Chapter 10

1491

Claims of Charles VIII. to Naples--Of the Duke of Orleans to Milan --Intrigues of the Venetian Senate, of Pope Innocent VIII., and of Ferrante and Alfonso of Naples--Visit of the French ambassadors to Milan--Treasures of the Castello--Jewels of Lodovico Sforza--Isabella of Aragon and her father--An embassy to the French court proposed-- Secret instructions of the Count of Caiazzo--_Fête_ at Vigevano --Tournament of Pavia 112