Chapter

  1 2,3 |   Aragonese party; the other was Duke John of Calabria, who commanded
  2 2,3 |        the regency for the young duke, who at that time was only
  3 3,4 |          of the great Francis I, Duke of Milan, was lord of Pesaro;
  4 4,1 |    interests, compromised by the Duke of Milan's proposition,
  5 4,1 |          the republic of Venice; Duke Hercules III of Ferrara
  6 4,1 |       definitely proposed to the Duke of Milan that he should
  7 4,1 |     kingdom of Naples; ~That the Duke of Milan should grant a
  8 4,1 |        hundred lances; ~That the Duke of Milan should permit the
  9 4,1 |         Genoa; ~Lastly, that the Duke of Milan should lend the
 10 4,1 |          a town belonging to the Duke of Orleans by the inheritance
 11 4,2 |       the Catholic had just made Duke of Gandia, the principality
 12 4,2 |      territories conceded to the Duke of Sandia, he was touching
 13 4,4 |          Lady of Beaujeu and the Duke of Bourbon both condemned
 14 4,5 |          ordered his cousin, the Duke of Orleans (who later on
 15 4,5 |        his way towards Asti. The Duke of Orleans held the sovereignty
 16 4,5 |  father-in-law, Hercules d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. They brought
 17 4,5 |   towards Pavia, where the young Duke John Galeazzo lay dying.
 18 5,3 |      recognise the claims of the Duke of Milan over Sarzano and
 19 5,4 |        At once Alexander and the Duke of Calabria went up an the
 20 5,4 |       and not till then, did the duke of Calabria mount on horseback,
 21 5,5 |     Cardinal Ascanio Sforza, the Duke of Milan's brother, and
 22 5,5 |      thing had been done for the Duke of Calabria. ~The pope,
 23 5,8 |   Philippe de Bresse, afterwards Duke of Savoy, with orders to
 24 5,8 |           the King of Spain, the Duke of Milan, and the republic
 25 5,8 |         Calabria and Naples. The Duke of Milan promised for his
 26 5,8 |         France, and to drive the Duke of Orleans out of Asti. ~
 27 6,4 |        by these changes; for the Duke of Milan and the republics
 28 6,4 |          this he relied upon the Duke of Gandia, who was to hold
 29 6,4 |  direction of his son Francesco, Duke of Gandia. In this fashion
 30 6,4 |        this proposition, and the Duke of Gandia was named General
 31 7,1 |        was being besieged by the Duke of Urbino, who had been
 32 7,1 |          bore to Ronciglione the Duke of Gandia, wounded in the
 33 7,1 |      Calonna, and the envoy; the Duke of Urbino, who was fighting
 34 7,1 |          single exception of the Duke of Urbino. As a pledge for
 35 7,1 |      gave up their prisoner, the Duke of Urbino, estimating his
 36 7,2 |        and took his place on the Duke of Gandia's left hand. The
 37 7,2 |          Gandia's left hand. The duke attracted all eyes by his
 38 7,2 |           the historian, had the Duke of Gandia to leave behind
 39 7,2 |      ever since the day when the Duke of Gandia had appeared in
 40 7,2 |      cause of this is Francesco, Duke of Gandia, and Benevento,
 41 7,2 |     wield it?" ~"That too is the Duke of Gandia," said Michelotto. ~"
 42 7,2 |              It is the same, the Duke of Gandia," said Michelotto. ~"
 43 7,3 |          ought to have been made duke, and my brother a cardinal.
 44 7,3 |         all that, had he made me duke, I should have contributed
 45 7,3 |        hero of the occasion; the Duke of Gandia; Prince of Squillace;
 46 7,3 |       cheerful as usual, and the Duke of Gandia seemed more joyous
 47 7,3 |        brought him a letter. The duke unfastened it, colouring
 48 7,3 |     sight. At eleven o'clock the Duke of Gandia bade good-night
 49 7,3 |         to the papacy. There the Duke of Gandia separated from
 50 7,3 |       him a very good night. The duke turned to the right, and
 51 7,3 |     observed that the street the duke had taken led in the direction
 52 7,3 |        is what is believed. ~The Duke of Gandia, when he quitted
 53 7,3 |        at the appointed hour the duke reappeared, took leave this
 54 7,3 |      victim of some mistake, the Duke of Gandia mentioned his
 55 7,3 |          were redoubled, and the duke very soon fell dead, his
 56 7,4 |                  4~All night the duke was expected home, and all
 57 7,4 |    approached, and told that the Duke of Gandia had never come
 58 7,4 |        for, as we have said, the Duke of Gandia was beloved by
 59 7,4 |        who was recognised as the duke's valet; of his master there
 60 7,4 |       anyone who should find the duke's body, there were soon
 61 7,4 |        recognised as the hapless duke. At the very first glance
 62 7,4 |           gold in his purse; the duke then must have been assassinated
 63 7,4 |       dress was fetched from the duke's palace which he had worn
 64 7,4 |          she was weeping for the Duke of Gandia, that she might
 65 7,4 |        it was only then that the Duke of Segovia, who had been
 66 8,1 |       and Don Alfonso of Aragon, Duke of Bicelli and Prince of
 67 8,1 |    nearly three months after the Duke of Gandia's death, and on
 68 8,1 |          about, but of these the Duke of Gandia was not one, as
 69 8,4 |      Dauphine, with the title of Duke and a pension of 20,000
 70 8,4 |          escutcheons bearing the duke's arms, laden with carved
 71 8,4 |       which it was said that the duke's treasure was stored, the
 72 8,4 |      Amboise and Monseigneur the Duke of Valentinois. Caesar was
 73 8,4 |  magnificent cortege, behind the duke came twenty-four mules with
 74 8,4 |         Whitsunday following the Duke of Valentois received the
 75 8,4 |         ally. So he promised the Duke of Valentinois to put three
 76 9,1 |    Florence dwelt a man, neither duke, nor king, nor soldier,
 77 9,1 |           thus had he cursed the Duke of Gandia's murderer, the
 78 10,1|          powerful enemy that the Duke of Milan had made for himself.
 79 10,1|          the particular title of duke, count, or lord, and the
 80 10,1|          captain-general the new Duke of Valentinois, who was
 81 10,2|                        2~But the Duke of Valentinois, eager to
 82 10,2|          to his own capital, the Duke of Valentinois ordered his
 83 10,2|   himself to the fortunes of the Duke of Milan, his brother; and
 84 10,2|      most devoted friends of the Duke of Gandia up to the time
 85 10,2|     dignities very long that the Duke of Valentinois heard that
 86 10,2|         corpse of his friend the Duke of Gandia; and there was
 87 10,3|         houses were given to the Duke of Valentinois; the bishopric
 88 10,3|          their suite to meet the Duke of Valentinois; and as it
 89 10,4|        communication between the duke and his capital. He was
 90 10,4|        arrears of their pay. The duke, who had spent the last
 91 10,4|       return to their homes. The duke then saw that all was lost,
 92 10,4|     these plans settled when the duke heard that the capitulation
 93 11,1|    rapidly through Rome; and the Duke of Valentinois, terrified
 94 11,1|      this church were buried the Duke of Gandia and Gian Borgia,
 95 11,2|     conquest of the Romagna, the Duke of Valentinois had been
 96 11,2|         fashion in honour of the duke before his departure: In
 97 11,2|     received by the pope and the duke with every demonstration
 98 11,3|       after Alfonso's death, the Duke of Valentinois had arrested
 99 11,4|       had come before to see the Duke of Valentinois in the name
100 11,4|   Navarre, brother-in-law of the Duke of Valentinois; and Marco
101 11,4|    nothing further to detain the Duke of Valentinois at Rome,
102 11,4|   followed his example; thus the Duke of Valentinois entered both
103 11,4|       when he perceived that the Duke of Valentinois was marching
104 11,4|      became practicable, and the Duke of Valentinois ordered an
105 11,4|   destroyed both beforehand, the Duke of Valentinois was forced
106 11,5|                      5~While the Duke of Valentinois was making
107 11,5|          among the ravishers the Duke of Valentinois' soldiers.
108 11,5|         sent to Imola, where the duke was reported to be, that
109 11,5|       person with Manenti to the Duke of Valentinois, and summon
110 11,5|    active search carried on. The duke appeared to act in such
111 11,5|     Venice, and related what the duke had said, what they had
112 11,5|      brought Caesar the title of Duke of Romagna, which was first
113 11,5|        the Orsini! Long live the Duke of Romagna!" ~ ~
114 12,2|      Calabria, with the title of Duke of these provinces; both
115 12,2|       The French army, which the Duke of Valentinois had just
116 12,3|       fell into the hands of the Duke of Valentinois; seven thousand
117 12,3|      took refuge in a tower. The Duke of Valentinois broke in
118 12,3|       eldest son, Dan Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria, retired to
119 12,3|       capture of Naples gave the Duke of Valentinois his liberty
120 12,3|       Don Alfonso d'Este, son of Duke Hercules of Ferrara, in
121 12,4|      Piombino was taken and that Duke Hercules had given the King
122 12,4|        of the Borgian house. The Duke of Valentinois was invited
123 12,4|    Madonna del Papalo, where the Duke of Gandia and Cardinal Gian
124 12,4|          apostolic palace in the Duke of Valentinois' rooms, and
125 12,4|    burning lights; the pope, the Duke of Valentinois, and his
126 12,4|       pope awaited her, with the Duke of Valentinois, Don Ferdinand,
127 12,4|   Ferdinand, acting as proxy for Duke Alfonso, and his cousin,
128 12,4|        of her suite, leaving the Duke of Valentinois to do the
129 12,4| betrothal over, the pope and the Duke busied themselves with making
130 12,4| Ecclesiastical States. ~Also the Duke of Valentinois sent out
131 12,4|          Faenza, and Pesaro. The Duke of Valentinais averted this
132 12,4|       NICCOLO MACCHIAVELLI" ~The Duke of Valentinois was not disappointed,
133 12,4|       husband, Alexander and the Duke of Valentinois resolved
134 12,4|        with a view of making the duke known to the inhabitants,
135 12,4|     officiated in state with the duke and the cardinals. After
136 12,4|        money, and so to make the Duke of Valentinois popular,
137 12,4|        of Corneto, and there the duke, who was not on the same
138 12,4|          horses, he rejoined the duke, who was there awaiting
139 12,4|      brothers-in-law to whom the duke was eager to show in what
140 13,1|        time had now come for the Duke of Valentinois to continue
141 13,1|         d'Ubaldo di Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, to lend his soldiers
142 13,1|     enterprise. This the unlucky Duke of Urbino, who enjoyed the
143 13,1|       the very same day that the Duke of Urbina's troops started
144 13,1|         of the little State. The Duke of Urbino knew what awaited
145 13,1|       Maiolo and San Leone. ~The Duke of Valentinois forthwith
146 13,1|          state of affairs to the Duke of Valentinois. He, fancying
147 13,2|      Imbaut with 400 lances. The Duke of Valentinais on the frontier
148 13,2|           The lieutenants of the Duke of Valentinois, like Alexander'
149 13,2|     Olivertoxo da Fermo, and the Duke of Urbino: the first six
150 13,2|        by its first effects: the Duke of Urbino, who was adored
151 13,2|         more in the hands of the Duke of Urbino. ~At the same
152 13,2|          of the country, and the Duke of Urbino, who had just
153 13,3|            Agreement between the Duke of Valentinois and the Confederates. ~"
154 13,3|          that His Excellency the Duke of Romagna of the one part
155 13,3|        union, His Excellency the Duke of Romagna shall receive
156 13,3|  Squillace, Don Roderigo Bargia, Duke of Sermaneta and Biselli,
157 13,3|    Biselli, and Don Gian Borgia, Duke of Camerino and Negi, all
158 13,3|       brothers or nephews of the Duke of Romagna. ~"Moreover,
159 13,3|    usurped. ~"His Excellency the Duke of Romagna shall undertake
160 13,3|    Orsino, of His Excellency the Duke of Romagna, and of the lord
161 13,3|      they may be required by the Duke of Romagna, to put into
162 13,3|      over and above, between the Duke of Romagna and the confederates
163 13,4|     drawn up between him and the duke, Bentivoglio, not willing
164 13,4|            He should furnish the Duke of Valentinois with a hundred
165 13,4|          The King of France, the Duke of Ferrara, and the republic
166 13,4|          brought, and to let the Duke of Urbino and the lord of
167 13,4|          the risk of joining the duke in order to make proposals
168 13,4|          of Frederic, the former Duke of Urbino, who held the
169 13,4|   herself against the forces the Duke of Valentinais was bringing,
170 13,4|   consented at last to await the duke's coming; making concession
171 13,4|      Borgia was displaying. ~The duke learned the news of this
172 13,4|         defeat of Hannibal. ~The duke arrived at the rendezvous
173 13,4|     After four hours' march, the duke at a turn of the path perceived
174 13,5| Oliverotto, to make room for the duke's army, had quartered their
175 13,5|         suburb through which the duke entered. ~Caesar had made
176 13,5| Vitellozzo at the gate, with the Duke of Gravina and Orsina, who
177 13,5|          brave condottiere. ~The duke marched up to them holding
178 13,5|          had been commanded, the duke's accomplices took their
179 13,5|      except Oliverotto, whom the duke could not see, and began
180 13,5|      start some quarrel with the duke's men and bring about an
181 13,5|        to the gallop to join the duke, escorted on either side
182 13,5|         made prisoners; then the duke's troops began to pillage
183 13,5|    condition that you arrest the Duke of Urbino, if he should
184 13,5|       enough for you to keep the duke, and not give him his liberty
185 13,5|        taken up arms against the duke: not a word Vitellozzo answered
186 13,5|         likewise strangled. ~The duke, leaving instructions with
187 14,1|                            1~The Duke of Valentinois had continued
188 14,2|      Holiness and Monsignors the Duke of Romagna were thirsty
189 14,3|         suspense: had the mighty Duke of Romagna, the powerful
190 15,1|    Orsini, the Colonnas, and the Duke of Valentinois to leave
191 15,1|          his advance guard. ~The duke was carried out of the gate
192 15,1|         Then Colonna saluted the duke, and rejoined his men, directing
193 15,2|        safe-conduct to Rome: the duke came back with 250 men-at-arms,
194 15,2|       engaged, was humouring the duke for the sake of the twelve
195 15,2|          of sovereign prince the duke in his temporal administration
196 15,2|          succeed better with the duke by leaving Rome and then
197 15,2|         to face with danger, the duke had found his old strength:
198 15,2|         of honour pledged to the duke, had by the interposition
199 15,3|     rooms there; then, since the duke was fully restored to health,
200 15,3|        immutably faithful to the Duke of Valentinois. ~So it was
201 15,4|        to clemency; so, when the duke came back to Rome guarded,
202 15,4|    beginning it was easy for the duke to see that he was being
203 15,4|          these arrangements, the Duke of Valentinois was bound
204 15,4|     incurred in the place on the duke's account. The pope on his
205 15,4|      Croce, learning that by the duke's orders the governors of
206 16,1|          world had abandoned the Duke of Romagna he had been remembered