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	Blois -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Though of ancient origin, Blois is first distinctly mentioned by (additional info and facts about Gregory of Tours) Gregory of Tours in the 6th century, and was not of any importance till the 9th century, when it became the seat of (additional info and facts about a powerful countship) a powerful countship.
		The (additional info and facts about Treaty of Blois) Treaty of Blois, which temporarily halted the (additional info and facts about Italian Wars) Italian Wars, was signed there in 1504-1505.
		In 1814 Blois was for a short time the seat of the regency of (additional info and facts about Marie Louise) Marie Louise, wife of (French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)) Napoleon I.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Bl/Blois.htm (350 words)

	Claude of France
		During the Treaty of Blois (1504), Claude’s mother Anne, who was anxious to keep Brittany out of the hands of the French, arranged for Claude to be married to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
		The duchies of Brittany and Milan were promised as part of Claude’s dowry in the Treaty of Blois.
		Claude died on 20 July 1524 in the Chateau de Blois, Blois, France.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/c/cl/claude_of_france.html (311 words)

	Blois Hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The famous Château de Blois, a Renaissance château once occupied by King Louis XII, is located in the center of the city, and an 18thcentury stone bridge spans the Loire.
		As Blois is centered on a pair of steep hills, winding and steep pathways run through thecity, culminating in long staircases at various points.
		Though of ancient origin, Blois is first distinctly mentioned by Gregory of Tours in the 6th century, and was not of any importance till the 9th century, when it becamethe seat of a powerful countship.
	www.lottery-news.net /dust42568-blois_hotels.html (692 words)

	Encyclopedia: Blois
		Blois is a city in France, the prÃ©fecture (capital) city of the Loir-et-Cher dÃ©partement, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between OrlÃ©ans and Tours.
		The Royal Ch teau de Blois is located in the Loir-et-Cher d partement in the Loire Valley, in France.
		The County of Blois was centred on Blois, south of Paris.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Blois (1613 words)

	Maximilian I
		This treaty provided that Maximilian's daughter Margaret of Austria should marry Charles, the dauphin of France, and have for her dowry Artois and Franche-Comté, two of the provinces in dispute, while the claim of Louis on the Duchy of Burgundy was tacitly admitted.
		The negotiations with France ended in the treaty of Blois, signed in September 1504, when Maximilian's grandson Charles was betrothed to Claude, daughter of Louis XII, and Louis, invested with the Duchy of Milan, agreed to aid the king of the Romans to secure the imperial crown.
		The treaty of Blois had contained a secret article providing for an attack on Venice, and this ripened into the league of Cambray, which was joined by the emperor in December 1509.
	www.nndb.com /people/399/000096111 (2383 words)

	Treaties
		Secret treaty between Emperor Charles V and Henry VIII providing for a joint invasion of France before March 1523.
		Treaty between Henry VII and Charles VIII of France.
		Treaty signed as part of the marriage negotiations of Margaret Tudor, daughter of the Henry VII of England and James IV, King of Scotland.
	tudorhistory.org /calendar/treaties.html (169 words)

	History and background information on Campania, Italy
		It was the Treaty of Blois that ceded Naples and Sicily to Spain; there began two centuries that saw southern Italy become one of the poorest, most backward and exploited areas in all Europe.
		There was crippling taxation, agriculture was rendered extremely difficult by the land-grabbing and quarrelling of both Italian and Spanish nobility as well as the church, widespread disease and famine were prevalent, and revolt was quickly quashed.
		The Treaty of Vienna in 1738 formalised this conquest, and the two kingdoms again became became subservient to the Spanish crown, ruled by a cadet branch of the Spanish line of Bourbon.
	www.knowital.com /history/campania/campania-history.html (614 words)

	» Blois : France :: Europe Travel Guide :: Travel to Europe
		In the middle of the 10th century the name of Thibaud I is recorded count of Blois, he was the founder of the family whod remained in Power untill 1230.
		The royal castle of Blois is not only one of the most prestigious renaissance monuments in france but also a brilliant illustration of the evolution of the french architechture from the middle ages to the 17th century.
		Blois became the most important town in the region.
	europe.traveltoworld.com /europe-travel-guide/2938/blois-france (740 words)

	Treaty of Blois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Treaty of Blois of September 22, 1504 concerned the proposed marriage between Charles of Luxembourg, the future Charles V, and Claude of France, daughter of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany.
		If the King Louis XII were to die without producing a male heir, Charles of Luxembourg would receive as dowry the Duchy of Milan, Genoa and its dependencies, the Duchy of Brittany, the counties of Asti and Blois, the duchy of Burgundy, the Viceroyalty of Auxonne, Auxerrois, Mâconnais and Bar-sur-Seine.
		This truly would have cut up France, so the marriage was cancelled.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Treaty_of_Blois (128 words)

	L12 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the Treaty of Blois signed in 1504, the Emperor recognised French rule in Milan.
		As a result of this deal, the daughter of Louis had to marry the grandson of the emperor thus tying both families together and diminishing the chances of a major dispute between France and the emperor.
		In the Treaty of Granada, Louis and Ferdinand of Aragon agreed to partition Naples.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /L12.htm (716 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		Br?gny, Treaty of Brétigny, Treaty ofbrātēnyē´, 1360, concluded by England and France at Brétigny, a village near Chartres, France.
		A commercial and industrial center with an outstanding trade in wines and brandies, it is also one of the most historic towns of France.
		The counts of Blois emerged in the 10th cent.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Chartres (486 words)

	MAXIMILIAN I - Online Information article about MAXIMILIAN I
		Villach in 1492, the king was eager to take revenge upon the king of France; but the states of the Nether-lands would afford him no assistance.
		Claude, daughter of Louis XII., and Louis, invested with the duchy of Milan, agreed to aid the king of the Romans to secure the imperial crown.
		monarchy; but whatever hopes he may have had were shattered by the death of his son Philip and the rupture of the treaty of Blois.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MAR_MEC/MAXIMILIAN_I.html (3529 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| dummy \| Day 287
		Although she was widely seen as the most powerful Protestant monarch in Western Europe, Elizabeth was a pragmatist who realised that England needed a balanced relationship with the continental powers.
		In April 1572 she signed the Treaty of Blois, an Anglo-French alliance against Spain.
		Part of the deal was a protracted marriage negotiation between a decidedly reluctant Elizabeth, now aged 38, and the devoutly Catholic Francois, Duke of Alencon.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Millennium/0,2833,287938,00.html (724 words)

	ELIZABETHAN FOREIGN POLICY (1558-1603) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The 1580's saw a major change in the balance of power, whereby The Catholic League Treaty of Joinville in December 1584 accepted Philip II of Spain as its protector and paymaster and this gave him some control over France.
		Philip was also helped when he acquired the Portuguese throne in 1580 and, with the addition of 12 ocean-going Portuguese galleons, gained the sea-power to attack England.
		The final straw was that the Treaty of Nonsuch in 1585 had Elizabeth sending 7 000 troops to Netherlands under the Earl of Leicester - a clear act of hostility.
	websites.ntl.com /~wellclge/depts/history/tudor/liz1.htm (1256 words)

	Treaty of Blois - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Treaty of Blois - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Treaty_of_Blois (150 words)

	Agecroft Hall, Richmond, Virginia - Gloriana: Elizabeth I (1533-1603) - Elizabeth Articles
		Marriage or not, Elizabeth and Catherine established an alliance against Spain with the Treaty of Blois signed in April 1572.
		By 1579, Elizabeth was striving to solve the problem of Mary through a treaty with the English Protestant faction in Scotland.
		Elizabeth renewed negotiations for a treaty with Scotland in 1584 which dragged on while Mary persisted in pledging herself to all plotters.
	www.agecrofthall.com /Gloriana/pages/articles.htm (3526 words)

	Chronlogy of Politics and War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Treaty of Blois - France recognizes Spanish control of Naples.
		Francis defeated by Charles V of Spain and forced to agree to the Treaty of Madrid.
		Francis I of France renounces treaty and war begins again.
	www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us /Renaissance/GeneralFiles/C_PolWar.html (485 words)

	Timeline
		1558 Death of Mary I of England; accession of Elizabeth I. 1559 Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis.
		Outbreak of the War of the Three Henrys.
		Duke of Guise and cardinal of Guise assassinated at Blois.
	www.pierrechastain.com /timeline.htm (2369 words)

	Flanders, Brittany, Burgundy, Anjou, Normandy, Blois, Champagne, Toulouse, etc.
		This was part of the Treaty of Ribemont by which the young West Frankish Kings, Louis III and Carloman II, were deprived of most of Lorraine.
		William, however, was killed in battle in 1128, otherwise he would have inherited England in 1135, instead of his cousin Stephen of Blois.
		Hugh I is of the House of Châtillon, and is a relative of Reynald of Châtillon, Prince of Antioch.
	www.friesian.com /flanders.htm (9945 words)

	TEVELEIN Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Invention of the knitting machine in England and the compound microscope in Holland.
		Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years' War gives Britain control over 13 colonies.
		Peace treaty signed in Paris between Great Britain and the United States.
	www.tevelein.org /timetev1.htm (3490 words)

	1228
		It was to be sealed with the marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales and Catherine of Aragon.
		Treaty of Blois in which France retained possession of Milan but gave control of Naples to Spain.
		France and Spain agreed at the Treaty of Noyon for the French to relinquish claims to Naples.
	www.christiantimelines.com /reformation.htm (11467 words)

	Peter Paul Rubens. Biography. - Olga's Gallery
		Marie's opposition to her son has led to her confinement to Blois, from which she escaped by night.
		The account of her triumphs does not omit her reverses, but her dignity remains intact.
		The Treaty of Angoulême. Accepting an olive branch from Hermes, the Queen agrees to discuss peace with her son.
	www.abcgallery.com /R/rubens/rubensbio.html (2543 words)

	King Stephen
		Adela ruled Blois and Chartes until 1107 when she handed over power to her son Theobald.
		In 1125 Stephen married Matilda of Boulogne and two years later swore an oath recognizing his cousin, Matilda, the daughter of Henry I, as heir to the English throne.
		This treaty recognised Matilda's eldest son, Henry, as the next king of England.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /MEDstephen.htm (286 words)

	Treaties
		This is a list of treaties in which England was involved from 1100 to 1949.
		It was a treaty negiotiated by the British Foreign Secretary among the principal allies, laying the foundations for the future settlement.
		France would keep her frontiers of 1790, being kept out of the Low Countries and the Rhine.
	www.innvista.com /society/government/britain/treaties.htm (840 words)

	Henry the Second by Mrs. J. R. Green eBook by BookRags
		In Normandy the Vexin, which was the true military frontier between him and France, and commanded the road to Paris, had been lost.
		He secured by treaty with the House of Blois the fortresses which had fallen into their hands, and before the year was out he thus saw his inheritance in Anjou and Normandy, as he had before seen his inheritance in England, completely restored.
		In November he conducted the King of France on a magnificent progress through Normandy and Britanny, not now as a vassal requiring his help, but with all the pomp of an equal king.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/10494/20.html (448 words)

	Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Thomas Wilson Martin
		His first major diplomatic achievement was to persuade a reluctant queen to intervene in Scotland and conclude the Treaty of Edinburgh (1560), which removed French forces from Scotland.
		Dudley, capturing the initiative, backed an ill-fated expedition to France to aid the Huguenots, which ended in the Treaty of Troyes, became a councillor, and in 1564 became earl of Leicester.
		Burghley's rebuff to Spain was underlined by the Treaty of Blois with France in 1572.
	familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/c/o/n/Tom-Martin-TX/GENE4-0069.html (2658 words)

	The Life of Marie de' Medici
		The Dauphin, Louis XIII, had been born on September 27, 1601, and was thus only nine-years-old at the time of his father’s death.
		Marie would reign as Regent from 1610 until 1617, at which time Louis banished her for five years “in the wilderness,” otherwise known as the château of Blois.
		She was allowed to return to Paris with the aide of the Abbé de Luçon, later to become her enemy, Cardinal Richelieu, and she contented herself with the newly completed Palais du Luxembourg and its decoration.
	www.students.sbc.edu /vandergriff04/mariedemedici.html (2090 words)

	Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology \| The Scenery of Sherwood Forest: Clumber (2)
		The next year he is met with in France, accompanied by Lord Dacre of the South and a great train of other noblemen, on his way to the Court of Charles IX.
		He was also employed in that tedious and abortive treaty of marriage between Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Anjou.
		He died January 16, 1584-5, aged 72, and was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, where a sumptuous monument was erected to his memory.
	www.nottshistory.org.uk /rodgers1908/clumber2.htm (2055 words)

	Chronology from 1501 to 1600
		The Treaty of Blois signed in September brings accord between France and the German king Maximilian I, whose 4-year-old grandson Charles is betrothed to Claude, daughter of France’s Louis XII.
		Maximilian I appoints his daughter Margaret of Austria, 26, guardian of her nephew the archduke Charles, 7, who is betrothed by treaty to the daughter of England’s Henry VII.
		The Treaty of Vienna July 22 allies Maximilian I’s Hapsburg family with the Jagiello family of Bohemia’s Ladislas and makes Maximilian’s brother Ferdinand potential heir to the Hungarian throne (see 1516; 1526).
	www.b17.com /family/lwp/chronology/1501_1600.html (8842 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Claude de France
		Since her parents had no sons, Claude was the heiress of Brittany, while the crown of France would pass only through male heirs, according to the "Salic law".
		In 1504 Claude's mother Anne, eager to keep an independent Brittany out of French hands, effected the Treaty of Blois, which assured the hand of Claude to the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V with the promise of Brittany and Burgundy.
		The prospect of a reduced France surrounded on several sides was untenable for the Valois and so the betrothal was shortly cancelled and, in 1506 the child was betrothed instead to her cousin, François, duke of Angoulême who was the next in the French line of succession.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/3/2822.htm (619 words)

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