A
Abbey of St. Bavon at Ghent, [335].
Abbey of St. Bertin at St. Omer, to which Arnulph acted as abbot, [23].
Acta of Louis the Fat, the, compiled by Suger, Abbot of St. Denis, and containing a life of Charles the Good, [40].
Adelard II., Abbot of St. Trond, [334].
Adornes, Hôtel d’, erected by Anselm and John Adornes, [320-2].
Alliance, the, of Bruges, Ghent and Ypres, [192].
Amand, St., Bishop of Bourges, [2].
Arnulph, son of Baldwin Calvus, [21];
his work in the reformation and re-organisation of the Church in Flanders, [22-5].
Arnulph II., his reign, [26].
Arnulph, Abbot of Blandinium, requested to bury the body of Charles secretly, [50].
Arras, the Treaty of, [230].
Artois, Count of, his part in the invasion of Flanders in conjunction with Philippe le Bel, [154], [155], [157];
his death, [159].
Aspremont, the Lord of, lieutenant to Louis II. of Nevers, [177];
rebellion of the Karls against his tyranny, and his dismissal from office, [178].
Austria, the Archduke of, his regency over Flanders, [274], [275].
B
Backwater of the Roya, upon which Baldwin’s new Bourg was built, [11], [12].
Baldwin the Bald, [17];
his death in 918, and burial at St. Omer and Blandinium, [18].
Baldwin of Constantinople, his character, [111], [112];
his receipt of the symbol of the Cross, [113];
revolt of the Greeks against his rule, [114];
his reported death and discovery twenty years after, [114], [115];
the story of his adventures, [116-8];
the attempt by his daughter and the King of France to discredit his story, [119];
his arrest by the Baron Erard de Chastenay, and execution by his daughter Jeanne, [121].
Baldwin the Good, [29];
his disposition, [30];
his death, [32].
Baldwin Hapkin, the influence exercised over him by Charles of Denmark, [37].
Baldwin of the Iron Hand, the real founder of Bruges, his coming, [5];
his abduction of Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, [6];
his flight to Rome, [7];
and subsequent rise to power, [8];
his death, [17].
Baldwin of Lille, forced to rebuild and extend the walls of Bruges, [27], [28].
Baldwin of the Long Beard, his continuation of the work of Arnulph, and the increased prosperity of Flanders, [27].
Baptistry Chapel, [11].
Barbesaen, Nicholas, banished from Bruges, his work, [218].
Bavichove, the battle at which Count Robert signally defeated Richilde, [34], [36].
Becket, Thomas à, his shelter at the Flemish Court, [110].
Belfry of Bruges, the, [169].
Berri, the Duke of, hated by the burghers, wounded almost to
death, [213];
the confession of John the Fearless to him, [224].
Bertulph, his charge against Charles of Denmark, [44];
his sorrow at the death of Charles the Good, [53];
his escape from Bruges, [64];
concealment at the manor of Alard of Woesten, and capture by William of Löo, [65];
his death, [67];
story of his life, [76-8].
Beuterbeke, the, [64].
Bibliothèque royale at Brussels, [335].
Black House, the, [309].
Bladelin, Sir Peter, treasurer of the Golden Fleece, [318];
foundation of a chantry, ibid.;
his portrait at Berlin, [319].
Bourchard d’Avesnes, [123];
Flanders’s universal belief in, [125];
his marriage with Margaret, daughter of Baldwin of Constantinople, her declaration of the marriage, [127];
birth of two children, [128];
the effect of the crushing of Baldwin of Constantinople upon him, [128];
his imprisonment, and the breaking by Margaret of her plighted troth, [129];
his death, [131];
the connection of Bruges with his love story, [132].
Boudts, Dierick, [367-9].
Breidel, John, Dean of the Butchers’ Guild, throws in his lot with those rebelling against Philippe le Bel, [149].
Brugge, the residence of Baldwin and Judith, after their reconciliation with Charles the Bald, [9], [10].
Burchard, his leadership of the Erembalds against the Stratens, [47];
his house burned as a punishment, ibid.;
his murder of Charles the Good, [48];
his attempt to make his peace with the dead man, [53];
his death, [71].
Burgundy, the Dukes of, their constant enmity with the French princes, [211].
C
Carmelite Church, the, [408].
Carthusian Convent, the, [393].
Chapel of St. Basil, [11].
Chapter of St. Donatian’s, founded by Arnulph, [22].
Charles VIII. of France, his help to the Flemings, [285];
and the reading of his charters, [286].
Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, [5];
his action against those who rebelled against him, [7];
the reconciliation, [8].
Charles le Bel, his submission to the reign of Louis of Nevers in Flanders, [174];
his death, [184].
Charles the Bold, his reign in Flanders, [248-67];
his schemes, and defeat at Nancy, [249], [250];
his further demands, [250];
his disappearance, ibid.
Charles the Good, his influence over Baldwin Hapkin; his reign as Count of Flanders, [37];
Provost Bertulph’s charge against him, [44];
called away to France, [45];
forced Erembalds and Stratens to swear a truce to hostilities during his absence, [46];
his punishment of Burchard, [47];
his murder by Burchard, [48];
and his hurried secret burial, [51];
his character considered, [51], [52].
Charter, the Great, [164-71].
Châtillon, Jacques de, [146];
his policy, [147];
and its results, [148];
his arrival at Bruges with 2000 knights, their defeat, [150];
and his escape, [151].
Cnopp, Wulfric, the first prisoner executed after the surrender of Bruges to the Isegrins, [70].
Coins, their evidence that Bruges was a commercial town of some note, [16].
Commines, Philippe de, quoted, [262].
Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, [395].
Coninck, Petrus de (see Peter King).
Coucy, Albéric de, chief councillor to Richilde of Hainault, [33].
Courtrai, the Battle of, and its results, [154-61].
Craenenburg, the, [284], [324], [325].
Crévcœur, his command of the Flemings during their revolt against Maximilian, [273].
D
Damme, [409].
Danes, their constant warfare with Baldwin of the Iron Hand, and their fierce pillage of Flanders, [17].
David, Gerard, [351-64].
Deken, Willem de, his horrible fate, [189].
Dierick of Alsace, proclaimed Count of Flanders, [87];
his confirmation and increase of the rights and privileges of Bruges, [88];
his triumph over William Cliton, [90];
the bringing to Bruges of a religious relic, [92];
his part in the second Crusade, ibid.
Doest, Ter, [391], [392], [409].
Duclos, Canon, his opinion of Gothic architecture, [326].
Dunstan, St., his munificence to the monasteries of Flanders, [23].
E
Edward III. of England, his active co-operation with the communes of Flanders, [190];
hostilities between England, France, and Louis of Nevers, [191];
negotiations with Louis and with Flemish burghers, ibid.;
his generous support to Flanders, [193].
Eeckhout, the Abbey, its story, [76], [78].
Eligius, the Feast of St., [309].
England, the changed attitude of Flanders with regard to, [36];
the taking of Sluys, and orderly retreat therefrom, [217].
Erembald, his appointment as Châtelain of Bruges, [35].
Erembald Family, the, [40];
its feud with the house of Straten, [41], [45].
Etheldritha, wife of Baldwin the Bald. Baldwin’s body re-buried by her command, [18].
Exiles, their flight to Bruges, [28].
Eyck, Hubert van, [339-44].
Eyck, John van, [336], [337], [339], [340], [344-51].
F
Feast of the Precious Blood (see also Relic), [96].
Ferdinand of Portugal, [123];
his marriage to Jeanne, daughter of Baldwin of Constantinople, and renunciation of Philip’s overlordship, [123];
his capture at the Battle of Bouvines, [125].
Fiérens-Gevaert, [337].
FitzOsberne, William, Earl of Hereford, his assistance of Richilde of Hainault, [33].
Flotte, Pierre, his escape, along with de Châtillon, from Bruges, [152];
his death, [158].
Fouquet, Jean, [336].
Froissart quoted, [201], [213].
G
Gachard quoted, [293].
Galbert quoted, 62 (see Walbert).
Gardin, Wuillaume du, [340].
Gerson, Jean de, his denunciation of Petit’s doctrine, [228];
his residence in Lyons, [229].
Gheldorf, [165-7].
Ghent, [50];
the secret negotiations of the Ghenters for the body of Charles the Good, [63];
their renunciation of homage to William Cliton, [87];
the playing of Bruges against Ghent by Louis of Nevers, [176];
its loyalty and pride, [182];
the preservation of its liberties after the invasion of Philip of Valois, [189];
its omission from the favours of Louis of Valois, [192];
alliance with Bruges and Ypres, [192];
charges against Sohier, the Regent, [194];
complications with Bruges, [199];
capture of Bruges, [200];
conciliation between the two towns, [210];
defection of burghers fighting against Philippe, [240];
their fight for liberty defeated, [245];
sentence of exile against Philip of Hornes, [262];
possession taken by Maximilian, [274].
Ghistelhof, [320].
Gillemer, [336].
Gilliodts, Monsieur, his opinion on the Belfry, [169].
Godshuisen, [392-4].
Godwin, Earl, the outlawry of his son, and his negotiation for a marriage between Tostig and Baldwin of Lille’s daughter, [28].
Gosfried, a Northern chieftain, [5].
Green’s Short History of the English People quoted, [191].
Gruthuise, Hôtel, [291-313];
connected with the Church of Notre Dame, [314], [315], [332];
its restoration, [397], [402].
Gunhilda, residence with her mother at Bruges, her gift to the Collegiate Church, and her death, [29].
Guntfried, a Northern chieftain, [5].
Guy de Dampierre, Count, his brilliant Court, [136], [137];
his mistrust of Flanders, [137];
the difficulties of his reign, [138-43];
his imprisonment, treaty with Philip, and death, [161], [162].
Guy of Namur, son of Guy of Flanders, his welcome in Flanders, [153];
his battle cry, and its effect, [158].
H
Hacket, Desiderius, head of the house of Erembald, [40];
his speech to the Isegrins, [60];
escape from Bruges, and journey across the great salt marsh to the stronghold of his son-in-law, [72];
his life and descendants, [73-4].
Helbig, Jules, [337].
Henry VI. of England, his complaint at Philippe l’Asseuré’s disloyalty, [231].
Holy Sepulchre, the, [323].
Hospital of St. John, the Chapel of, [407].
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, to whom the county of Flanders was awarded by Henry VI., [231];
his recognition as Count, [232].
I
Inns, [397].
Isaac of Reninghe, nephew to Bertulph, hanged by William of Löo, [82].
Ivan of Alost, his speech to William Cliton at Ghent, [86];
and the proclamation that he renounced his homage to William, [87].
J
Jabbeke, Jan van, [338].
John of Dadizeele, his character, [259], [260];
attacked by ruffians, [260];
and killed, [261].
John the Fearless, reign in Flanders, [212];
character, [213];
disappointment at the retreat of English before burghers of Bruges, [217];
vengeance on Bruges, [217-20];
use of Flemings to fight against France, their refusal to fight beyond a stated time, [220], [221];
compelled to yield at all points to the burghers, [222];
murder of the Duc d’Orléans, [223];
confession and flight, [224];
increased power, [225];
death, [226], [227].
John of Namur, appointment as warden at Sluys, and imprisonment, [175].
Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, her marriage to King Ethelwolf of Wessex, and abduction by Baldwin, [6].
Jurisdiction, the right of Bruges to exercise it over Sluys and Damme, [171].
K
Karls of the seaboard, constant feud with sovereigns of Flanders, [30];
home and manners, [31];
independence, [32], [33];
Leliart nobles’ opinion of, [177];
rebellion, [178-82];
preparations to resist Philip of Valois, [186];
descent on the French camp, [187];
defeat, [188].
De Kerels van Vlaanderen, by Hendrick Conscience, [38], [39].
Kervyn quoted, [141], [187], [233], [241], [251].
King, Peter, consideration of his original station and position, [145];
leadership of Bruges, [146];
retreat from Bruges, [147];
failure to win over the Ghenters, and the consequent terror of his followers, [148];
wisdom, [149];
recall to Bruges, and defeat of De Châtillon, [150].
Krangrok, Herred, a typical Karl, [31].
L
Lanchals, Peter, his flight, [282];
betrayal, [294];
and death, [295].
La Noble Confrérie du Précieux Sang, [103].
Laws of Bruges, the, [106-8].
Lisseweghe, [409], [410].
Lisseweghe, the monastery, [73].
Longfellow quoted, [256].
Louis XI. of France, [270], [271].
Louis the Fat, [67-69], [71];
his message to the people of Flanders, and nomination of William Cliton as Count, [82];
plan to wrest Normandy from Henry Beauclerc, [83].
Louis of Maele, son of Louis of Nevers, policy, [195];
attempt to make burghers renounce allegiance to Edward III., [195], [196];
means for avoiding marriage with Isabella of England, [197];
oppression of Ghent, and rising of Ghenters, [190];
defeat of Louis, [200];
flight and escape, [201];
his wife, [205];
generosity to Bruges, ibid.
Louis of Nevers, [172];
imprisonment by his father, [173];
death, ibid.
Louis II. of Nevers, accession to throne of Flanders, [174];
appointment of his uncle, John of Namur, as warden of Sluys, and anger of the citizens of Bruges, [175];
his life at the Court of Nevers, [176];
action of his lieutenant in Flanders, [177];
rebellion of Flemings against him, [178];
fear of treachery, [180];
and violent measures to crush the rebels, [181];
his defeat and capture, ibid.;
charter issued from prison, [182];
his release and oath to respect the liberties of the Flemings, [183];
his changed mood, [191];
death, [194].
Louis, son of Charles the Bald, conspiracy with Guntfried, Gosfried, and Baldwin, [6];
their defeat, [7].
Lübke, [337].
M
Maison de l’ancient Greffe, [398], [401].
Marche, M. Lecoy de la, note, [336].
Marché aux Herbes, [401].
Margaret, daughter of Baldwin of Constantinople, wife of Bourchard d’Avesnes, [127];
birth of her two sons, [128];
breaking of her troth to Bourchard, [129];
hatred for him, [130];
and her attempt to prove the illegitimacy of her children, [131].
Marie, daughter of Charles the Bold, accession to throne of Flanders, [252];
betrothal, [256];
marriage, [257];
death, [265];
monument erected to her memory, [266].
Marmion, Simon, [336].
Maximilian, of Austria, betrothal to Marie of Flanders, [256];
marriage, [257];
weakness of intellect, [257];
vacillation, [258];
expenditure of his wife’s money, [258], [259];
arrest of Bruges’ magistrates, [261];
release of same on payment of a heavy fine, [262];
departure for Holland and confirmation of the authority of the council of regency, [269];
victory over Dutch rebels, and insults to Regents, [271];
declaration regarding his treaty, and preparations for war, [272];
triumph by treachery over Bruges and Ghent, [274];
foolish disdain for the Flemings, and ambitious attempt to invade France, [276];
defeat, [277];
attempt to re-establish confidence in burghers, [278];
further trouble, [279], [282];
his speech to burghers, [283], [284];
visit of condolence from burghers, [286];
new prison, [290];
terms of his release, [296], [297];
residence in Hulse, and declaration therefrom, [299];
peace treaty, [301].
Memlinc, Hans, [339], [369-88].
Middelburg, near Bruges, [316].
Moerseke, Lord of, surrender of Guy of Dampierre’s sword to William of Juliers, [153].
Mural paintings, [338].
N
Nancy, the Battle of, its effect on Charles the Bold, [250].
Napoleon, visit to Bruges, and preservation of St. Basil’s, [100].
Nassau, Count of, Maximilian’s lieutenant, in Flanders, [302];
interception of food supplies, [303];
terms offered by Bruges, ibid.
Nicholas II., Pontiff of Rome, intercession for Baldwin and Judith, [7].
Notre Dame, the Church of, [18], [75-80], [170], [208], [306];
connected with the Hôtel de Gruthuise, [313];
restoration of western façade, [397], [401], [407].
Notre Dame de la Poterie, [407].
O
Orientaux, Maison des, [310], [327].
Orléans, Duc d’, his death, [223].
Oudewater, the birthplace of Gerard David, [353].
P
Palace of the Liberty of Bruges, [15].
Palais du Franc, [401].
Paris Hall, the, [310].
Petit, John, [225];
quoted, [226];
his doctrine denounced, [228].
Philip of Alsace, his reign, [105].
Philip Augustus of France, his action regarding the throne of Flanders, [122-4];
invasion of Flanders, [124].
Philippe l’Asseuré, accession to the throne of Flanders, [230];
treaty of Arras, [230];
defection of his army, [231];
acknowledgment of rights of Bruges over Sluys, and attempt to dupe Bruges, [234];
terms agreed upon, [236];
Philippe’s march upon Bruges, [237];
defeat, and escape, [238];
return to power, and conditions, [242];
his victims, [242], [243];
triumphant entry of Bruges, [244];
quiet in Flanders during the concluding years of reign, [245];
death, [246].
Philip of Cleves, oath, [298];
letter to Maximilian, [300];
upholding of oath, [304];
his end, [305].
Philip the Rash, [212];
character and popularity, [213];
policy, [214];
death, [216].
Philip, son of Marie, accession, [268];
return to Bruges, [279].
Philip of Thielt, connection with the Great Charter, [164].
Philip of Valois, King of France, accession, [184];
invasion of Flanders, [185].
Philippe le Bel, hatred of Guy de Dampierre, [139-43];
affiancing of sister and daughter to Edward I. of England and his son, [142];
visit to Flanders, [144];
and resultant rebellion, [145];
invasion of Flanders, [153], [154];
Battle of Courtrai, defeat, and subsequent negotiations, [155-62];
death, [163].
Place du Bourg, [398], [401].
Place de la Vigne, [403].
Poele, Jan van de, [325];
work and successors, [326].
Pont aux Lions, [405].
“ de l’âne Aveugle, [401].
“ des Augustins, [405].
“ des Baudets, [405].
“ de la Clef, [405].
“ de la Tour, [405].
“ Flamand, [405].
Poorters Logie, [404].
Porte des Baudets, [405].
“ de Damme, [405].
“ de Gand, [403], [405].
“ des Maréchaux, [405].
“ Ste. Croix, [405].
Praet, Gervais, speech to the men of Bruges, [64];
pacification of burghers, [85];
declaration in favour of Dierick of Alsace, [87].
Q
Quai de Rosaire, [401].
R
Rasseghem, Adrien van, treachery of, [302].
Relic. The water in which Joseph of Arimathea was supposed to have washed the blood-stained body of Christ, brought to Bruges by Dierick, [92];
its adventures, [95], [96].
Religious persecution, [390], [391].
Richard of Raeske, his challenge to Walter of Straten, ‘the Winged Lie,’ [43].
Richilde of Hainault, Countess Dowager, assumption of the reins of government during the minority of Arnulph, [32], [33];
action against the Karls, assisted by William FitzOsberne, Earl of Hereford, and others, [33];
defeat by Robert the Frisian, [34], [35];
acknowledgment of Robert as Count, [35].
Robert of Bethune, [162];
influenced by his son, Louis of Nevers, [172];
confession of an attempt to poison him, and imprisonment of Louis, [173];
his death, ibid.
Robert of Cassel, his claim to the throne of Flanders, [174];
opposition to rebellious Karls withdrawn, [179].
Robert the Child, [59];
popularity, [69];
execution, [71].
Robert the Frisian, Richilde’s defiance of, [33];
his preparations for revenge, [34];
and defeat of Richilde, [54], [55].
Rolf the Ganger, benefited by the treaty of Claire-sur-Epte, [21].
Roode, Vincent de, [325].
Rotbert, [5];
his vassalage to Charles the Bald, [6];
his position and influence, [8].
Roya, the river, [9];
its course, [10].
Rudolphe of Nesle, his death, [158].
S
St. Amand’s Chapel, [11].
Ste. Anne, [407].
St. Basil, [99], [100].
St. Bertin, the Abbey of, at St. Omer, to which Arnulph acted as abbot, [23].
St. Donatian, the Cathedral of, [75].
St. Eloi’s Church of Our Lady, [11].
St. Gilles, additions to the Church of, [306], [407].
St. Jacques, the Church of, [306], [407].
Ste. Marie Madeleine, [407].
St. Mary at Ardenburg, its foundation by Arnulph, [22].
St. Peter at Thorhout, its foundation by Arnulph, [22].
St. Peter, the Church of, [75].
Ste. Walburge, [407].
Sanctuary of the Precious Blood, the, [96];
its foundation by Count Robert of Jerusalem, [99].
Shoemakers’ Hall, [309].
Sluys, bombardment and capture by English, [217];
demand made by Bruges for the surrender of its fleet and town, [232];
expulsion of Bruges’ burghers from the town, [232], [233];
siege raised, [239].
Smiths’ Chapel, [309].
Sohier of Courtrai, his election as regent, [193];
his siege, [194].
Steeples, [331].
Straten, the house of, its feud with the house of Erembald, [41];
their flight from Flanders after the murder of Charles the Good, [48];
seizure of Bertulph’s palace, [63].
Stubbs, Dr., his theory regarding a letter addressed from England to Arnulph, [23].
Suger, Abbot of St. Denis, his life of Charles the Good, contained in his work on the Acta of Louis the Fat, [40].
T
Tancmar, head of the house of Erembald, [41].
Thémard, Châtelain of Brudburch, his attempt to avenge his master, Charles the Good, and resultant death, [48].
Theophilus, the monk, [340].
Thorhout, Baldwin’s castle there, used to store the relics of St. Donatian, [11].
Trees, the, in and near Bruges, [134], [135].
V
Van Artevelde, [192];
prosperity of Flanders under his rule, and agreement with Edward III. of England, [193];
his setting out for Bruges from Ghent, [199];
triumph over a drunken rabble from Bruges, [200];
generous treatment of the conquered town, [201];
conditions, [202];
and government, [202], [203];
death, [203].
Van Bassevelde, Sheriff, spokesman of the City Fathers of Bruges, [272].
Van der Weyden, [339], [364-7].
Van Oudenaerde, Ian, his architecture, [99].
Verschelde, his opinion of Gothic architecture, [326].
Ville, Hôtel de, [205-7], [306], [398].
Vredius, his Flandrica Ethnica, [40].
W
Walbert’s life of Charles the Good, [39].
Walbert quoted, [60], [61], [68], [69], [71], [77].
Walter quoted, [66], [78].
Walter of Straten, his refusal to fight Richard of Raeske, [43].
Walter, Archdeacon of Tournai, his life of Charles the Good, [39].
Walter, the son of the Châtelain of Ardenburg, his execution, [70].
Wauters, [337].
Weale, Mr., his opinion of Gothic architecture, [326];
discovery of frescoes at Bruges, [338].
Wegener, Dr., his opinion regarding Charles the Good, [52].
Wegener, his life of Charles the Good in Danish, [40];
theory about Straten-Erembald feud, [41].
Wehrgeld, the, [106].
Willemszuene, Nicholas, [325].
William Cliton, reign in Flanders, [82-9];
mode of government and its effect on Bruges, [85];
poverty and attempted taxation, [86];
cause lost, [87];
victory at Axpoel Heath, and death, [88].
William of Juliers, Provost of Maestricht, his leadership of Flemish patriots, [149];
demand that the sword of Guy of Dampierre should be surrendered, [153];
exhortation to his burghers, [155];
trophies sent to the Church of St. Mary to commemorate the victory of Courtrai, [160].
William of Löo, [46], [48], [81];
his denunciation, and loss of Flemish throne, [82].
William the Norman, lured to destruction and murdered by Baldwin Bladzo, [25].
‘Winged Lie,’ The (see Walter of Straten).
Y
Ypres, panic of the burghers at the news of the Karls’ defeat, [188];
alliance with Bruges and Ghent, [192].
Z
Zannekin, Nicholas, leader of the Karls against the misrule of Louis II. of Nevers, [178];
hailed as the saviour of his country, [179];
governorship of Ypres, [182];
leadership of the Karls, [186];
death, [188].
Zeven Torens, De, [319], [320].
Zitter, Peter de, [266].
Zwyn, its silting up, [198], [246], [249], [389].
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PRINTERS
[1] See Boll. Acta SS., vi. Feb. Vita S. Amandi auctore Baudemundo ejus discipulo.
[2] See Taine, l’Ancien Régime, livre 1er, ch. I., § II.
[3] See [Genealogical Table I.]
[4] Memorials of St. Dunstan. Rolls Series. Introduction.
[5] Epistola ad Arnulfum Comitem (MS. Cotton, Tiberius A. 15, fo. 155b).