Bruges, repels Philip the Good in 1437, 4; murder of Charles the Good, 4-5 and 36-42; lace makers at, 5; the first capital of Flanders, 13; first visit to, 24; founding of, 26; derivation of name, 26-27; _Vieux Bruges_ (old Bruges), 27-28; more tourists than formerly, 30; some quaint old streets, 31; lacemakers on rue du Rouleau, 32; fortified by Baldwin II, 34; from Charles the Good to Marie of Burgundy, 52-53; charter granted by Philip of Alsace, 55; description of Hotel de Ville, 57-59; Belfry and chimes, 65-67; _Halles_, description of, 67-68; period of greatest commercial activity, 68-70; silting up of the Zwyn, 70-71; Baldwin of Constantinople holds court at, 137; artisans from Ypres move to, 145; revolt against the French, 154; visit of King of France, 155; the Matin de Bruges, 155-156; guildsmen from Bruges at Battle of the Spurs, 157; 171; superseded by Ghent as capital of Flanders, 189; 190; 192; 197; influence of Jacques Van Artevelde in, 200; capital of Louis of Maele, 205; 210; Philip the Good establishes Order of the Golden Fleece, 221-222; the Bruges Vespers, 223-224; the "Great Humiliation," 224-225; Guild of St. Luke organised, 229-230; Jehan de Bruges, 230; "_Ville d'Art_," 268; 277; principal capital of Charlesthe Bold, 287; marriage of Maximilian and Marie of Burgundy, 294; Memling at Bruges, 294-299; Gheerhardt David, 299-300; other early Flemish painters, 300-302; the Gruuthuise Palace, 302-305; Cathedral of St. Sauveur, 305-307; other fine old mediæval buildings, 309-310; 312; "renowned for its pretty girls," 321; 323; Treaty of Cambrai, 338-339; Belfry completed under Margaret of Austria, 340; 344; paintings by Van der Goes, 362; "monuments" classified, 363; 366; 393; 394; 397; 398; attempt to close the Scheldt, 399-400; 401; 434; 448; 456. Brunehault, rival of Fredegonda, 247-248.