[CHAPTER XXXV]

1516.Aug. 13.The peace of Noyon[372]
” Attempt on his state by the Duke[372]
1517.Jan. 17.His manifesto[373]
””His address to the soldiery[376]
””Alarm of the Pontiff[377]
””Gradara is sacked[377]
”Feb.Partial rising in his favour[377]
”” 5.Remarkable adventure of Benedetto Giraldi[378]
”” ”Francesco Maria enters Urbino[380]
” Measures adopted by Leo[380]
” The Duke challenges Lorenzo to a personal encounter, which is declined[382]
”Mar. 25.Sack of Montebaroccio[383]
””Siege of Mondolfo, where Lorenzo is wounded[384]
” Its sack, with many excesses[385]
” Cardinal Bibbiena appointed to the command as legate[387]
” Disorganisation of his army[388]
”May 6.It is routed on Montebartolo[388]
”” ”The Duke's letter to his consort detailing the battle[389]

[CHAPTER XXXVI]

1517. Conspiracy against Leo[391]
” Fate of Cardinal Adrian of Corneto[392]
”June 20.Leo applies to Henry VIII.[392]
” His unscrupulous measures[392]
”May.Francesco Maria's expedition against Perugia[393]
””Treason in his camp[393]
””His energetic proceedings[394]
”June.Makes a foray into La Marca[395]
””A conversation with the Pope[396]
””His apprehensions[397]
”July.The Duke's advantage over the Swiss at Rimini, and march upon Tuscany[398]
”Aug.Progress of negotiations[398]
” Conditions granted to Francesco Maria[402]
” Vile conduct of his Spaniards[402]
” Curious votive inscription[403]
” The Duke again withdraws from his state[403]
” Immense cost of the campaign[404]
” Its remote consequences upon the Reformation[404]
” The fortunes of Lorenzo de' Medici[405]
1519.Apr. 28.His death[405]
” Partition of the duchy of Urbino[406]
1520.Mar.Fate of Gian Paolo Baglioni[406]
1519. The singular good fortune of Charles V.[407]
”June 28.He is elected Emperor[408]
1521. Combinations for new wars in Italy[408]
” Francesco Maria in the French interest[409]
” He retires to Lonno[409]
” Milan restored to the Sforza family[410]

[CHAPTER XXXVII]

1521.Dec. 1.Disgust and death of Leo[411]
””Opinions as to his being poisoned[411]
””Francesco Maria returns to his state[412]
”” 22.And is readily welcomed[413]
1522.Jan. 5.He restores the Varana and Baglioni[413]
””And invades Tuscany[414]
”” 15.His letter to the Priors of Siena[414]
” Urbino invaded by the Medici[415]
” Their reconciliation with the Duke[415]
” His condotta by them[416]
” Election of Adrian VI[416]
”May 18.The Duke is reinstated in his dignities[418]
”Feb. 18.His bond to the Sacred College[418]
” Pretensions of Ascanio Colonna upon Urbino[418]
”June 22.Murder of Sigismondo Varana[419]
” The Duke refuses service with the French[420]
”Aug.But aids the Pope against Rimini[420]
1523. The ladies of his court return home[421]
” He establishes his residence at Pesaro[421]
” Hospitality of the Duchesses[421]
” He goes to Rome, to wait upon Adrian[422]
” New league for the defence of Sforza[423]
” Francesco Maria retained by Venice as general-in-chief[423]
” French invasion of the Milanese[423]
”Sep. 24.Death of Adrian succeeded by Clement VII.[423]
” Death of Prospero Colonna, and his influence on the tactics of Francesco Maria[423]
” Venetian proveditori and their evils[424]
1524. Lanoy commander-in-chief of the allies[426]
” The Duke of Urbino hampered by the Proveditore[426]
” His tactics[427]
1523. The French admiral, Bonnivet, wounded[427]
” Is succeeded by the Chevalier Bayard[427]
1524.Apr. 30.His heroic death[427]
” The French driven out of Italy[428]
”June 25.His honourable reception at Venice[429]
”” 27.Made captain-general by the Signory[429]
”July 3.Received into the company della Calza[430]
”” 5.Returns home[431]
”Oct.New invasion of Italy by Francis I.[431]
1525.Feb. 25.The battle of Pavia[431]

[CHAPTER XXXVIII]

1525. Altered policy of Clement[433]
” Treason and death of the Marquis of Pescara[434]
1526.Feb. 14.Letter from the Duke of Urbino to Cardinal Wolsey[434]
”May.New League against Charles V.[435]
””The Duke marches to relieve Milan[435]
”June.And obtains Lodi[435]
” His embarrassment from the number of leaders in the army[436]
” Sketch of Francesco Guicciardini[436]
” His differences with Francesco Maria[436]
” Opinions divided as to the advance on Milan[437]
” The Duke's policy explained[438]
”July 6.Miscarriage and retreat of the army[439]
””The prejudices of Guicciardini[439]
”” 24.Milan is surrendered by Sforza[441]
””The Duke's quarrels with Guicciardini[441]
” Opinions of Sismondi[442]
” The Duke's illness from vexation[443]
”Sep.He carries Cremona[443]
” The Colonna rebel against the Pope[443]
”Sep. 20.They surprise Rome, and pillage the Borgo[444]
””Francesco Maria visits his Duchess[445]
”Nov.Fründesberg brings the lansquenets into Lombardy[445]
” The Duke's plans of defence considered[446]
”Nov. 30.Battle of Borgoforte, and death of Giovanni de' Medici delle bande nere[446]
1527. Tortuous policy of Clement[447]
”Mar. 15.His truce with Lanoy[448]
””Inertness of the allies[449]
””The Constable Bourbon[449]
””His policy in this war[449]
””Inactivity of the Duke[451]
””Bourbon's advance into Central Italy[452]
””He repudiates Lanoy's truce[452]
””His progress through Romagna[453]
””Vain attempt of Lanoy to interrupt him[453]
””Feeble and selfish views of all the allies[454]
””Secret motives of the Duke[454]
”Apr. 22.Bourbon crosses into Tuscany[455]
” The Duke quells an insurrection at Florence[456]
”May 1.His fortresses of S. Leo and Maiuola restored[456]
”Apr. 26.Bourbon hurries onward to Rome[456]

[APPENDICES]

Cesare Borgia's personal appearance and portraits[459]
1504.Feb. 20.Letter of Henry VIII. to Duke Guidobaldo with the insignia of the Garter[462]
” Instructions for his investiture[463]
” Polydoro di Vergilio's account of it[466]
1506.July 24.The Duke sends Count Castiglione to England as his proxy[469]
”Oct. 20.His reception and installation[469]
1507. He is knighted, and returns to Urbino[470]
Giovanni Sanzi's metrical Chronicle of Duke Federigo[471]
Fac-simile of the autograph[472]
Table of the contents[472]
Epitaph upon Giovanni della Rovere[480]
Remission and rehabilitation of Duke Francesco Maria I.[481]
Letter from Cardinal Wolsey to Lorenzo de' Medici[484]