uchy of
Brabant, Duke of
Brandenburg, Albert, elector of
Brandenburg, Margrave of
Brantome, Pierre de Bourdeille, Seigneur de, cited
Breda
Brederode, Gijsbrecht of
Breisgau
Bresse, Philip de
Brie
Brisac (Breisach)
Brittany, Duchess of
Brittany, duchy of
Brittany, Francis, Duke of,
joins League of Public Weal;
ally of Charles of Burgundy;
is reconciled to Louis XI.
Broeck, M. van der
Bruchsal
Bruges
_Brunette_
Brussels
Bureau, Jehan
Buren, castle of
Burgundy, duchy of;
Estates of
Burgundy, Franche-Comte of
Burgundy, Anthony, Grand Bastard of
Burgundy, Baldwin, Bastard of
Burgundy, Charles the Bold, (Count of Charolais), Duke of;
birth of;
elected knight of the Golden Fleece;
description of;
ancestry of;
imperial ambitions of;
education of;
weds Catherine of France;
takes official part in public affairs;
character of;
first campaign of;
entrusted with regency of Holland;
English sympathies of;
weds Isabella of Bourbon;
judicial methods of;
rejoices over birth of daughter;
strained relations with his father;
enmity between Louis and ;
at coronation of Louis XI;
fears plots against his life;
joins League of Public Weal;
allies of;
letters of, to cities;
to Louis;
to Duchess Isabella;
to French council;
to Duke of Brittany;
to Sigismund;
to Edward IV.;
to Duke of Milan;
at battle of Montl'hery;
armies of;
dictates terms of treaty of Conflans;
marches against Liege;
destroys Dinant;
underestimates character and strength of enemies;
accedes to the dukedom;
invested with titles;
unpopularity of;
punishes Ghent;
reforms of;
weds Margaret of York;
ducal state of;
demands _aides_;
receives Louis at Peronne;
crushes revolt of Liege;
makes treaty of Peronne;
proposed sons-in-law for;
signs treaty of St. Omer;
takes lands from Sigismund;
relations of, with Swiss;
invested with Order of the Garter;
_Remonstrance_ presented to;
embassies to;
truces of, with Louis XI;
besieges Beauvais;
reverses of;
acquires duchy of Guelders;
negotiations between Emperor Frederic and;
interview of, with emperor at Treves;
becomes "protector" of Lorraine;
interferes in Cologne affairs;
visits Alsace;
troubles with Alsace;
besieges Neuss;
war declared against;
makes truce with Frederic;
defeated at Hericourt;
besieges Nancy;
allies desert;
defeated