History of Venice, Volume 1

Introduction
Map

Book I (1487–1493)

Preface
War in the Tyrol: cause and onset
The attack on Rovereto
Single combat between Georg Sonnemberg and Antonio Maria da Sanseverino
The Germans leave Rovereto
Luca Pisano and Girolamo Marcello debate the siege of Trento
The death of Roberto da Sanseverino; Venetian defeat at the fortress of Petra
The end of the war and the terms of peace
Sumptuary and other laws passed; the arrivals at Venice of Giovanni Bentivoglio and of the Queen of Denmark
Girolamo Riario and Galeotto Manfredi assassinated
Francesco Priuli sent to counter the Turks
Caterina Cornaro is convinced by her brother Giorgio to turn Cyprus over to Venice
Laws passed and Senate decrees
Truce negotiated by the Senate between the Emperor Frederick and King Matthias of Hungary; the emperor visits Italy
Various legislation and deliberations
Description of the gun, and the Senate’s introduction of its use
Ermolao Barbaro is made Patriarch of Aquileia; subsequent events, and his death
Girolamo Marcello is expelled from Constantinople
Addition of a third Criminal Court of the Forty; the system for casting votes
The corruption of certain citizens is repressed
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
Arrival at Venice of Eleanora, wife of Ercole d’Este, and her children

Book II (1493–95)

Onset and causes of the war of Naples waged by Charles VIII of France
Great Xoods in Lombardy; certain trials held in Venice
Charles decides to invade; death of Ferrante, king of Naples
Embassy of Charles to the Venetians
Naxos taken under the protection of the Venetian Republic
Colloquy and treaty between King Alfonso II of Naples and Pope Alexander VI; preparation of a Xeet against the Turkish sultan
Embassy of Florence to the Senate to seek advice
Scardona and Clissa voluntarily subject themselves to Venice
Arrival of King Charles in Italy; death of Giangaleazzo, duke of Milan
Piero de’ Medici is ousted from Florence
Achievements of King Charles in Italy
Bayazid’s ambassador violated by the prince of Senigallia
Charles enters Rome; Venetian galleys sent to Flanders are sunk at sea
Departure of King Alfonso from Naples and his death; his son Ferrandino succeeds to the kingship 23 Death of Sultan Djem
Flight of King Ferrandino of Naples, and entry of Charles
Fear of the Turks due to victory of the French king
Embassy of the Spanish sovereigns to Venice and the Xeet sent to Sicily
Death of emperor Frederick; embassy of King Maximilian to the Senate
Treaty entered into between Venice, the pope, the sovereigns of Spain, Ludovico Sforza, and Maximilian, against King Charles
Departure of King Charles from Naples
Novara is taken by Louis, Duke of Orleans
Preparations of Venice and her allies against Charles
The battle at the Taro river
Actions with the French in Liguria
The Senate takes account of those who had fought bravely
Venetians, Milanese, and Ligurians become exiles from the domain of Charles
Siege of Novara by the allies 61 Peace made between Ludovico Sforza and King Charles, and its terms
Contarini’s plot to assassinate Ludovico Sforza
Charles’ return to France

Book III (1495–1497)

Arrival of King Ferrandino in Calabria and adverse battle with the French
Causes of the Neapolitans’ hatred for the French
Return of the same Ferrandino to Naples
Actions of the Venetians in the Kingdom of Naples on Ferrandino’s behalf; Venice sends a Xeet to Naples
Grain storerooms built at Venice near St. Mark’s Square 10 Pisa surrenders to Venice but is rejected by the Senate
Embassy and gifts to the Senate from the Turkish sultan
Faenza and her prince taken under the protection of the Senate; Clock tower built at Venice in the Piazza
Treaty of Venice with Ferrandino
Varying fortunes of the French and Ferrandino in the Kingdom of Naples
Pisa taken under the protection of Venice, the pope and Ludovico Sforza, and the beginning and progress of the war for Pisa
Board of Three for maritime aVairs instituted; law passed concerning possessors of property
Ludovico Sforza named duke by Maximilian; Battle of the cavalry of Nauplia with the Turks
Achievements of Bernardo Contarini in the kingdom of Naples, and his death
Death of Ferrandino, King of Naples, and succession of Federigo to the kingship; Prince of Bisignano wounded by a servant
Departure of the French from Gaeta, and their shipwreck
Varied counsels of the Tarantines concerning surrender, and of the Venetian Senate concerning accepting them or not
Origin of syphilis
The Emperor Maximilian, summoned by Ludovico Sforza, Venice, and the other allies, comes into Italy against the French
The emperor’s actions in Tuscany, and his return to Germany
The Ten look out for those who suVered Wre or shipwreck
Attempts of the French upon Piedmont
Naval battle between Florence and Venice
An opportunity to assassinate King Charles is rejected by the Senate

Book IV (1497–1499)

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
The Spanish sovereigns send to the Senate the king of one of the Canary Islands
The captain-general Francesco is accused before the Senate
Progress of the war for Pisa
Battle of a galley of the Republic with the Turkish fleet
Naval battle of Bernardo Cicogna with the pirate Peruca
The Xeet of Pedro Navarro is burned by Andrea Loredan
Citizenship and noble status is given to Joannes Corvinus
Armenians are granted a home in Venice
Ludovico Sforza’s treachery toward Lucca
Death of King Charles of France
Defeat of the Florentines near a Tuscan fortress
Plans and stratagems of Ludovico Sforza
Arrogance of some in magistracies is punished
Defeat of the Venetians at Luna and Cascina
Attempts of the Venetians in the Casentino
Pisa is attacked by Paolo Vitelli
Preparations and plans of the Turkish sultan against the Venetians, and the causes of this
Louis hailed as king of France, and the Venetians’ embassy and gifts to him 54 Treaty between the Venetians and King Louis
Settlement between the Venetians and the Florentines in Pisan aVairs
The French invasion of Piedmont
Milan is taken by the French, and Cremona by the Venetians; Ludovico Sforza leaves Piedmont; arrival of the king of France in Milan
Louis of Luxembourg and many others are granted citizenship and noble status
The French king returns to France