_Alençon_, Francis, Duke of, afterwards Duke of Anjou, waiting at Lyons for his brother, ii. 7; his constitution delicate, 43; at the Cardinal de Lorraine’s funeral, 46; at the ball given on the Marquis de Nomeny’s marriage, 81; his restless spirit, 95; supposed to have dealings with the Huguenots, 96; accompanies the Queen to the gates of Paris, _ib._; his flight and his motives, 100-104, and _note_; expected to return to Blois, 105; demands that the negotiations be held at Blois instead of Poitiers, 114; supposed to have instigated du Guast’s murder, 116; interferes in his quarrel with Thoré, 118; takes possession of Châtelherault, 120; demands Bourges and other towns, _ib._; will probably come to terms, 131; his expedition to the Netherlands, 141; intends ravaging Hainault, 143; sends to Italy to hire horse, _ib._; a champion of the Catholics, 144; reinforcements for him, 147; witnesses the battle at Ghent, 148; disposition of his troops, 149; expects to visit England 156; prevails on citizens of Antwerp to admit 300 French noblemen, 162; his attempt to seize Antwerp, 166; retreats to the monastery of St. Bernard, 167; and thence to Dendermonde, 168; his probable course of action, _ib._; blackness of his conduct, 170; excuses made for it, _ib._; complete breach with citizens of Antwerp, 173; his ill-regulated mind, 174; proposed compromise with him, 174-175; chooses Dunkirk as his residence, 179; reported to be concerned in fresh disturbances, 180; ill at Dunkirk, 181; presents Fervaques with an abbacy, _ib._; sends Pibrac to Antwerp, _ib._; writes to stop his mother from coming, 182; meets her at La Fère, 185; has lost everything in Netherlands but Cambrai, 186; returns to France, _ib._; said to be going to marry the daughter of the Duke of Lorraine, 194; said to have handed over Cambrai to his brother, 195; his probable plans, _ib._; appointed by the king his Lieutenant with limited powers, 196; at Cambrai in great want of money, 198; envoys to him from the States, _ib._; likely to come to Paris, 199; goes to Château Thierry, 201; intends to winter at Angers, 202; goes to Laon, _ib._; will not come to court, 203; his rumoured negotiations with Spain for sale of Cambrai, 204; changes his plans, will winter at Château Thierry, 206; his humiliating position, _ib._; suspected attempt to murder, 209; about to receive an embassy from the Netherlands, 210; urges his claim to be made Lieutenant-General of the kingdom, 212; visits his mother, 213; by her advice approaches the king submissively, _ib._;