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sieges of,5,20,21,28,29,et seq.,127Sincaire Bastion at,22stones from La Turbie in Cathedral at,219Town Hall of,27Nicode de Menthon, and defences of Nice,21Nostredame’s “History of Provence,”34OOdinet, Andrea(Count of Montfort), and siege of Nice,31“Old Provence,” by T. A. Cook,180,262Oliva (seeGrimaldo, Benoit)PPacanaglia, Mont, La Grande Corniche at,13Paganini, Achillino,116Paganini, body of, taken to Genoa and Cannes,116burial of, at Parma,116buried at Cap de St. Hospice,116buried on Sainte Ferréol,116death of,114embalmment of,117exhumation of,117house of, at Nice,25wanderings after death of,25(footnote)Paillon River,12,21,22,39Paillon Valley,12Palæolithic remains at Mentone,273Parma, burial of Paganini at,116,117Paul III, Pope, meeting between François I, Emperor Charles V,28Peille,12Philibert Emmanuel, fortifications erected by, at Villefranche and Mt. Alban,113tower of, at Cap de St. Hospice,108,110,111Philip of Valois, war between Edward III and,166Phœnicians at Eze,118at Monaco,144at Roquebrune,252in Riviera,1occupation of Vence, by,49Phocæans in Riviera,2occupation of Vence by,49reputed foundation of Nice by,19,20Pierre IV of Aragon, and Carlo I,168Pisa, Via Aureliana at,208Pisani, Bishop, last Bishop of Vence,53Pius VII, Pope, at Mentone,270Pointe de Cabuel,13Pointe de la Vieille,13Pontevés, Hôtel de, at Grasse,72,73“Précis de l’Histoire de Provence,” Terrin,68Pre-historic men, remains of, at Monte Carlo,194Provence and Mentone,268conflicts of, with rulers of Northern Italy,5Counts of, capture of Nice by,20La Turbie and,215Provence, Saracens in,4RRedbeard(seeBarbarossa)Red Cliff, the (seeBaoussé-Roussé)René, King, death of,61Reynouard, “Choix des Poésies orig. des Troubadours,”123Ricard, Le, pre-historic camp at,259Ricotti, “Storia della Monarchia Piemontese,”34“Riviera,” by S. Baring-Gould,34Riviera, early history of,1et seq.Roberti, Dorla de, house of, at Grasse,76Robespierre at Grasse,73Rochers Rouges, Via Aureliana at,209Rocomare, M., account by, of siege of Grasse,68-9Romano-Byzantine carvings at Vence,62Romans at Castillon,282at Eze,118at Monaco,143,144at Roquebrune,252at Sospel,286foundation of Cimiez by,20foundation of Vence by,49in Riviera,2milestones of,260remains of, at Grasse,75Roquebrune, “Cabbé Roquebrune,” meaning of,254Castle of the Lascaris at,243church at,242description of,239et seq.“femininity” of,255history of,252et seq.legend of,248et seq.Place des Frères at,242,244,245,249,250,257Rue Mongollet,242Rue Pié,241,246view of, from La Grande Corniche,13Rose, E. W., “Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France,”50Rostagno, Lord of Eze,120SSt. Agnes, Church of,302description of town of,301,303legend of,303Saracens at,4St. Agnes, hill of,269St. André,12St. Auspicius (seeSt. Hospice)Sainte Barbe, Chapel of, at Monaco,156St. Bernard, Chapel of, at La Turbie,225St. Clare, bust of, at St. Paul du Var,103St. Dévote, Chapel of, at Monaco,148,149,162,193legend of,148,149St. Eusebius, first Bishop of Vence,62Sainte Ferréol, Island of, burial of Paganini on,116St. George, relics of, at St. Paul du Var,103St. Honorat, reliquary of, at Grasse,75story of Tiburge and,222,223St. Hospice, as miracle-worker,106as prophet,105death of,107landing of, on Cap de St. Hospice,105Lombards and,105-107Memorial Chapel of,107,114,115St. Hospice, Cap de,12,104Emmanuel Philibert Tower on,108,110,111first Christian settlement at,105Knights of St. John at,108“Legend of the Stream of Blood” and,108,109Paganini buried at,115Saracen fortress on,108St. Hospice, Monastery of,112St. Jean, Chapel of, at La Turbie,226St. Jean (town of), description of,109-110legend of,108St. Jeannet, view of, from La Grande Corniche,13St. Jeannet, Baou de, as landmark,13St. John, Knights of, at Cap de St. Hospice,109St. Lambert, tomb of, Vence Cathedral,52St. Laurent Valley, pre-historic camp in,259St. Mary, Chapel of, at Monaco,144St. Paul du Var,97Bishop of Vence takes refuge at,56Church of,103description of,101et seq.relics of St. George at,103St. Pons,12Abbey of,39Charlemagne at,40convent at,40;story of,41et seq.St. Roch, Chapel of, at Mont Justicier,263St. Theobald of Mondovi,294St. Tropez,13St. Trophime, burial place of, at Arles,51cell of, in Montmajour Abbey,52St. Veran, tomb of, Vence Cathedral,52,63Saracens, at Eze,119at La Turbie,214,218at Monaco,144at Roquebrune,252,253Castillon captured by,283defeat of,4fortress of, on Cap St. Hospice,108invasion of Riviera by,4occupation of Vence by,49sacking of Nice by,49Savoy annexed by France,21Savoy, Dukes of, and Nice,20invasion of Riviera by,57Segurana (“Donna Maufaccia”) and siege of Nice,30,34,35Sisteron, description of,92,93Rongelime de Mirabeau at Convent of,92ruins of convent of,93,94Sospel,281Bishopric of,287bridges at,289Church of,292description of,286et seq.fair at,287fire at,287Piazza di San Michele,287pilgrimage to Laghet from,288Place St. Michel,292plague at,287,288river front of,291Rue de la République,290Rue du Château,291Rue Pellegrini,291Rue St. Pierre,292wild boar and,294et seq.Southampton, attack on, by pirates from Eze,121Spain, Domination of Monaco by,176et seq.Saracens in,4Spezia, Via Aureliana at,208Spinola, Lucinetta, marriage with Carlo I,165Spinola, the, war between the Grimaldi and, for Monaco,161,164“Storia della Monarchia Piemontese,” Ricotti,34Stowe, John, account of attack on Southampton by,121“Annals,”121Surian, Bishop, story of,53Swabians, invasion of Riviera by,3TTallentyre, S. G., “Life of Mirabeau,”88Taurobolium, ceremony of,51,62Terrassesat Nice,18Terrin, “Précis de l’Histoire de Provence,”68Tête de Chien,13,112,194,209,263“The Maritime Alps and their Seaboard,” by Miss C. L. U. Dempster,52,85“The Riviera,”120“The Rivieras,” by Augustus J. Hare,52,146,232,266,269“The Romance of Nice,” by John D. Loveland,26,115(footnotes)“The Vence Handbook,”61,62,63,64Tiburge, wife of Count Aymes, story of,221-223Treets, Raimbaud de, story of,44-48Trenca, Chevalier Carlo, and Mentone,268,270Turbia, Roman town of,208(seeLa Turbie)Turks, attack on Eze by,127sacking of Roquebrune,254UUghetta de Baus, wife of Blacas,125VValentinois, Duchy of, conferred on Prince of Monaco,180Valerianus, Lucius Veludius, commemorative inscription to, at Vence,50,51,62Vandals, invasion of Riviera by,3Vence, as Defender of the Faith,49et seq.Bishop Godeau of,52,53bishopric founded at,52Black Death at,56Boulevard Marcelin-Maurel,60,61Church of,61,62converted to Christianity,51description of,59et seq.East Gate of,60history of,49et seq.Huguenots in,54-58Merovingian carvings at,62old town of,65Place du Peyra at,61Place Godeau,64Place Wilson,61Portail du Peyra,61Portail Levis at,61Roman inscriptions at,50,51,62Romans at,49,50Rue de la Coste,61St. Eusebius, first Bishop of,62siege of, by Lesdiguières,58Signadour Gate at,60tomb of St. Veran at,63tombs of bishops in Cathedral of,52tombs of Villeneuves at,63view of, from La Grande Corniche,13Villeneuves and,53,63watch tower of,65“Vence,” by J. D.,61Ventimiglia and Mentone,268Ventimiglia, Counts of,254,256,283,301Via Aureliana at,208Ventium (Vence), Roman station of,49Vento, the, and Mentone,268Roquebrune sold to,254Via Aureliana, as frontier boundary between Italy and Gaul,209highest point of,209milestones on,260route of,36,194,208,279Vibia, commemorative inscription to, at Vence,50,51,62Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia,22(footnote)Victor Amédée pays homage to “Our Lady of Laghet,”233Villars, Maréchal de, and monument at La Turbie,219Villefranche,112,113citadel of,113Paganini and,114“The Great Ship” launched at,114Villeneuve, Romée de, story of,80et seq.Villeneuve-Bargemon, Marquis de, House of, at Grasse,74Villeneuve-Loubet, Lords of,53Villeneuve-Monans, Baron de, and Louise de Cabris,90Villeneuves, the, and Vence,53,54tombs of, at Vence,63Vinaigrier, Mont, La Grande Corniche and,12Viteola, Guglielmo, story of wild boar and,294et seq.“Voyages dans les Départements du Midi de la France,” by A. L. Millin,51WWilliamof Marseilles, Count of Provence, defeats the Saracens,4

sieges of,5,20,21,28,29,et seq.,127

Sincaire Bastion at,22

stones from La Turbie in Cathedral at,219

Town Hall of,27

Nicode de Menthon, and defences of Nice,21

Nostredame’s “History of Provence,”34

O

Odinet, Andrea(Count of Montfort), and siege of Nice,31

“Old Provence,” by T. A. Cook,180,262

Oliva (seeGrimaldo, Benoit)

P

Pacanaglia, Mont, La Grande Corniche at,13

Paganini, Achillino,116

Paganini, body of, taken to Genoa and Cannes,116

burial of, at Parma,116

buried at Cap de St. Hospice,116

buried on Sainte Ferréol,116

death of,114

embalmment of,117

exhumation of,117

house of, at Nice,25

wanderings after death of,25(footnote)

Paillon River,12,21,22,39

Paillon Valley,12

Palæolithic remains at Mentone,273

Parma, burial of Paganini at,116,117

Paul III, Pope, meeting between François I, Emperor Charles V,28

Peille,12

Philibert Emmanuel, fortifications erected by, at Villefranche and Mt. Alban,113

tower of, at Cap de St. Hospice,108,110,111

Philip of Valois, war between Edward III and,166

Phœnicians at Eze,118

at Monaco,144

at Roquebrune,252

in Riviera,1

occupation of Vence, by,49

Phocæans in Riviera,2

occupation of Vence by,49

reputed foundation of Nice by,19,20

Pierre IV of Aragon, and Carlo I,168

Pisa, Via Aureliana at,208

Pisani, Bishop, last Bishop of Vence,53

Pius VII, Pope, at Mentone,270

Pointe de Cabuel,13

Pointe de la Vieille,13

Pontevés, Hôtel de, at Grasse,72,73

“Précis de l’Histoire de Provence,” Terrin,68

Pre-historic men, remains of, at Monte Carlo,194

Provence and Mentone,268

conflicts of, with rulers of Northern Italy,5

Counts of, capture of Nice by,20

La Turbie and,215

Provence, Saracens in,4

R

Redbeard(seeBarbarossa)

Red Cliff, the (seeBaoussé-Roussé)

René, King, death of,61

Reynouard, “Choix des Poésies orig. des Troubadours,”123

Ricard, Le, pre-historic camp at,259

Ricotti, “Storia della Monarchia Piemontese,”34

“Riviera,” by S. Baring-Gould,34

Riviera, early history of,1et seq.

Roberti, Dorla de, house of, at Grasse,76

Robespierre at Grasse,73

Rochers Rouges, Via Aureliana at,209

Rocomare, M., account by, of siege of Grasse,68-9

Romano-Byzantine carvings at Vence,62

Romans at Castillon,282

at Eze,118

at Monaco,143,144

at Roquebrune,252

at Sospel,286

foundation of Cimiez by,20

foundation of Vence by,49

in Riviera,2

milestones of,260

remains of, at Grasse,75

Roquebrune, “Cabbé Roquebrune,” meaning of,254

Castle of the Lascaris at,243

church at,242

description of,239et seq.

“femininity” of,255

history of,252et seq.

legend of,248et seq.

Place des Frères at,242,244,245,249,250,257

Rue Mongollet,242

Rue Pié,241,246

view of, from La Grande Corniche,13

Rose, E. W., “Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France,”50

Rostagno, Lord of Eze,120

S

St. Agnes, Church of,302

description of town of,301,303

legend of,303

Saracens at,4

St. Agnes, hill of,269

St. André,12

St. Auspicius (seeSt. Hospice)

Sainte Barbe, Chapel of, at Monaco,156

St. Bernard, Chapel of, at La Turbie,225

St. Clare, bust of, at St. Paul du Var,103

St. Dévote, Chapel of, at Monaco,148,149,162,193

legend of,148,149

St. Eusebius, first Bishop of Vence,62

Sainte Ferréol, Island of, burial of Paganini on,116

St. George, relics of, at St. Paul du Var,103

St. Honorat, reliquary of, at Grasse,75

story of Tiburge and,222,223

St. Hospice, as miracle-worker,106

as prophet,105

death of,107

landing of, on Cap de St. Hospice,105

Lombards and,105-107

Memorial Chapel of,107,114,115

St. Hospice, Cap de,12,104

Emmanuel Philibert Tower on,108,110,111

first Christian settlement at,105

Knights of St. John at,108

“Legend of the Stream of Blood” and,108,109

Paganini buried at,115

Saracen fortress on,108

St. Hospice, Monastery of,112

St. Jean, Chapel of, at La Turbie,226

St. Jean (town of), description of,109-110

legend of,108

St. Jeannet, view of, from La Grande Corniche,13

St. Jeannet, Baou de, as landmark,13

St. John, Knights of, at Cap de St. Hospice,109

St. Lambert, tomb of, Vence Cathedral,52

St. Laurent Valley, pre-historic camp in,259

St. Mary, Chapel of, at Monaco,144

St. Paul du Var,97

Bishop of Vence takes refuge at,56

Church of,103

description of,101et seq.

relics of St. George at,103

St. Pons,12

Abbey of,39

Charlemagne at,40

convent at,40;

story of,41et seq.

St. Roch, Chapel of, at Mont Justicier,263

St. Theobald of Mondovi,294

St. Tropez,13

St. Trophime, burial place of, at Arles,51

cell of, in Montmajour Abbey,52

St. Veran, tomb of, Vence Cathedral,52,63

Saracens, at Eze,119

at La Turbie,214,218

at Monaco,144

at Roquebrune,252,253

Castillon captured by,283

defeat of,4

fortress of, on Cap St. Hospice,108

invasion of Riviera by,4

occupation of Vence by,49

sacking of Nice by,49

Savoy annexed by France,21

Savoy, Dukes of, and Nice,20

invasion of Riviera by,57

Segurana (“Donna Maufaccia”) and siege of Nice,30,34,35

Sisteron, description of,92,93

Rongelime de Mirabeau at Convent of,92

ruins of convent of,93,94

Sospel,281

Bishopric of,287

bridges at,289

Church of,292

description of,286et seq.

fair at,287

fire at,287

Piazza di San Michele,287

pilgrimage to Laghet from,288

Place St. Michel,292

plague at,287,288

river front of,291

Rue de la République,290

Rue du Château,291

Rue Pellegrini,291

Rue St. Pierre,292

wild boar and,294et seq.

Southampton, attack on, by pirates from Eze,121

Spain, Domination of Monaco by,176et seq.

Saracens in,4

Spezia, Via Aureliana at,208

Spinola, Lucinetta, marriage with Carlo I,165

Spinola, the, war between the Grimaldi and, for Monaco,161,164

“Storia della Monarchia Piemontese,” Ricotti,34

Stowe, John, account of attack on Southampton by,121

“Annals,”121

Surian, Bishop, story of,53

Swabians, invasion of Riviera by,3

T

Tallentyre, S. G., “Life of Mirabeau,”88

Taurobolium, ceremony of,51,62

Terrassesat Nice,18

Terrin, “Précis de l’Histoire de Provence,”68

Tête de Chien,13,112,194,209,263

“The Maritime Alps and their Seaboard,” by Miss C. L. U. Dempster,52,85

“The Riviera,”120

“The Rivieras,” by Augustus J. Hare,52,146,232,266,269

“The Romance of Nice,” by John D. Loveland,26,115(footnotes)

“The Vence Handbook,”61,62,63,64

Tiburge, wife of Count Aymes, story of,221-223

Treets, Raimbaud de, story of,44-48

Trenca, Chevalier Carlo, and Mentone,268,270

Turbia, Roman town of,208(seeLa Turbie)

Turks, attack on Eze by,127

sacking of Roquebrune,254

U

Ughetta de Baus, wife of Blacas,125

V

Valentinois, Duchy of, conferred on Prince of Monaco,180

Valerianus, Lucius Veludius, commemorative inscription to, at Vence,50,51,62

Vandals, invasion of Riviera by,3

Vence, as Defender of the Faith,49et seq.

Bishop Godeau of,52,53

bishopric founded at,52

Black Death at,56

Boulevard Marcelin-Maurel,60,61

Church of,61,62

converted to Christianity,51

description of,59et seq.

East Gate of,60

history of,49et seq.

Huguenots in,54-58

Merovingian carvings at,62

old town of,65

Place du Peyra at,61

Place Godeau,64

Place Wilson,61

Portail du Peyra,61

Portail Levis at,61

Roman inscriptions at,50,51,62

Romans at,49,50

Rue de la Coste,61

St. Eusebius, first Bishop of,62

siege of, by Lesdiguières,58

Signadour Gate at,60

tomb of St. Veran at,63

tombs of bishops in Cathedral of,52

tombs of Villeneuves at,63

view of, from La Grande Corniche,13

Villeneuves and,53,63

watch tower of,65

“Vence,” by J. D.,61

Ventimiglia and Mentone,268

Ventimiglia, Counts of,254,256,283,301

Via Aureliana at,208

Ventium (Vence), Roman station of,49

Vento, the, and Mentone,268

Roquebrune sold to,254

Via Aureliana, as frontier boundary between Italy and Gaul,209

highest point of,209

milestones on,260

route of,36,194,208,279

Vibia, commemorative inscription to, at Vence,50,51,62

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia,22(footnote)

Victor Amédée pays homage to “Our Lady of Laghet,”233

Villars, Maréchal de, and monument at La Turbie,219

Villefranche,112,113

citadel of,113

Paganini and,114

“The Great Ship” launched at,114

Villeneuve, Romée de, story of,80et seq.

Villeneuve-Bargemon, Marquis de, House of, at Grasse,74

Villeneuve-Loubet, Lords of,53

Villeneuve-Monans, Baron de, and Louise de Cabris,90

Villeneuves, the, and Vence,53,54

tombs of, at Vence,63

Vinaigrier, Mont, La Grande Corniche and,12

Viteola, Guglielmo, story of wild boar and,294et seq.

“Voyages dans les Départements du Midi de la France,” by A. L. Millin,51

W

Williamof Marseilles, Count of Provence, defeats the Saracens,4


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