_Bavaria_, William, Duke of, with his wife meets the Queen at Nancy, ii. 129; consulted as to her route, 133, 137; his kindness to her, 135; goes to Vienna, 137 _Belgrade_, town of, described, i. 93; sieges and capture of, by the Turks, 94; fertility of the neighbourhood, 165 _Bellegarde_, Roger de Saint-Lary de, Marshal, sent as ambassador to Poland, ii. 61, and _note_; said to have fallen sick, 66 _Bellièvre_, Pomponne de, Ambassador of Charles IX. in Poland, ii. 49, and _note_; likely to be sent to the Netherlands, 169; sent to Alençon, 172; stays behind to arrange matters, 174; returns from Antwerp, 181; sent to King of Navarre, 203 _Belon_ (_Bellonus_), Pierre, French traveller and physician, his mistake about the hyena, i. 140; referred to for figure of the _pinna_, 339 _Bergen_, town in Brabant, taken by the Hollanders under their protection, ii. 217 _Bernard_, Monastery of St., outpost established there by garrison of Lier, ii. 148; Alençon passes the night there after the French Fury, 167 _Berry_, Duchy of, the Queen’s dower partly charged on it, ii. 109 _Besançon_, attempt to surprise, ii. 88 _Besme_, murderer of Coligny, taken prisoner by the Huguenots, ii. 99, and _note_ _Beyler-bey of Greece_, the, sent to Selim’s assistance, i. 271; sent in pursuit of Bajazet, 305; in command of the troops on the Persian frontier, 378 _Billy_, Seigneur de, killed at the Antwerp bridge, ii. 247 _Birague_, Cardinal de, Chancellor of France, ii. 39; Busbecq’s interview with him, 87; contributes to forced loan, 98; his death and character, 208, and _note_ _Biron_, Marshal, the probable commander in the Netherlands, ii. 147; takes the command there, 149-150; asks for more cavalry, _ib._; halts on the Somme, 154; joins Alençon, 156; his army, 157; going to the Campine, 162; said to be the author of the attempt on Antwerp, 165; clears himself of all blame, 175; his letter pressing Alençon to abandon the scheme discovered, 181; retakes some small forts, 182; defeated at Steenbergen, and wounded, 184; at Antwerp pressing for money, 186; returns to France, 195; his attack on Cateau Cambrésis repulsed, 202; with Navarre, 262 _Black Sea_, Busbecq’s visit to it, i. 129, 131; Polybius wrong in supposing it was silting up, 132 _Blaye_, town near Bordeaux, garrisoned by the younger de Lansac, ii. 245 _Blois_, Busbecq obliged to go thither, ii. 141; king there, 229; Busbecq goes thither to condole with him in the Queen’s name on Alençon’s death, 230 _Blot_, Hugo de, recommended by Busbecq to Maximilian as librarian, ii. 73-74, and _note_