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A70580 A general chronological history of France beginning before the reign of King Pharamond, and ending with the reign of King Henry the Fourth, containing both the civil and the ecclesiastical transactions of that kingdom / by the sieur De Mezeray ... ; translated by John Bulteel ...; Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire de France. English. Mézeray, François Eudes de, 1610-1683.; Bulteel, John, fl. 1683. 1683 (1683) Wing M1958; ESTC R18708 1,528,316 1,014

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le_fw-fr blanc_n earl_n of_o
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of_o west_n france_n burgundy_n and_o aquitain_n 148_o etc._n etc._n death_n of_o lewis_n 152_o lovis_n son_n of_o boatswain_n seize_v upon_o provence_n 156_o etc._n etc._n lovis_z son_n of_o arnold_n emperor_n of_o germany_n and_o king_n of_o lorraine_n 162_o his_o death_n 163_o lovis_n the_o blind_a king_n of_o provence_n 170_o lovis_n iu_o call_v transmarine_a be_v recall_v from_o england_n own_a and_o crown_v king_n of_o france_n 175_o 6_o abandon_v of_o all_o his_o subject_n in_o neustria_n be_v constrain_v to_o save_v his_o life_n by_o a_o shameful_a flight_n 177_o make_v a_o peace_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o subject_n 179_o seizes_n richard_n duke_n of_o normandy_n ib._n his_o precipitate_a revenge_n draw_v great_a difficulty_n upon_o he_o 178_o be_v carry_v prisoner_n to_o roven_n ib._n be_v restore_v to_o liberty_n 179_o brovillery_n in_o france_n 180_o etc._n etc._n be_v reconcile_v with_o hugh_n le_fw-fr blanc_n and_o they_o make_v peace_n together_o 181_o his_o 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wife_n and_o marry_v bertrade_fw-mi 223_o be_v excommunicate_v because_o of_o this_o new_a marriage_n by_o the_o bishop_n by_o the_o pope_n and_o by_o a_o council_n at_o poitiers_n ib._n brave_v by_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr montlehery_n ib._n in_o fine_a obtain_v a_o dispensation_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v absolve_v and_o his_o marriage_n be_v confirm_v 226_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n 227_o philip_n brother_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o gross_a side_n with_o the_o discontent_a party_n 2●5_n philip_n augustus_n king_n of_o france_n his_o birth_n 249_o his_o coronation_n 250_o his_o marriage_n with_o isabel_n alix_n 251_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n and_o government_n with_o piety_n and_o justice_n 252_o he_o withdraw_v vermandois_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n 252_o he_o send_v succour_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o cause_v the_o crusade_n to_o be_v preach_v 253_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 254_o take_v 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death_n 525_o of_o saint_n charlemagne_n 529_o charles_n the_o five_o formerly_z charles_n
army_n beyond_o the_o alps_n his_o noble_a exploit_n and_o glorious_a death_n 550_o francis_n i._n king_n of_o france_n heretofore_o duke_n of_o valois_n 556_o seek_v the_o alliance_n and_o amity_n of_o his_o neighbour_n prince_n 527_o pass_n the_o mountain_n for_o recover_v the_o milanois_n his_o happy_a progress_n 558_o etc._n etc._n renew_v the_o alliance_n with_o charles_n of_o austria_n 562_o birth_n of_o a_o daufin_n ib._n renew_v the_o alliance_n also_o with_o the_o english_a 563_o aspire_v to_o the_o empire_n after_o the_o death_n of_o maximilian_n ib._n be_v hurt_v with_o je_a and_o sport_v 566_o send_v a_o army_n into_o italy_n 569_o spaniard_n enter_v upon_o guienne_n the_o english_a into_o picardy_n 572_o 575_o drive_v the_o imperialist_n out_o of_o provence_n pursue_v they_o into_o italy_n and_o lay_v siege_n to_o pavia_n 578_o be_v make_v prisoner_n of_o war_n before_o pavia_n and_o transfer_v to_o spain_n 579_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n 582_o unite_v bretagne_n to_o the_o crown_n 594_o make_v a_o alliance_n with_o solyman_n against_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o venetian_n 606_o give_v passage_n through_o france_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n v._o to_o go_v into_o flanders_n and_o do_v he_o all_o the_o honour_n imaginable_a 608_o demand_n reparation_n of_o he_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o two_o of_o his_o ambassador_n declare_v war_n against_o he_o and_o do_v attaque_fw-la he_o in_o five_o several_a place_n 612_o carry_v his_o great_a force_n towards_o the_o low-countries_n and_o make_v a_o considerable_a progress_n there_o 614_o attaques_n the_o english_a in_o his_o own_o country_n 619_o joyns_n in_o league_n with_o the_o protestant_a prince_n of_o germany_n 620_o his_o death_n his_o elegy_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n 620_o 621_o g_o gabelle_n take_v off_o from_o guienne_n 640_o galeas_n john_n his_o death_n 518_o gaunt_n revolt_n and_o rise_v the_o gantois_n 465_o gaston_n phoebus_n earl_n of_o foix_n make_v the_o king_n his_o heir_n 373_o his_o death_n 413_o gaucourt_n lewis_n prisoner_n of_o war._n 448_o governor_n of_o daufiné_n beat_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o savoy_n 452_o gentdarmerie_n reduce_v all_o into_o company_n d'ordonance_n 457_o genoa_n put_v its_o self_n under_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 416_o fall_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o fregosa_n 460_o revolt_v against_o the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o bring_v they_o to_o reason_n 543_o be_v surprise_v by_o the_o italian_n 572_o bring_v again_o to_o obey_v the_o king_n 587_o restore_v to_o liberty_n 590_o geneva_n revolt_n drive_v out_o their_o bishop_n and_o change_v their_o government_n and_o religion_n 599_o besiege_a in_o vain_a by_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n ib._n genoese_n relieve_v by_o the_o french_a against_o the_o barbarian_n of_o tunis_n 412_o revolt_n against_o france_n 551_o restore_v to_o obedience_n of_o the_o king_n 552_o gentleman_n pensioner_n of_o the_o king_n 501_o gonsalvo_n ferdinand_n great_a captain_n 523_o federic_n de_fw-fr gonzague_n first_o duke_n of_o mantova_n 580_o ferdinand_n de_fw-fr gonzague_n governor_n of_o milan_n 623_o gravelle_n chancellor_n of_o the_o empire_n 600_o gregory_n xi_o pope_n restore_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n 394_o his_o death_n 396_o gregory_n xii_o pope_n of_o rome_n 422_o grignan_n governor_n of_o provence_n 618_o the_o m._n du_fw-fr guast_o governor_n of_o the_o milanese_n for_o the_o emperor_n 604_o defeat_v in_o battle_n make_v his_o escape_n to_o milan_n 616_o cause_n two_o ambassador_n of_o france_n to_o be_v kill_v 612_o guerin_n king_n attorney_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o provence_n 629_o gueschin_n bertrand_n defeat_v the_o navarrois_fw-fr 384_o make_a prisoner_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o auroy_n 385_o bring_v from_o spain_n the_o bastard_n henry_n de_fw-fr castille_n against_o king_n peter_n the_o cruel_a his_o brother_n 387_o after_o be_v vanquish_v and_o take_v prisoner_n ibid._n be_v recall_v from_o spain_n by_o k._n charles_n 390_o be_v make_v connestable_a of_o france_n his_o happy_a progress_n 391_o secure_v all_o bretagne_n for_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 392_o his_o death_n 397_o etc._n etc._n guienne_n be_v all_o regain_v by_o the_o french_a from_o the_o english_a 463_o gueldres_n adolf_n chief_a of_o the_o gantois_n force_n 500_o 501_o guise_n the_o duke_n command_v the_o king_n army_n in_o italy_n 643_o etc._n etc._n guise_n claude_n duke_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o marignan_n 558_o the_o c._n de_fw-fr guise_n governor_n of_o champagne_n repel_v the_o german_n 575_o the_o d._n of_o guise_n refresh_v with_o man_n and_o ammunition_n the_o city_n of_o peronne_n 604_o de_fw-la gyac_fw-la 437_o behead_v 450_o h._n habit_n and_o their_o reformation_n 386_o hang_v de_fw-la hugueville_n 427_o harcourt_n geffrey_n call_v the_o english_a into_o normandy_n 374_o harcourt_n lewis_n count_n behead_v ib._n harfleur_n take_v by_o assault_n and_o sack_v by_o the_o english_a 418_o henry_n of_o castille_n rise_v against_o king_n henry_n his_o brother_n to_o his_o confusion_n 386_o deny_v his_o brother_n in_o his_o turn_n and_o seizes_z on_o the_o crown_n 387_o defeat_v again_o in_o battle_n retire_v into_o france_n ib._n he_o return_v into_o spain_n and_o remain_v king_n of_o castille_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n 388_o henry_n of_o castille_n defeat_v the_o english_a in_o a_o sea_n fight_n 391_o henry_n iu_o king_n of_o england_n his_o death_n 431_o henry_n v._n king_n of_o england_n he_o besieges_n and_o take_v roven_n and_o master_n all_o normandy_n 435_o etc._n etc._n marry_v catherine_n of_o france_n 439_o his_o entry_n and_o his_o coronation_n in_o paris_n 440._o ib._n his_o death_n ib._n henry_n vi_o be_v proclaim_v and_o crown_v king_n of_o france_n 454_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o renee_n of_o anjou_n 459_o cause_n humphrey_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 460_o be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n save_v himself_n in_o scotland_n 467_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n 492_o henry_n vii_o king_n of_o england_n his_o death_n 547_o henry_n viii_o king_n of_o england_n sees_z king_n francis_z i._n and_o they_o make_v a_o league_n betwixt_o they_o 594_o cause_n his_o marriage_n with_o catherine_n of_o arragon_n to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o espouse_n anne_n of_o boulen_n 595_o withdraws_n himself_o whole_o from_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o declare_v himself_o head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 596_o solicit_v the_o french_a in_o vain_a to_o break_v with_o the_o pope_n 597_o his_o cruelty_n draw_v the_o hatred_n of_o his_o subject_n upon_o he_o 611_o henry_n ii_o king_n of_o france_n 622_o seek_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o alliance_n with_o the_o turk_n 625_o visit_n the_o province_n of_o his_o kingdom_n 626_o rupture_n between_o his_o majesty_n and_o pope_n julius_n iii_o 630_o etc._n etc._n solicit_v solyman_n to_o break_v the_o truce_n in_o hungary_n ib._n quarrel_n open_o with_o the_o emperor_n 631_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n 632_o make_v divers_a edict_n to_o procure_v and_o raise_v money_n even_o on_o the_o church_n 632_o seizes_n upon_o lorraine_n and_o get_v the_o city_n of_o mets_n toul_n and_o verdun_n ib._n take_v divers_a place_n in_o luxemburgh_n 633_o design_n against_o naples_n miscarry_v 634_o great_a arm_a to_o small_a purpose_n 636_o ravages_n brabant_n hainault_n cambresis_n the_o country_n of_o namur_n and_o artois_n 638_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o spaniard_n 651_o pursue_v the_o religionary_n most_o curel_o 653_o his_o death_n and_o his_o child_n 654_o heresy_n which_o appear_v during_o the_o fourteen_o age._n 445_o and_o infect_v france_n in_o the_o fifteen_o 527_o hesdin_n force_v demolish_a and_o raze_v by_o the_o imperialist_n 637_o hesse_n landgrave_n take_v the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o wittemburgh_n hungary_n attaque_v and_o desolate_v by_o the_o turk_n 597_o humbert_n daufin_n of_o viennois_n make_v a_o donation_n of_o his_o seignory_n of_o daufiné_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 369_o humieres_n governor_n for_o the_o king_n beyond_o the_o mountain_n 606_o john_n huss_n burn_v alive_a 435_o i_o jacqueline_n countess_n of_o hainault_n holland_n zealand_n and_o frizeland_n be_v carry_v away_o by_o the_o english_a 440_o la_o jacquerie_n 378_o la_o jaille_n beat_v in_o artois_n 642_o jane_n queen_n of_o sicily_n cause_v her_o husband_n to_o be_v strangle_v 368_o jane_n of_o burgundy_n queen_n of_o france_n her_o death_n 369_o jane_n or_o joan_n queen_n of_o naples_n dethrone_v by_o charles_n de_fw-fr duraz._n 404_o her_o death_n ibid._n jane_n or_o joan_n ii_o queen_n of_o naples_n 431_o jane_n or_o joan_n the_o pucelle_z chase_n the_o english_a from_o before_o orleans_n 451_o carry_v the_o king_n to_o reims_n to_o be_v crown_v 451_o her_o other_o exploit_n 452_o etc._n etc._n she_o be_v take_v prisoner_n of_o war_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o compiegne_n by_o the_o english_a her_o death_n
453_o her_o memory_n justify_v 466_o jane_n queen_n of_o naples_n her_o death_n 448._o 454_o jane_n queen_n of_o france_n take_v upon_o she_o the_o sacred_a veil_n in_o a_o convent_n 534_o jane_n of_o castille_n lose_v her_o wit_n 642_o jane_n queen_n of_o spain_n her_o death_n 642_o indies_n west_n by_o who_o discover_v 516_o 517_o john_n i._n king_n of_o france_n 371_o defeat_v and_o vanquish_v in_o battle_n and_o take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o english_a near_o poitiers_n 374_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o english_a and_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n 380_o repass_n into_o england_n 382_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n 383_o john_n xxii_o pope_n degrade_v and_o another_o substitute_v in_o his_o place_n 359_o his_o death_n 361_o john_n king_n of_o arragon_n in_o war_n with_o the_o castillian_a 482_o john_n d'albret_a king_n of_o navarre_n deprive_v of_o his_o kingdom_n by_o the_o arragonian_n 551_o innocent_a vi_o pope_n 372_o innocent_a vii_o pope_n of_o rome_n 420_o his_o death_n 422_o innocent_a viii_o pope_n favour_v reneé_v duke_n of_o lorraine_n against_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o naples_n 514_o inquisition_n cause_n of_o great_a trouble_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n 625._o interim_n grant_v to_o the_o protestant_n of_o germany_n 610_o investiture_n grant_v to_o king_n lewis_n xii_o of_o the_o milanois_n by_o the_o emperor_n 541_o investiture_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n give_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o ferdinand_n of_o arragon_n 547_o isabel_n de_fw-fr valois_n duchess_n widow_n of_o bourbon_n make_v prisoner_n by_o the_o english_a 389_o isabel_n of_o bavaria_n queen_n of_o france_n claim_v the_o regency_n 435_o etc._n etc._n her_o death_n 456_o isabel_n of_o bavaria_n wife_n of_o king_n charles_n vi_o the_o too_o strict_a union_n of_o this_o princess_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n give_v a_o scandal_n 421_o hold_v prisoner_n and_o afterward_o get_v away_o by_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n 435_o isabel_n queen_n of_o arragon_n her_o death_n 542_o iscalin_n paulin_n afterward_o call_v the_o baron_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr garde_n go_v on_o behalf_n of_o the_o king_n to_o solyman_n at_o constantinople_n 612_o italy_n divide_v into_o two_o faction_n for_o the_o pope_n and_o for_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n 629_o jubilé_n centenary_n celebrate_v 536_o julius_n pope_n 541_o recover_v bolognia_n upon_o john_n bentivoglio_n 543_o enemy_n of_o france_n 547_o he_o league_n and_o arm_n against_o the_o venetian_n 545_o reconcile_v with_o they_o 546_o quarrel_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n about_o some_o salt-pit_n 547_o solicit_v the_o swiss_n and_o the_o king_n of_o england_n against_o france_n ib._n besieges_n the_o city_n of_o miranda_n in_o person_n 548_o his_o death_n 552_o julius_n iii_o pope_n 628_o league_n with_o the_o emperor_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n and_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr miranda_n 629_o break_v with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 630_o etc._n etc._n juliers_n the_o duke_n kill_v in_o a_o battle_n 389_o juvenal_n john_n chancellor_n 430_o k_o knoles_n a_o english_a captain_n 379_o l_o ladislas_n seize_v upon_o rome_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o church_n 425_o ladislas_n the_o young_a king_n of_o hungary_n 460_o landgrave_n of_o hesse_n prisoner_n 624_o languedoc_n the_o government_n of_o it_o give_v to_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr cheureuse_n 416_o lanoy_n 583_o viceroy_n of_o naples_n 584_o laon_n the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr laon_n his_o death_n 411_o lautrec_n brave_o defend_v bayonne_n 575_o general_n of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o league_n in_o italy_n his_o exploit_n 587_o etc._n etc._n governor_n of_o the_o milanois_n his_o death_n 590_o lancaster_n duke_n land_n at_o calais_n with_o a_o english_a army_n traverse_n and_o run_v through_o all_o france_n without_o do_v any_o considerable_a exploit_n 387_o land_n at_o calais_n and_o overruns_a the_o country_n of_o caux_n 388_o enter_v france_n in_o arms._n 427_o pass_n into_o spain_n and_o conquer_v a_o part_n of_o castille_n 408_o league_n of_o the_o king_n with_o the_o venetian_n the_o florentine_n and_o sforza_n for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o child_n of_o france_n that_o be_v prisoner_n 420_o league_n of_o the_o prince_n against_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n 426_o league_n the_o first_o the_o king_n have_v with_o the_o swiss_n 501_o league_n and_o rise_n of_o the_o spaniard_n call_v the_o santa_n junta_n 565_o league_n holy_a league_n in_o england_n to_o prevent_v a_o schism_n league_n offensive_a and_o defensive_a between_o the_o pope_n the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o the_o holy_a see_n 605_o leon_n king_n of_o armenia_n fly_v from_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o turk_n take_v refuge_n in_o france_n 408_o leo_fw-la x._o pope_n 552_o his_o death_n 552_o d_o leave_n anthony_n general_n for_o the_o emperor_n in_o piedmont_n 602_o liege_n in_o great_a trouble_n about_o the_o election_n and_o establishment_n of_o a_o bishop_n 424_o take_v by_o storm_n sack_v and_o burn_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n 490_o implacable_a hatred_n of_o the_o liegois_n against_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n 424_o lymoges_n take_v by_o storm_n by_o the_o english_a 392_o loire_n the_o river_n loire_n freeze_v in_o the_o month_n of_o june_n 484_o lorain_n charles_n cardinal_n raise_v himself_o and_o his_o house_n very_o much_o 629_o etc._n etc._n longueville_n duke_n prisoner_n in_o england_n 554_o lewis_n or_o lovis_fw-la of_o bavaria_n emperor_n excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n &_o degrade_v from_o the_o empire_n his_o death_n 367_o lowis_n the_o great_a king_n of_o hungary_n revenge_n the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sicilia_n his_o brother_n 368_o lovis_fw-la duke_n of_o anjou_n seize_v on_o the_o regency_n after_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n v._o etc._n etc._n 400_o his_o death_n 408_o lovis_n duke_n of_o orleans_n brother_n of_o king_n charles_n vi_o 412_o be_v assassinate_v by_o order_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n 423_o the_o duchess_n his_o wife_n 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clugny_n 276_o abderame_n march_n through_o aquitania_n tertia_fw-la force_n and_o sack_n the_o city_n of_o bourdeaux_n 81_o be_v vanquish_v and_o slay_v in_o battle_n near_o tours_n 82_o abbot_n refuse_v obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n 283_o abbot_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n bennet_n take_v the_o ornament_n of_o bishop_n ibid._n the_o humble_a and_o true_o religious_a friar_n refuse_v they_o ibid._n abbot_n of_o st._n riquier_n the_o first_o friar_n that_o dare_v to_o confess_v and_o preach_v without_o permission_n of_o the_o ordinary_a 287_o abrodites_n tributary_n to_o the_o french_a 123_o abulas_fw-la king_n of_o the_o moor_n 221_o abuse_n turn_v to_o advantage_n of_o the_o pope_n 283_o acre_n or_o ptolemais_n a_o town_n and_o seaport_n of_o syria_n assault_v and_o force_v from_o the_o christian_n 324_o adalgise_n son_n of_o didier_n endeavour_n in_o vain_a to_o recover_v the_o kingdom_n of_o lombardy_n 100_o 103_o his_o death_n ibid._n adelbert_n marquis_n of_o yurée_n 162_o adelbert_n count_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr march_n and_o perigord_n 203_o adeleida_o or_o alix_n second_o wife_n of_o lovis_n the_o stammerer_n 149_o adeleida_o widow_n of_o lotaire_n king_n of_o italy_n seek_v in_o marriage_n by_o berenger_n 181_o marry_v otho_n king_n of_o germany_n and_o lorraine_n ibid._n adeleida_o daughter_n of_o robert_n espouse_n the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n 213_o adolphus_n earl_n of_o nassaw_n elect_a emperor_n pag._n 324_o he_o send_v to_o defy_v the_o king_n of_o france_n in_o a_o haughty_a manner_n 325_o be_v depose_v his_o death_n 327_o adrian_n pope_n 142_o concern_v himself_o in_o the_o difference_n of_o lorraine_n between_o charles_n the_o bald_a and_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n 143_o adultery_n severe_o punish_v 336_o aetius_n general_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o gaul_n defeat_v attila_n king_n of_o the_o huns_n in_o battle_n and_o chase_v he_o 10_o his_o death_n 11_o agnes_n of_o france_n marry_v to_o robert_n duke_n of_o normandy_n 313_o aimer_fw-fr earl_n of_o poitiers_n 158_o aix_n la_fw-fr chappelle_n build_v by_o charlemagne_n 105_o the_o alani_n and_o other_o barbarous_a people_n make_v a_o irruption_n among_o the_o gaul_n then_o pass_v into_o spain_n 3_o alain_n of_o bretagne_n defeat_v and_o cut_v the_o n●rmans_n in_o piece_n 1●7_n alain_n call_v twistbeard_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n his_o death_n his_o child_n 184_o alain_a fergeant_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n his_o death_n 237_o alaric_n king_n of_o the_o visigoth_n besieges_fw-fr and_o take_v rome_n his_o death_n 3_o st._n albert_n bishop_n of_o liege_n his_o history_n 292_o albert_n archduke_n of_o austria_n remove_v ●i_fw-la corpse_n from_o reims_n by_o permission_n of_o lewis_n xiii_o ibid._n albert_n duke_n of_o austria_n be_v elect_v emperor_n 327_o he_o renew_v the_o alliance_n of_o the_o empire_n with_o france_n 3●8_n his_o death_n 334_o albigenses_n heretic_n their_o original_a 277_o be_v condemn_v ibid._n reject_v the_o new_a testament_n ibid._n albon_n de_fw-fr fleury_n 205_o aletea_n patrician_n punish_v with_o death_n 45_o alexander_n iii_o pope_n his_o feign_a modesty_n cause_n of_o a_o schism_n 278_o his_o election_n confirm_v by_o the_o gallican_n church_n as_o also_o by_o the_o anglicane_n ibid._n seek_v a_o asylum_n in_o france_n ibid._n a_o emperor_n and_o a_o pretend_a pope_n at_o his_o foot_n who_o have_v dispute_v that_o dignity_n with_o he_o 274_o alexander_n iii_o king_n of_o scotland_n his_o death_n 323_o alsiel_n sultan_n of_o egypt_n 324_o alphonso_n i._n duke_n of_o portugal_n proclaim_v king_n who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o portugal_n 243_o alphonso_n count_n of_o toulouze_n make_v a_o voyage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n his_o death_n 245_o alphonso_n count_n of_o poitou_n 297_o he_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr toulouze_n 299_o honour_v with_o the_o girdle_n of_o knighthood_n 302_o lead_v a_o re-inforcement_n of_o croisez_fw-fr or_o cross_v to_o st._n lewis_n in_o the_o east_n 305_o 306_o alphonso_n x._o king_n of_o castille_n elect_a emperor_n 307_o he_o give_v up_o his_o right_n to_o the_o empire_n 316_o alphonso_n brother_n of_o st._n lewis_n his_o death_n 312_o 315._o alphonso_n king_n of_o castille_n almost_o whole_o dispossess_v of_o his_o estate_n his_o death_n 320_o alphonso_n king_n of_o arragon_n 321_o alphonso_n of_o castille_n name_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cerde_n his_o death_n 352_o alexis_n son_n of_o isaac_n emperor_n of_o the_o east_n 261_o his_o unfortunate_a end_n 262_o alienor_fw-la wife_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o young_a 240_o alienor_fw-la daughter_n of_o william_n ix_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n marry_v lewis_n the_o young_a 241_o repudiate_v by_o the_o king_n she_o marry_v henry_n duke_n of_o normandy_n and_o presumptive_a king_n of_o england_n 246_o alix_n queen_n of_o cyprus_n 259_o alix_n pernelle_n daughter_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o gross_a 241_o alix_n three_o wife_n of_o lewis_n the_o young_a 248_o alix_n of_o france_n betroth_v to_o richard_n of_o england_n cause_n of_o the_o quarrel_n
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be_v take_v by_o the_o norman_n and_o retake_v 144_o anjou_n divide_v into_o two_o county_n 141_o anne_n widow_n of_o king_n henry_n marry_v again_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr crespy_n 219_o anseau_n the_o garland_n great_a seneschal_n or_o dapifer_fw-la 239_o ansegise_v archbishop_n of_o sens._n 145_o anselm_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n banish_v 289_o st._n anselm_n write_v a_o treatise_n of_o the_o incarnation_n ibid._n ansgard_n wife_n of_o lewis_n the_o stammerer_n 149_o st._n anthony_n the_o establishment_n of_o his_o order_n in_o france_n 233_o apostolic_a heretic_n 276_o appeal_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n 51_o archembault_n lord_n of_o bourbon_n 236_o archbishop_n at_o what_o time_n the_o metropolitan_o take_v that_o title_n 114_o archbishop_n of_o reims_n a_o great_a debate_n between_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n between_o artold_v and_o hugh_n son_n of_o hebert_n count_n of_o vermandois_n 206_o of_o the_o same_o again_o between_o arnold_n de_fw-fr reims_n and_o gerbert_n 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slay_v 178_o arnold_n the_o old_a earl_n of_o flanders_n his_o death_n 186_o arnold_n archbishop_n of_o reims_n degrade_v of_o his_o dignity_n 204_o restore_v 207_o count_n d'argue_v take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n to_o his_o confusion_n 144_o of_o the_o county_n of_o arragon_n and_o its_o original_a 97_o arragon_n kingdom_n its_o original_a 163_o artois_n make_v a_o county_n and_o pairie_n 301_o artois_n adjudge_v to_o mahaut_n in_o prejudice_n of_o robert_n grandson_n of_o robert_n of_o artois_n 347_o robert_n of_o artois_n command_v the_o king_n army_n in_o flanders_n be_v defeat_v and_o slay_v 330_o artold_v archbishop_n of_o reims_n 179_o arthur_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n 256_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o john_n without_o land_n who_o take_v he_o prisoner_n then_o assassinate_v he_o 262_o asylum_n in_o church_n 53_o assembly_n general_a appoint_v in_o may_n no_o more_o for_o the_o future_a in_o march_n 124_o assembly_n three_o sort_n of_o great_a assembly_n 117_o assembly_n at_o aix_n la_fw-fr chapelle_n 122_o assembly_n or_o parliament_n of_o nimeghen_fw-mi 126_o of_o st._n martin_n 126_o assembly_n general_a of_o franefort_n 127_o assembly_n general_a or_o parliament_n of_o mets._n 139_o assembly_n of_o coblent_n 140_o assembly_n of_o meaux_n 150_o assembly_n general_a of_o tribur_n 155_o assembly_n synodal_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o gaul_n and_o germany_n at_o verdun_n 180_o assembly_n of_o prelate_n at_o estampe_n 240_o assembly_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n at_o paris_n 329_o assize_n of_o count_n geofry_n law_n for_o the_o partage_n among_o the_o breton_n 254_o astolfus_n king_n of_o the_o lombard_n seize_v the_o exarchat_n of_o ravenna_n etc._n etc._n make_v himself_o master_n of_o rome_n 91_o be_v constrain_v by_o the_o french_a to_o desist_v from_o his_o enterprise_n and_o to_o restore_v the_o exarchat_n etc._n etc._n 92_o his_o death_n 93_o ataulfe_n king_n of_o the_o visigoth_n pass_v in_o gallia_n narbonensis_n 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