Katherine Parr, her “Lamentation of a Sinner,” 362; fortune predicted, 420 Killian, fool of Albert of Austria, 317-8 Killigrew, Tom, jester to Charles II., 333 Klaus, jester of Elector Frederick, 318 Konrad, jester of Maximilian I., 314-5 Kotzebue, anecdote of the Emperor Paul, 12 “Le Glorieux,” fool to Charles the Bold, 320 Leopold, “the Angel,” his self-denial, 93 Leopold I. of Austria, fond of music and the drama, 351-2 Loaysa, Cardinal, confessor to Charles V., 70 Lola Montes, mistress of Ludwig of Bavaria, 22 Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Prince, a pianist, 392 Louis the Debonnaire and the comet, 396 Louis IX., forbade chess, 5; controlled by his physician, 113-4; introduced wigs, 289 Louis XI., anecdote of, 97; fond of the chase, 145; journeys in disguise, 171; anecdotes of, 275-6; disliked finery, 291; the astrologer and, 399-400; healed by touch, 413 Louis XII., story of, 188; anecdote of Josquin and, 385 Louis XIII., a chess player, 5; taste for fruit, 58; a dancer, 114; fond of the chase, 145; averse to gambling, 188; Sully’s rebuke of his favourites, 276; Bassompierre’s rejoinders to, 277; his courtiers beardless, 289; his Court fool, 323; credulity, 400; lucky day, 430-1 Louis XIV., fond of backgammon, 7; and billiards, _ib._; an epicure, 58-9; suicide of his _chef_, 60-1; consideration for ex-King James, 106-7; fond of dancing, 114-5; his favourite dances, 115; anecdote of him, 116; mechanical coach constructed for him, 129; passion for jewels, 130; the crown of Agrippina, 130-1; fond of hunting, 146, and of gambling, 188-90; the Capuchin and, 278; his wig, 302; remark of, 307; his Court jesters, 323-4; patron of the drama, 347-8; remark on the comet, 398; stopped persecutions for witchcraft, 430 Louis XV., his profligacy and devotion, 30; an epicure, 61-2; speculated in corn, 97; story of, 191; his wanton character, 262; retort to Lauragais, 277; indifference to drama and music, 348 Louis XVI., his mechanical taste, 127-8; passion for hunting, 146; gambling in his reign, 191; remark about Charles IV., 287; dress in his reign, 303; touched for “king’s evil,” 412 Louis XVII., played quoits, 237 Louis XVIII., an epicure, 62; invented a dish, 63; his narrative of his escape, 374-5 Louis Philippe, anecdote of, 278-9 Ludwig of Bavaria, his follies, 22 Ludwig II., his eccentricities, 23-4; deposition, 25; taste for building, 133-4; acquaintance with Wagner, 393-4 Marguerite, second wife of Edward I., story of, 136 Maria Theresa, Empress, her mourning, 28; dwarf presented to her, 239; supported the drama, 350 Marie Antoinette, fond of dancing, 117-8; anecdote of her, 147; a gambler, 191-2; her conduct at the races, 221; dress, 304-5; interest in theatricals, 349-50; affection of audience for her, 350; taste for music, 386-7 Marie Casimire of Poland, curious amusement of, 10