Montfort (Simon de, earl of Leicester), his writs of summons to the towns of England, iii. [27].
Montfort (ally of Edward III.) obtains the duchy of Britany, i. 99.
Moors, successes of the Spaniards against the, ii. 3;
victories of Alfonso VI., 5;
Cordova taken from them, 9;
its fabulous extent and wealth, ib. note m;
cause of their non-expulsion from Spain, 10, 11.
Mosheim, error of, relative to Louis IX., i. 33 note z.
Mowbray (earl of Nottingham and duke of Norfolk), made lord appellant, iii. [72];
he espouses the king's interest, [74];
his quarrel with Bolingbroke and its results, [79], [80] and [note] z.
Municipal institutions of the Roman provincial cities, i. 338;
importance of the office of defensor civitatis, 340;
duties appertaining to it, 340;
responsibilities of the decurions, 341;
the senatorial orders, 342-344;
civic position of the Frank bishops, 345;
municipal government of the Frank cities, 345-347;
corporate towns of Spain, 347;
of France, 348;
their struggles for freedom, 348, 349;
early independence of the Flemish and Dutch cities, 349;
origin of the French communes, 350, 351;
growth of the burgages, 352;
policy of Louis XI. relative to civic liberty, ib.;
Italian municipalities, 353, 354 [see [Lombards]];
free cities of Germany [see [Germany]].
See [Parliament], [Towns].
Murder, gradation of fines levied as punishment for, amongst the Franks, i. 150, 151 and notes, 198 and note q, 281;
rates of compensation amongst the Anglo-Saxons, ii. 275.
Naples subjugated by Roger Guiscard, i. 363, 364;
contest for its crown between Manfred and Charles of Anjou, 406;
murder of the rightful heir by Charles, 407;
schemes relative to the severance of Sicily, 483 [see [Sicily]];
accession of Robert, 485;
queen Joanna and her murdered husband, 486 and note q;
Louis of Anjou and Charles III., 488;
reign of Louis II., ib.;
ambition of the young king Ladislaus, 489;
his death, ib.;
Joanna II., her vices and her favourites, 489, 490, and 491 note;
career of Alfonso, 492 [see [Alfonso V].];
invasion of the kingdom by John of Calabria, 494;
his failure, ib.;
Ferdinand secured on the throne, 495;
his odious rule, 503.
Navarre, origin of the kingdom of, ii. 3, 4.
Neustria, extent of the dominions so termed, i. 6 note o;
its peculiar features as distinguished from Austrasia, 118;
when first erected into a kingdom, 119 and note;
destruction of its independence, 120.