Bourbon, Monsieur et Madame de, ii. 61.
Bourbonnois, the king’s march into, i. 15;
Louis XI.’s operations in, ii. 312, 314.
Bourbons, family of the, i. 9.
(See John, Philip, &c.)
Bourdonnasses described, ii. 209.
Bourgneuf, Julian, slain, ii. 215, 216.
Boussière, Guynot de, steward of the king’s household, ii. 55.
Boutefeu, John, story of his squibs, i. 36.
Boutilhac, Jean, i. 141.
Bouvines, ill treatment of the inhabitants by the people of Dinant,
i. 88, 89;
their revenge, 90;
meeting of the royal commissioners, at, 227;
agreement signed against the constable of France at, 291.
Brabant to be taken possession of by the king, i. 351.
Bracci, the partisans of Braccio de Montone, ii. 151.
Bracciano, castle of, ii. 145.
Bresse, Philip of Savoy, lord of, i. 113;
imprisoned by Louis XI., 114;
becomes duke of Savoy, ii. 136.
Bressure, Jacques, lord of, i. 269.
Bretagne, Louis’s design against the province of, i. 93;
protected by the duke of Burgundy, 94;
the king of France makes war in, on the duke of Burgundy’s allies,
110 _et seq._
Bretagne, duke and duchess of, i. xx;
their family contests, xxi.
Bretagne, Francis, duke of, i. 3 _et n._, 5, 14, 19;
treaty of alliance between him and Charles of Burgundy, 6;
arrivals from his army, 32;
joins the duke of Burgundy with his forces, 34;
renews a treaty of alliance with Charles of Burgundy, 38;
crosses the Seine with Charles’s army, 43;
his quarrel with the duke of Normandy, 83;
concludes a treaty with the king at Caen, 84;
enters into a treaty of alliance with the duke of Normandy, 85;
signs the treaty of Ancenis, 111;
his menacing communications to the duke of Burgundy, 174-176;
the war between Louis XI. and the duke of Burgundy renewed through
his solicitations, 200 _et seq._;
the king concludes a peace with him, 222-224;
a faithful friend to Louis XI., 277;
his ambassadors sent to Louis, ii. 319.
Bretagne, Anne, duchess of, queen of Charles VIII., ii. 254;
her grief at the death of the dauphin, _ib._
Breteilles, Louis de, i. 279.
Bretons in the army of Charles of Burgundy, i. 35;
ravage the country near Paris, 54;
the protectors of the malcontents of France, 93;
protected by the duke of Burgundy, 94;
their desire for peace, 223;
their retreat from Paris, ii. 322;
their military operations, 323, 324 _et seq._;
make peace with Louis XI., 333;
their hostile spirit in Normandy, 347.
Brézé, Jaques de, grand seneschal of Normandy, i. 70.
Brezey, Pierre de, lord of Varenne, i. 19.
Bridge of boats built over the Seine, i. 43.
Brindisi, castle of, ii. 162.
Briquebec, Jean, lord of, i. 269.
Brissonet, Guillaume, lord of Varennes, ii. 93;
appointed cardinal, and archbishop of Rheims, 93 _n._, 94, 159;
disheartened at the prospect of the expedition against Naples,
123, 124;
the seneschal, 129, 130.
Bruges, a place of trade, and of great resort for foreigners, i. 378,
379.