Introduction ix Map xxiv Book I (1487-1493) 2(76) Preface 1(2) War in the Tyrol: cause and onset 3(2) The attack on Rovereto 5(7) Single combat between Georg Sonnemberg and Antonio Maria da Sanseverino 12(2) The Germans leave Rovereto 14(2) Luca Pisano and Girolamo Marcello debate the siege of Trento 16(6) The death of Roberto da Sanseverino; Venetian defeat at the fortress of Petra 22(7) The end of the war and the terms of peace 29(2) Sumptuary and other laws passed; the arrivals at Venice of Giovanni Bentivoglio and of the Queen of Denmark 31(2) Girolamo Riario and Galeotto Manfredi assassinated 33(1) Francesco Priuli sent to counter the Turks 34(1) Caterina Cornaro is convinced by her brother Giorgio to turn Cyprus over to Venice 35(7) Laws passed and Senate decrees 42(2) Truce negotiated by the Senate between the Emperor Frederick and King Matthias of Hungary; the emperor visits Italy 44(2) Various legislation and deliberations 46(2) Description of the gun, and the Senate's introduction of its use 48(3) Ermolao Barbaro is made Patriarch of Aquileia; subsequent events, and his death 51(3) Girolamo Marcello is expelled from Constantinople 54(3) Addition of a third Criminal Court of the Forty; the system for casting votes 57(4) The corruption of certain citizens is repressed 61(2) Deaths of Lorenzo de' Medici and Pope Innocent VIII, and the election of Alessandro Borgia; alliance of the pope, the duke of Milan, and Venice 63(1) Arrival at Venice of Eleanora, wife of Ercole d'Este, and her children 64(14) Book II (1493-95) 78(88) Onset and causes of the war of Naples waged by Charles VIII of France 1(4) Great floods in Lombardy; certain trials held in Venice 5(3) Charles decides to invade; death of Ferrante, king of Naples 8(2) Embassy of Charles to the Venetians 10(1) Naxos taken under the protection of the Venetian Republic 11(1) Colloquy and treaty between King Alfonso II of Naples and Pope Alexander VI; preparation of a fleet against the Turkish sultan 12(1) Embassy of Florence to the Senate to seek advice 13(1) Scardona and Clissa voluntarily subject themselves to Venice 14(2) Arrival of King Charles in Italy; death of Giangaleazzo, duke of Milan 16(2) Piero de' Medici is ousted from Florence 18(1) Achievements of King Charles in Italy 19(1) Bayazid's ambassador violated by the prince of Senigallia 20(1) Charles enters Rome; Venetian galleys sent to Flanders are sunk at sea 21(2) Departure of King Alfonso from Naples and his death; his son Ferrandino succeeds to the kingship 23(2) Death of Sultan Djem 25(1) Flight of King Ferrandino of Naples, and entry of Charles 26(1) Fear of the Turks due to victory of the French king 27(1) Embassy of the Spanish sovereigns to Venice and the fleet sent to Sicily 28(2) Death of emperor Frederick; embassy of King Maximilian to the Senate 30(1) Treaty entered into between Venice, the pope, the sovereigns of Spain Ludovico Sforza, and Maximilian, against King Charles 31(5) Departure of King Charles from Naples 36(2) Novara is taken by Louis, Duke of Orleans 38(1) Preparations of Venice and her allies against Charles 39(2) The battle at the Taro river 41(15) Actions with the French in Liguria 56(2) The Senate takes account of those who had fought bravely 58(2) Venetians, Milanese, and Ligurians become exiles from the domain of Charles 60(1) Siege of Novara by the allies 61(2) Peace made between Ludovico Sforza and King Charles, and its terms 63(2) Contarini's plot to assassinate Ludovico Sforza 65(1) Charles' return to France 66(100) Book III (1495-1497) 166(86) Arrival of King Ferrandino in Calabria and adverse battle with the French 1(1) Causes of the Neapolitans' hatred for the French 2(1) Return of the same Ferrandino to Naples 3(3) Actions of the Venetians in the Kingdom of Naples on Ferrandino's behalf; Venice sends a fleet to Naples 6(4) Grain storerooms built at Venice near St. Mark's Square 10(1) Pisa surrenders to Venice but is rejected by the Senate 11(6) Embassy and gifts to the Senate from the Turkish sultan 17(2) Faenza and her prince taken under the protection of the Senate; Clock tower built at Venice in the Piazza 19(1) Treaty of Venice with Ferrandino 20(1) Varying fortunes of the French and Ferrandino in the Kingdom of Naples 21(2) Pisa taken under the protection of Venice, the pope and Ludovico Sforza, and the beginning and progress of the war for Pisa 23(3) Board of Three for maritime affairs instituted; law passed concerning possessors of property 26(1) Ludovico Sforza named duke by Maximilian; Battle of the cavalry of Nauplia with the Turks 27(1) Achievements of Bernardo Contarini in the kingdom of Naples, and his death 28(10) Death of Ferrandino, King of Naples, and succession of Federigo to the kingship; Prince of Bisignano wounded by a servant 38(1) Departure of the French from Gaeta, and their shipwreck 39(1) Varied counsels of the Tarantines concerning surrender, and of the Venetian Senate concerning accepting them or not 40(3) Origin of syphilis 43(9) The Emperor Maximilian, summoned by Ludovico Sforza, Venice, and the other allies, comes into Italy against the French 52(3) The emperor's actions in Tuscany, and his return to Germany 55(4) The Ten look out for those who suffered fire or shipwreck 59(3) Attempts of the French upon Piedmont 62(3) Naval battle between Florence and Venice 65(5) An opportunity to assassinate King Charles is rejected by the Senate 70(182) Book IV (1497-1499) 252(79) A truce is established between Charles and the Spanish sovereigns; ambassadors are sent by the Senate to procure peace between the kings of Spain and France 1(2) The Spanish sovereigns send to the Senate the king of one of the Canary Islands 3(1) The captain-general Francesco is accused before the Senate 4(1) Progress of the war for Pisa 5(1) Battle of a galley of the Republic with the Turkish fleet 6(2) Naval battle of Bernardo Cicogna with the pirate Peruca 8(1) The fleet of Pedro Navarro is burned by Andrea Loredan 9(2) Citizenship and noble status is given to Joannes Corvinus 11(1) Armenians are granted a home in Venice 12(1) Ludovico Sforza's treachery toward Lucca 13(2) Death of King Charles of France 15(2) Defeat of the Florentines near a Tuscan fortress 17(2) Plans and stratagems of Ludovico Sforza 19(4) Arrogance of some in magistracies is punished 23(1) Defeat of the Venetians at Luna and Cascina 24(16) Attempts of the Venetians in the Casentino 40(3) Pisa is attacked by Paolo Vitelli 43(7) Preparations and plans of the Turkish sultan against the Venetians, and the causes of this 50(4) Louis hailed as king of France, and the Venetians' embassy and gifts to him 54(1) Treaty between the Venetians and King Louis 55(4) Settlement between the Venetians and the Florentines in Pisan affairs 59(4) The French invasion of Piedmont 63(3) Milan is taken by the French, and Cremona by the Venetians; Ludovico Sforza leaves Piedmont; arrival of the king of France in Milan 66(2) Louis of Luxembourg and many others are granted citizenship and noble status 68(1) The French king returns to France 69(262) Note on the Text and Translation 331(2) Notes to the Text 333(2) Notes to the Translation 335(8) Bibliography 343(2) Index 345