SIEUR DE LA MAUVTSSIERE See also:

• MICHEL
• MICHEL, CLAUDE
• MICHEL, FRANCISQUE XAVIER (1809-1887)

MICHEL DE See also:

• SIEUR DE LA MAUVTSSIERE MICHEL DE CASTELNAU (c. 1520-1592)

CASTELNAU (c. 1520-1592)  , See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French soldier and diplomatist, See also:

• AMBASSADOR (also EMBASSADOR, the form sometimes still used in America; from the Fr. ambassadeur, with which compare Ital. ambasciatore and Span. embajador, all variants of the Med. Lat. ambassiator, ambassiator, ambasator, &c., derived from Med. Lat. amba

ambassador to See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• TOURAINE

Touraine about 1520 . He was one of a large See also:

• FAMILY

family of See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children, and his grandfather, See also:

• PIERRE

Pierre de See also:

• CASTELNAU, MICHEL DE, SIEUR DE LA MAUVTSSIERE (c. 1520-1592)

Castelnau, was See also:

• EQUERRY (from the Fr. ecuric, a stable, through its older form escurie, from the Med. Lat. scuria, a word of Teutonic origin for a stable or shed, cf. Ger. Scheuer; the modern spelling has con-fused the word with the Lat. equus, a horse)

equerry to See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis XII . Endowed with a clear and penetrating See also:

• INTELLECT (Lat. intellectus, from intelligere, to understand)

intellect and remarkable strength of memory, he received a careful See also:

• EDUCATION

education, to See also:

• COMPLETE

complete which he travelled in See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy and made a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long stay at See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome . He then spent some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time in See also:

• MALTA
• MALTA (or MEDITERRANEAN) FEVER

Malta, afterwards entered the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army, and made his first acquaintance with See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war in the See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns of the French in Italy . His abilities and his courage won for him the friendship and See also:

• PROTECTION

protection of the See also:

• CARDINAL (Lat. cardinalis)

cardinal of See also:

• LORRAINE

Lorraine, who took him into his service . In 1557 a command in the See also:

• NAVY

navy was given to him, and the cardinal proposed to get him knighted . This, however, he declined, and then rejoined the French army in See also:

• PICARDY (La Picardie)

Picardy . Various delicate See also:

• MISSIONS (Lat. missio, a sending)

missions requiring tact and discretion were entrusted to him by the See also:

• CONSTABLE (0. Fr. connestable, Fr. connetable, Med. Lat. comestabilis, conestabilis, constabularius, from the Lat. comes stabuli, count of the stable)
• CONSTABLE, ARCHIBALD (1774-1827)
• CONSTABLE, HENRY (1562-1613)
• CONSTABLE, JOHN (1776-1837)
• CONSTABLE, SIR MARMADUKE (c. 1455-1518)

constable de See also:

• MONTMORENCY
• MONTMORENCY, ANNE
• MONTMORENCY, MATHIEU JEAN FELICITE DE

Montmorency, and these he discharged so satisfactorily that he was sent by the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king, See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry II., to See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland with despatches for See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary See also:

• STUART, ARABELLA (1575-1615)
• STUART, GILBERT (1755-x828)
• STUART, JAMES EWELL BROWN (1833-1864)
• STUART, JOHN
• STUART, MOSES (1780-1852)
• STUART, SIR JOHN, COUNT

Stuart, then betrothed to the dauphin (afterwards See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis II.) . From Scotland he passed into See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, and treated with Queen Elizabeth respecting her claims on See also:

• CALAIS

Calais (15J9), a See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement of which was effected at the See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

congress of Cateau-Cambresis . He was next sent as ambassador to the princes of See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, for the purpose of prevailing upon them to withdraw their favour from the Protestants . This See also:

• EMBASSY

embassy was followed by missions to See also:

• MARGARET
• MARGARET (1283–1290)
• MARGARET (1353-1412)
• MARGARET (1489–1541)
• MARGARET, ST (c. 1045–1093)
• MARGARET, ST (SANCTA MARGARITA)

Margaret of See also:

• PARMA

Parma, governess of the See also:

• NETHERLANDS

Netherlands, to See also:

• SAVOY, HOUSE
• SAVOY, HOUSE OF

Savoy, and then to Rome, to ascertain the views of See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

Pope See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul IV. with regard to See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France . Paul having died just before his arrival, Castelnau used his See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence in favour of the See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election of See also:

• PIUS

Pius IV .

Returning to France, he once more entered the navy, and served under his former See also:

• PATRON

patron . It was his See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune, at See also:

• NANTES
• NANTES, EDICT OF

Nantes, to discover the earliest symptoms of the See also:

• CONSPIRACY (from Lat. conspirare, literally to breathe together, to agree, combine, and especially to form a secret plot)

conspiracy of See also:

• AMBOISE
• AMBOISE, GEORGES

Amboise, which he immediately reported to the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government . After the See also:

• DEATH

death of Francis II . (See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 156o) he accompanied the queen, Mary Stuart, to Scotland, and remained with her a See also:

• YEAR

year, during which time he made several journeys into England, and attempted to bring about a reconciliation between Mary and Queen Elizabeth . The See also:

• WISE, HENRY ALEXANDER (1806-1876)
• WISE, ISAAC MAYER (1819-1900)

wise and moderate counsels which he offered to the former were unheeded . In 1562, inconsequence of the See also:

• CIVIL

civil war in France, he returned there . He was employed against the Protestants in See also:

• BRITTANY

Brittany, was taken prisoner in an engagement with them and sent to See also:

• HAVRE
• HAVRE, LE

Havre, but was soon after exchanged . In the midst of the excited passions of his countrymen, Castelnau, who was a sincere See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic, maintained a wise self-See also:

• CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control and moderation, and by his counsels rendered valuable service to the government . He served at the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• ROUEN

Rouen, distinguished himself at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• DREUX

Dreux, took Tancarville, and contributed in 1563 to the recapture of Havre from the See also:

• ENGLISH

English . During the next ten years Castelnau was employed in various important missions:—first to Queen Elizabeth, to negotiate a See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace; next to the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• ALBA

Alba, the new See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of the Netherlands . On this occasion he discovered the project formed by the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• CONDE
• CONDE, LOUIS DE BOURBON, PRINCE
• CONDE, LOUIS II
• CONDE, PRINCES OF

Conde and See also:

• ADMIRAL

Admiral See also:

• COLIGNY, GASPARD DE (1519-1572)

Coligny to seize and carry off the royal family at Monceaux (1567) . After the battle of St See also:

• DENIS (DIoNysms), SAINT
• DENIS, JOHANN NEPOMUK COSMAS MICHAEL (1729-1800)

Denis he was again sent to Germany to solicit aid against the Protestants; and on his return he was rewarded for his services with the See also:

• POST

post of governor of See also:

• SAINT (lat. sanctus, " holy ")

Saint-Diziej and a See also:

• COMPANY

company of orderlies .

At the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of his company he took See also:

• PART

part in the battles of See also:

• JARNAC

Jarnac and Moncontour . In 1572 he was sent to England by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles IX. to allay the excitement created by the See also:

• MASSACRE

massacre of St See also:

• BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN (1831-1893)
• BARTHOLOMEW, SAINT

Bartholomew, and the same year he was sent to Germany and See also:

• SWITZERLAND

Switzerland . Two years later he was reappointed by Henry III. ambassador to Queen Elizabeth, and he remained at her See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court for ten years . During this See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period he used his influence to promote the See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage of the queen with the duke of See also:

• ALENCON

Alencon, with a view especially to strengthen and maintain the See also:

• ALLIANCE

alliance of the two countries . But Elizabeth made so many promises only to break them that at last he refused to accept them or communicate them to his government . On his return to France he found that his See also:

• CHATEAU (from Lat. castellum, fortress, through O. Fr. chastel, chasteau)

chateau of La Mauvissiere had been destroyed in the civil war; and as he refused to recognize the authority of the See also:

• LEAGUE

League, the duke of See also:

• GUISE
• GUISE, HOUSE OF

Guise deprived him of the governorship of Saint-Dizier . He was thus brought almost to a See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of destitution . But on the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of Henry IV., the king, who knew his See also:

• WORTH
• WORTH, CHARLES FREDERICK (1825-1895)

worth, and was confident that although he was a Catholic he might rely on his fidelity, gave him a command in the army, and entrusted him with various confidential missions . Castelnau died at See also:

• JOINVILLE
• JOINVILLE, FRANCOIS FERDINAND PHILIPPE LOUIS MARIE, PRINCE DE (1818-1900)
• JOINVILLE, JEAN, SIRE DE (1224-1319)

Joinville in 1592 . His Memoires See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank very high among the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original authorities for the period they See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover, the eleven years between 1559 and 1570 . They were written during his last embassy in England for the benefit of his son; and they possess the merits of clearness, veracity and impartiality . They were first printed in 1621; again, with additions by Le Laboureur, in 2 vols. See also:

• FOLIO (properly the ablative case of the Lat. folium, leaf, but also frequently an adaptation of the Ital. foglio)

folio, in 16J9; and a third time, still further enlarged by See also:

• JEAN

Jean See also:

• GODEFROY (GoTHOFREDUS)

Godefroy, 3 vols. folio, in 1731 .

Castelnau translated into French the Latin See also:

• WORK

work of See also:

• RAMUS, PETRUS, or PIERRE DE LA RAMEE (1515-1572)

Ramus, On the See also:

• MANNERS, CHARLES (1857– )

Manners and Customs of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

Ancient Gauls . Various letters of his are preserved in the Cottonian and Harleian collections in the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum . His See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson, JACQUES DE CASTELNAU (162o-1658), distinguished himself in the war against See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

Austria and See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain during the ministries of See also:

• RICHELIEU, ARMAND EMMANUEL SOPHIE SEPTEMANIE DU PLESSIS
• RICHELIEU, ARMAND JEAN DU PLESSIS
• RICHELIEU, LOUIS FRANCOIS ARMAND DU PLESSIS

Richelieu and See also:

• MAZARIN, JULES (1602-1661)

Mazarin, and died See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

marshal of France . See Hubault, Ambassade de Castelnau en Angleterre (1856); Relations politiques de la France . -. avec l'Ecosse au seizieme siecle, edited by J . B . A . T . Teulet (1862) ; and De la Ferriere, See also:

• LES

Les Projets de mariage d'Elisabeth (1883) .