Dupes, Journée des.
November 11, 1603, on which day Marie de’ Medici, Anne of Austria, and the Duke of Orleans, were outwitted by Richelieu, whom they had persuaded Louis XIII to dismiss from his service. The Cardinal returned to office more powerful than ever.
Durham, County Palatine of.
Durham was made a County Palatine in the reign of William I, and Palatine privileges were enjoyed by the Bishops of Durham until 1836. The administrative authority is now exercised on behalf of the Crown.
Dutch East India Company.
A company with trading and political rights, to which a charter was granted in 1602. Its affairs were controlled by a board of directors in Holland, and a governor-general in the Indies. It founded a colony at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. In 1795 the Company ceased to exist, having become insolvent.
Dutch Plot.
A rising in New York in 1690 under Jacob Leisler, declaring for William III.
Dysiefald.
The catastrophe of Dysieaa, where the revolting peasants were defeated by Waldemar I of Denmark in 1181.