The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria

by Eleanor E. Tremayne

THE FIRST GOVERNESS
OF THE NETHERLANDS
MARGARET OF AUSTRIA

BY

ELEANOR E. TREMAYNE

WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS

New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
London: METHUEN & CO.
1908

CONTENTS

CHAP.		PAGE
	Introduction,	[vii]
I.	Queen of France,	[1]
II.	Princess of Asturias,	[16]
III.	Duchess of Savoy,	[32]
IV.	The Building of Brou,	[50]
V.	Regent of the Netherlands,	[67]
VI.	The League of Cambray,	[86]
VII.	Margaret's Correspondence,	[98]
VIII.	A Love Affair,	[119]
IX.	Charles declared of Age,	[141]
X.	Death of Maximilian,	[158]
XI.	Revolt of the Duke of Bourbon,	[183]
XII.	Capture of Francis I.,	[208]
XIII.	The Ladies' Peace,	[242]
XIV.	The Mission Ended,	[268]
XV.	The Church of Brou,	[294]
	Inventaire des Tableaux, Livres, Joyaux, et Meubles de Marguerite D'Autriche,	[305]
	List of Pictures from Margaret's Collection sent to Brou (1533),	[328]
	Catalogue of Manuscripts in Margaret of Austria's Library at Malines,	[330]
	A Few Letters from Maximilian I. to Margaret, and from Margaret to Various Persons,	[335]
	Index,	[343]