Poitou, [174], [175]