Chapter 13

1492

Visit of Duke Ercole to Milan, and of Isabella d'Este--Election of Pope Alexander VI.--Bribery of the Cardinals--Influence of Ascanio Sforza over the new Pope, and satisfaction of Lodovico--Hunting- parties at Pavia and Vigevano--_Fêtes_ at Milan--Visit of Isabella to Genoa--Lodovico's letters--Piero de Medici--King Ferrante's jealousy of the alliance between Rome and Milan 155