CHAPTER XLVIII

" The Duke's monkish seclusion at Urbania 224

1631. Apr. 28. His death there 225

" His funeral 226

" Notices of his character by Donato, Gozze, and Passeri 227

" His appearance and portrait 230

" Letters of his domestic circle 232

" Notices of Princess Vittoria 239

" And of Duchess Livia 239

" The Duke's will, and the amount of his succession 239

" His libraries 241

1658. The MSS. carried to the Vatican 242

" The printed books transported to the Sapienza at Rome 244

" Probable number of MSS. 244

1631. The duchy incorporated with the Ecclesiastical States 245

To the great misfortune of the people 246

Conclusion 248