CHAPTER XVIII

1502. Guidobaldo's retired life 399

1500. Visits Rome for the Jubilee 399

1501. Nov. 6. Death of his brother-in-law the Prefect 399

1502. April 24. Succeeded by his son Francesco Maria 399

" The Duchess of Urbino at Venice 400

" New schemes of Valentino 400

" June 20. He surprises Urbino 401

" " 28. The Duke narrates his flight to Mantua 401

" " Further details 407

" He finds refuge in Venice 409

" Improbable rumour regarding him 409

" June 21. Cesare enters Urbino 410

" And seizes Camerino 411

1502. His brutal character 411

" He goes to Milan, and justifies himself with Louis XII 412

" His lust of further sway 412

" Sept. Diet at La Magione of the menaced princes 412

1502. Character of Liverotto da Fermo 412

" Oct. 5. S. Leo lost to Valentino and retaken 413

" " 8. Letter from him (note) 414

" " A general rising throughout Urbino 414

" " Cruelly checked by Don Michelotto 415

" " But supported by the confederates of Magione 415

" " Valentino retrieves himself, and recruits his forces 415

" " 18. Guidobaldo returns and is welcomed 416

" " 28. Valentino wins back the confederates 418

" Finding resistance vain, the Duke retires in broken Dec. 8. health 419

1503. Jan. 27. His despatch to the Doge of Venice 422

" " 31. And narrative of his escape to that city 423

APPENDICES

Authors in the family of Montefeltro 427

Specimens of their compositions 428

Wardrobe inventory of Sister Serafina 433

Poetry of Ottaviano Ubaldini 436

Concessions of Duke Federigo to the citizens on his election in 1444 438

Devices and mottoes of the Dukes of Urbino 443

Illuminated MSS. in the Urbino Library 446

The MS. Hebrew Bible 446

The MS. Latin Bible 447

The MS. Dante 448

The MS. Lives of the Dukes of Urbino 449

Duke Federigo made a Knight of the Garter 450

His letters to Edward IV. and the English courtiers 450

Anstis' account of it 456

Sanzi's account of it 457

Porcellio's account of it 459

Army of Charles VIII. in 1493 460

Battle of the Taro in 1495 463

Duke Valentino's arrival at the French court in 1498 468

Ludovico il Moro's entry into Lyons in 1500 470

Marcello Filosseno's sonnet on Italy 472

Lucrezia d'Este's marriage festivities at Ferrara, 1502 473

NOTE.--The Editor's notes are marked with an asterisk.

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