MAZARIN, Cardinal, his exclamation on hearing that Mademoiselle de Montpensier had fired upon the king's troops, 10; quits France once more to facilitate a reconciliation with the Frondeurs, 13; received on his return by the Parisians with demonstrations of delight, 15; his triumph over the Fronde, the result of his prudent line of conduct, 16; his reception at the Louvre by Anne of Austria and the Court, 17; the heads of the two powerful families of Vendome and Bouillon become the firmest supporters of his greatness, 20; his good fortune opens the eyes of every one to his merit, 31; his solemn reception by the King and Queen not an idle pageant or empty ceremony, 32. MEDINA-COELI, Duke de, head of the purely political Spanish system, 169; his double character, 196; is arrested by Madame des Ursins, and ends his days in prison, 256. MEILLERAYE, Marshal la, advances against the Princess de Conde at Montrond, 83. MELGAR, Admiral Count de, plots the downfall of Philip V. and the elevation of the Archduke, 170; traitorously joins the Portuguese and their allies, 170; his death from an insult, 171. MERCOEUR, Duke de (eldest son of Caesar, Duke de Vendome), married to the amiable and virtuous Laura Mancini, 21; made Governor of Provence, 21. MONTBAZON, Marie d'Avangour, Duchess de, one of those who made most noise at Anne of Austria's Court, 61; summary of her character, 61; a list of all her lovers, titled and untitled, not to be attempted, 61; very nearly the cause of a duel at the door of the king's apartments, 62; often used as an instrument by Madame de Chevreuse, 62; a dangerous rival to Madame de Guemene, 62; instigates the Count de Soissons to add outrage to desertion of Madame de Guemene, 62; her long exercised influence over Beaufort useful to the Court, 62; wanting in all the better qualities of a political woman, 62; proposes to enter into a treaty of alliance with De Retz, 63; very mercenary both in love and politics, 64; tricked out of 100,000 crowns by Conde and the Princess Palatine, 64; returns to Court after an exile of five years, 65; Madame de Motteville's description of her well-preserved beauty, 65; dies of the measles--three hours only accorded to her to prepare for death, 66; looked back with horror on her past life, 66; little regretted by any one save De Rance, 66; the sight of her sudden death determines De Rance to withdraw from the world, 67; Laroque's version of the catastrophe, 67.