788 
ab. Betrayed by Marshal Bi- 
fon, 587. His lenient treat- 
ment of him, ib. At length 
ve him up to 
- trial, ib. vanees against 
the. Duke of Bouillon, ib. 
Pardons him, ib. Disagrees 
with the Queen, 488. His 
dishonourable attachment to 
Charlotte de Montmorency, 
ib. Causes her to be marri- 
ed to the Prince of Condé, ib. 
unworthy conduct in this af- 
fair, ib. Takes up arms a- 
gainst Austria, 580. His 
grand design, ib. Makes great 
preparations, ib. Is assassi- 
nated when preparing tojoin 
his army, 589. His charac- 
ter, ib. 
Henry of Navarre marries the 
sister of Charles IX. 577. 
Abjures the Protestant relix 
gion, 578 
Henry VIII. of England de- 
clares war against Francis I. 
and invades Picardy, 558 
Herring fishery, 728 
Hohenlinden, battle of, 641 
Holland invaded by Louis XIV. 
603. Its weak and divided 
state at the time, ib. Saved 
by the Prince of Orange, 604. 
Supported by the Emperor 
and Spain, ib. Subdued by 
France, 636. _ Louis Bona- 
parte made king of, 646, An- 
nexed to France, 651. 
Holy League, formed by Julius 
IL, 555. 
Boa of Narbonne, celebrated, 
71 
Hops, cultivation of, 704 
Horses, breed, &c. of, 707 
Horticulture, French, account 
of, 715 
‘Hugh Capet seizes the crown, 
545 
I ; 
AImperialists defeated at Hoch- 
stet, 609 
Implements of husbandry, 698 
Imports of France, 727 - 
Inclosures, state of, 697 
Iron mines, 689 
Irrigation extensively employ- 
ed, 705 d 
Isle of France, its divisions, 
675 
Atal Jeyeees by Louis XIII. 
Ivri, battle of, 582 
Jacobin party, its rise, 628. 
Their power established, 631 
Jacques, Coeur, his exertions as 
a manufacturer, 716 
Jarnac, battle of, 577 
Jemappe, battle of, 632 
Jena, battle of, 647 
Jet found in several depart- 
ments, 690 
Jewellery, manufacture of, 722 
Jews banished during the reign 
of Philip V. 549 
John, eldest son of Philip de 
“Valois, succeeds, 549 — 
Julius II. attempts to expel 
every n power from I. 
defeated by the 
“PRAN CE. 
Juterbock, battle of, 657 
g 
Raights Templars persecuted, 
F] 
L 
Lebrun, pieces of, 732 
Laces, manufacture of, 721 
La Crau, account of the plain 
of, 692. Irrigation in, 706 
Landed property, its state be- 
fore the Revolution, 695. 
How affected by that event, 
696. Its distribution, 697 
Language, French, 736 
Languedoc, its divisions, 676. 
Canal of, 679. Irrigation in, 
705. ‘ 
Laon, battle of, 661 
La Renaudie, the author of the 
conspiracy of Amboise, 572. 
Is killed in attempting to ex- 
ecute it, ib. , 
La Rotherie, battle of, 66 
La Vendée, civil war in, 634 
_ Lead mines, 689 
League, origin of the famous, 
against the Protestants, 579 
League of Cambray, 555 
League, Holy, formed, ib- 
League, the triple, formed a- 
gainst Louis XIV. 603 
Leather, manufactories of, 722 
Leipsic, battle of, 657 
Leo X. dies with joy for the 
expulsion of the French from 
the Milanese, 558 
Liberty of the press, debate on 
the, 667. 
Licenes alienates the affections — 
of the king from the Italian 
favourites of Mary de Medi- 
cis, 591. Is promoted, 592. 
Endeavours to secure popu- 
larity, ib. 
Ligny, battle of, 671 
Limosin, its divisions, 676 
Linen manufacture, state, &c. 
of, 721 
Liseux, Bishop of, prevents the 
massacre of Protestants, 578 
Lisle taken by the allies, 610 
Loam district of France, 680 
Lodi, battle of, 637 
Loigniac assassinates the Duke 
of Guise, 581 
Loire, the river, 678 
Lorraine, the Cardinal, his cha- 
racter, 571 
Lorraine, its divisions, 675 
ar ae contests of his reign, 
Louis le Debonnaire, his reign 
and death, 544 
Louis the Stranger’s reign, 544 
Louis the Gross succeeds his _ 
father, 545 
Louis VII. ascends the throne, 
ry Embarks in a crusade, 
Louis VIII. 547 
Louis [X.‘his character, ib. His 
expedition to Egypt, ib. 
Dies at Tunis, ib. 
ae succeeds to the throne, 
5 
7 XI. succeeds his father, 
55 
Louis XII. succeeds, 554. Mar- 
ries the sister of the king of 
England, 556. His death, 
and character, ib. 
Louis XIII. succeeds to the 
unsuccessfully, . ib. 
His cruelty to the Protes- 
tants at N esse, . ib. 
Makes a treaty with the Pro- 
testants in 1622, ib. Invades 
Italy, 594. Reduces Savoy, 
595. His death, 697. His * 
will set aside, ib. ‘ 
Louis XLV. succeeds, 597. En- 
ters Dunkirk in triumph, 
601. Resolves to govern by 
himself, ib. Cireumstances ~ 
in his favour, 602. Instan- 
ces of his haughtiness and 
ambition, ib. uses to pay 
the honours an the re 
England, ib.. Makes the 
peace of Breda, ib. His em- 
ployment during the peace, 
ib. Claims the Spanish Ne- 
therlands, ib. Invades them _ 
successfully, 603. Subdues 
Franche Compté, ib. The — 
Triple League against him, — 
ib. Detaches England from . 
it, ib. His rapid success a- 
gainst Holland, ib. Baffled 
by the Prince of Orange, and _ 
obliged to recal his forces, 
604. His operations in Flan- 
ders, 605. His operations 
by sea, ib. Gains the battle 
of Mont Capel, ib. His en- 
croachments after the peace 
of Nimeguen, 606. Besieges 
Strasburg, ib. His violent 
conduct in the Spanish Ne- 
therlands, ib. His attention 
to his navy, ib. Makes a 
truce with Spain and the Em- 
peror, ib. Insults the Pope, 
607. League of Augsburg 
formed against him, ib. He 
begins hostilities, ib. Again 
lays waste the Palatinate, ib. 
Makes the peace of Ryswick, 
608. Concludes the partition 
treaty with William of Eng- 
land, ib. Grand alliance a- 
gainst him, 609. His affairs 
desperate, 610. Unsuccess- 
fully attempts to negociate, 
ib. His astonishing efforts, 
ib. He again offers peace, 
and is refused, 611. Hiscir- 
cumstances bettered, by the 
change of the ministry in 
England, and the death of 
the Emperor, ib. Makes 
peace with England, Portu- 
gal, Prussia, Savoy, and the 
United Provinces, 612. His 
death, and character, ib. 
Louis XV. assumes the govern- 
mentof France,613. Invades . 
Flanders, 614. Obstinately 
continues the war, 615, Im- 
mense preparations against 
him, 616. He is successful 
in the Low Countries, ib. 
.. death, and character, ib, 
Louis XVI. succeeds his grand- 
father, 619. State of France 
629. Takes the civic oath, 
ib. Attempts to leave the 
kingdom, 630. Is stopped, 
ib, His attempt excites great 
abhorrence, ib. He and his 
Loos XVII, 
is XWIIL. chosen sovereign 
of France, 664. Enters Paris, 
ib. State of France when he 
ascends the throne, 666, His 
character and conduct, 667, 
Betrayed by the Marshals, 
668. His measures, 669. En- 
ters Paris again, and appoints 
new ministers, 672. , 
Louisa, regent in. the absence 
of teaness I. saves France, 
5 ; 
Lucerne, cultivation of, 702 
Luneburg, battle of, 656 
Luneville, treaty of, 641. > 
Lupins, cultivation of, 702 
Lyonnois, its divisions, 676 
Lage silk manufactures of, 
M 
Mack, General, capitulates te 
Bonaparte at Ulm, 646 . 
Madder, cultivation of, 703 
Maid of Orleans appears, 55%: 
Maine, its divisions, 675 
Maize, cultivation of, 700 | ; 
Malcontents, their origin in 
1574, 579 P 
Maltplaquet, battle of, 611 
Manganese abundant, 690 
Manifesto of the Duke of Bruns- 
wick, 63L — 
Manufactures of France, histo- 
rical notices respecting the, 
716. Patronised by Henry 
IV. 716; and by Colbert, 
717. The state at the close 
of the 17th century, 719. 
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