a, elected emperor of Germany, ii. 68.

Henry III. of Germany, imperial influence extended by, ii. 68;
instances of his exercise of absolute power, 69, 95;
his judicious nomination of popes, 183.

Henry IV. of Germany, primary cause of the misfortunes of, ii. 69;
conspiracy against him during his infancy, 70 _note_ k;
his abduction by Hanno, _ib._;
his excommunication and its consequences, _ib._ and _note_ n;
his remains insulted by Rome, 71;
zeal of the cities in his cause, 90;
his contests with Gregory VII., 184, 185;
his humiliation by Gregory, 186;
the tables turned, 187;
animosity of Gregory's successors towards him, 187, 188.

Henry V. of Germany, accession and death of, ii. 71;
privilege granted by him to the cities, 90;
his compromise with the popes, 188.

Henry VI. of Germany, repudiates arrangements between his predecessor
and the popes, i. 381;
production of his alleged will, _ib._;
his ambitious project, ii. 74;
his death, 75.

Henry VII. of Germany, acquires Bohemia for his son, ii. 85;
his opposition to the papal power, 234.

Henry the Proud, ancestry and possessions of, ii. 72;
consequences of his disobedience to the emperor's summons, 72, 73.

Henry the lion restored to his birthright, ii. 73;
fatal results of his ingratitude, 74.

Hereditary succession, how far observed among the Franks, i. 154
_note_ f, 299;
disregarded by the Anglo-Saxons, ii. 273;
establishment of the principle in England, 343-346;
elucidatory note upon the subject, 425-428.

Hereford (earl and duke of). See Bohun, Bolingbroke.

Hereward, brave resistance of, to William the Conqueror, ii. 304
_note_ f.

Hilary deposed by Leo the Great, ii. 161 _note_ p.

Hildebrand. See Gregory VII.

Honorius III., establishment of mendicant orders by, ii. 206;
refusal of his requests by France and England, 213.

Hugh the Great of France, procures the election of Louis IV., i. 128.

Hugh Capet. See Capet.

Hungarians, ravages in Europe by the, i. 20;
their ferocity towards the clergy, _ib. note_ z;
their conversion to Christianity, ii. 104;
their wars with the Turks, 105-107.

Hungary, kings and chiefs of. See Andrew, Corvinus, Hunniades, Ladislaus,
Louis of Hungary, Sigismund, Uladislaus.

Hungerford (Sir Thomas), elected speaker, iii. 58.