The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 2 (of 2)Busbecq, Ogier Ghislain de
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The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Busbecq, Ogier Ghislain de
Busbecq, Ogier Ghislain de, 1522-1592
_Puygalliard_, M. de, acting governor at Cambrai for the King of
France, ii. 195;
leaves the town, 205
_Quacquelben_, native of Courtrai, Busbecq’s physician, attends the
Pasha of Buda, i. 86;
shares Busbecq’s taste for ancient coins, 94;
his treatment of intermittent fever, 161;
of the plague, 164;
is attacked by the plague, 335;
his opinion of the plague, _ib._;
Busbecq’s last visit to him, 335-336;
his death, 336;
his high character and abilities, _ib._;
examines aconite brought by Turkish pilgrim, 362
_Quesnoy_, Le, town in Hainault, failure of Alençon’s attempt on,
ii. 198
_Quentin, St._, town in Picardy, garrisoned against any attack by
Parma, ii. 150;
Marshal de Retz there, 227
_Raab_, Busbecq’s escort attacked by soldiers from its garrison, i. 170
_Rakos_, plain near Pesth, the former meeting-place of the Hungarian
Diet, i. 168
_Rambouillet_, family of, ordered to leave the Court, ii. 13,
and _note_
_Ramée_, Pierre de la, his method, i. 99, _note_
_Rascians_, their language, i. 105;
extent of their country, 166;
their character, _ib._
_Remorantin_, a château, suggested by Busbecq as a residence for
Elizabeth, ii. 25;
assigned as part of her dower, 109
_Requesens_, Don Berenguer de, Spanish Admiral, commander of the
Sicilian galleys, brought a prisoner to Constantinople, i. 321;
imprisoned in the tower of Pera, 326;
how Busbecq procured his release, 369-373;
asks leave to return by Ragusa, 390;
his death, _ib._
_Retz_, Comte de, Marshal of France, ii. 39, _note_;
some of his troops cut to pieces by Damville, 32;
supports Elizabeth’s interests, 82;
attends the Queen-Mother to Boulogne, 184;
commands in Picardy, 223;
makes the people of Cambrai swear allegiance to the Queen-Mother,
225;
at St. Quentin negotiating with Balagny, 227;
still in Picardy, 228
_Retz_, Comtesse de, likely to be one of Elizabeth’s escort, ii. 126
_Rhodope_, Mount, i. 106
_Richardot_, Councillor, sent to King of Spain, on account of Parma’s
conduct, ii. 258
_Richebourg_, Marquis of, formerly resident at the Court of Maximilian,
ii. 234;
killed at the Antwerp bridge, 247
_Rimini_, the Bishop of, the Apostolic Nuncio, his death, ii. 198
_Rochefoucauld_, goes to the Netherlands, ii. 147
_Rodolph II._, Emperor, suspected of being concerned in the affair of
Antwerp, ii. 168;
said to be betrothed to Philip II.’s daughter, _ib._
_Roland_, mythic Carlovingian hero, the legend said to be known to the
Mingrelians, i. 250, and _note_
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