Catharists, religious tenets held by the, iii. [384].
Catholics, treatment of the, by their Gothic conquerors, i. 3 note f.
Cava (count Julian's daughter), legend of the seduction of, ii. 62.
Celestine V., fraud of Boniface VIII. towards, ii. 228.
Champ de Mars. See [Field of March].
Charlemagne, reunion of the Frankish empire under, i. 9 and note y;
his victories in Italy and Spain, 9, 10;
obstinate resistance and ultimate submission of the Saxons to his rule, 10;
his Sclavonian conquests, 11;
extent of his dominions, ib.;
his coronation as emperor, ib. and note c;
its consequences, 12;
his intellectual acquirements and domestic improvements, ib. and note e;
his vices, cruelties, religious edicts, 13;
his sons and successors, 14;
his control over the clergy, 16;
degeneracy of his descendants, 17;
state of the people under his rule, 18;
his dread of the Normans, 21;
his alleged election by the Romans as emperor discussed, 122-124;
question of succession involved in his elevation to the imperial title, 124-126;
his wise provisions relative to fugitive serfs, 198 note q;
his revenue, how raised, 208;
peculiarities of his legislative assemblies, 215, 216;
French ignorance of his character in the 14th century, 228;
his capitulary relative to tithes, ii. 145, 146 and note z;
his authority over the popes, 182;
state of his education, iii., [286] and [note] f;
his library, [292] [note];
his encouragement of ordeals, [295];
his agricultural colonies, [361];
public schools in France due to him, [419];
becomes a disciple of Alcuin, ib.
Charles the Bad. See [Charles of Navarre].
Charles the Bald, share of empire allotted to, i. 16, and note on p. 17;
ravages of the Normans during his reign, 21;
his imbecile government and its consequences, 135;
his slavish submission to the church, ii. 156, 157;
he disobeys pope Adrian II., 173, 174.
Charles the Fat, accession and deposition of, i. 17;
position of Germany at his death, ii. 66;
arrogance of pope John VIII. towards him, 174.
Charles the Simple, policy of, towards the Normans, i. 22.