posal is declined, ii. 609;
chosen by the party of the "Politiques" as their head, ii. 619;
his untrustworthy character, ii. 619, 620;
his irresolution, ii. 625.

Alessandria, the Cardinal of, despatched as legate to Paris, ii. 400;
Charles IX.'s assurances to him, ii. 400-403, 531.

Alexander III. dedicates the abbey of St. Germain-des-Pres, ii.
483, note.

Alienor, or Eleonore, last Duchess of Aquitaine, her charter given
to La Rochelle in 1199, ii. 270.

Allens, M. d', i. 238.

Alva, Duke of, is one of the ambassadors of Philip II., and a hostage
for the execution of the treaty of Cateau-Cambresis, i. 325;
declines the joint expedition proposed by Henry II. for the destruction
of Geneva, i. 327;
is suspicious of the proposed conference at Bayonne, ii. 168
(see Bayonne, Conference of);
sent to Netherlands, ii. 195;
alarm caused by his march, ii. 196;
he is invited by Cardinal Lorraine to enter France, ii. 208;
he procrastinates, ib.;
insincerity of his offers, ii. 212;
sends a few troops under Count Aremberg, ii. 213;
is again called upon for aid, ii. 221;
his view of accommodations with heretics, ii. 222;
opposes the peace of Saint Germain, ii. 368;
he receives a signal rebuff from Charles IX., ii. 390, 391;
exults over the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day, but hesitates
from policy to put the Huguenot prisoners to death, ii. 540;
earns the approval of Pius V. by his butcheries, ii. 564, 565.

Amboise, the peace of, March 19, 1563, terminating the first civil
war, ii. 115;
its terms condemned, ii. 116, 128;
Coligny's disappointment at, ii. 116, 117;
the terms in many places not observed, ii. 128;
commissioners sent out to enforce the execution of the edict, ii. 132;
the Parliament of Paris sternly reproved by the king for its failure
to record the edict, ii. 139, 140;
the edict infringed upon by interpretative declarations, ii. 160.

Amboise, the Tumult of, causes of, i. 375, seq.;
Assembly of Nantes, i. 300;
chronology of the Tumult, i. 381;
the plot betrayed, i. 382;
dismay of the royal court, i. 387;
bloody executions following, i. 391.

"Amende honorable," i. 172.

Amiens, one hundred and fifty Huguenots murdered at, ii. 249.

Amnesty, the Edict of, March, 1560, i. 385;
its terms ostensibly