crown, 388.

SIGISMOND (Francis, Duke of Tyrol), his alliance with Rhodolph, 195.
representation in the diet introduced by, 308.
death of, 314.

SIGISMOND (of Bohemia), power of, 60.
address of to the diet at Znaim, 61.
death of, 62.

SILESIA sold to Rhodolph, 195.
taken possession of by Frederic, 418.

SISECK, Turks routed at, 195.

SLAVATA thrown from the palace by the mob, 238.

SMALKALDE, assembly of the Protestants at, 121.

SOLYMAN (the Magnificent), victories of, 146.
reply of to the demand made by Ferdinand, 147.
his method of overcoming difficulties, 149.
his attack upon Guntz, 150.
his price of peace with Hungary, 153.
death of from rage, 176.

SPAIN decreed by the will of Charles II. to succeed to France, 331.
espouses the cause of Ferdinand II., 256.
assistance furnished Leopold by, 311.
invasion of by the British and Charles III., 354.
treaty between Austria and, 373.
the Austrians forbidden to trade in, 380.
invasion of Italy by, 388.

SPANIARDS, the, routed at Catalonia, 343.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW, massacre of, 171.

ST. GOTHARD, troops stationed at, 311.
battle of, 312.

ST. ILDEFONSO, the palace of, 370.

ST. JUSTUS, convent of, 140.

ST. PETERSBURG, rearing of the city of, 399.

STANHOPE (General), bearing of, 342.
desperate position of, 347.

STANISLAUS LECZINSKI, career of, 382.
daughter of married to Louis XV., 382.
receives a pension from France, 383.
elected King of Poland, 383.
his marvelous journey through Germany, 384.

STAREMBERG (General), bearing of, 342.

STATE, the independence of each German, 18.

STEPHEN, crowning of the infant as king, 152.

STEPHEN BOTSKOI, indignity offered to, 197.
his manifesto, 198.
proclaimed King of Hungary, 199.

STETTIN captured by Gustavus Adolphus, 281.

STETZIM, diet at, 349.

STRALSUND, defense of, 269.

STRICKLAND sent to London to overthrow the cabinet, 392.

STYRIA traversed by the Turks, 311.

SWEDEN roused by Gustavus Adolphus
against Ferdinand II., 280.
prudent conduct of on death of Gustavus, 297.

SWEDES, sorrow of the at the death of Gustavus, 294.

SWITZERLAND, divisions of, 40.

THURN (Count) leads the mob to the king's council, 237.
appointed commander of the Protestants, 338.
invades Austria, 247.

TILLY (Count), the imperial troops intrusted to, 282.

TITIAN, graceful compliment of Charles V to, 144.

TRAUSNITZ, Frederic I. a prisoner a