History of Venice, Volume 3

Book IX (1509)

• Maximilian returns to Trento
• Many towns are retaken by Venice
• Preparations of the Venetians for the defense of Padua and attacks on the enemy
• Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, is captured by the Venetians
• Padua is attacked by Maximilian
• Girolamo Savorgnan’s achievements for the Republic
• Maximilian abandons the attack on Padua
• Decision by decree to destroy everything around Padua
• Events in Dalmatia, Istria,and Friuli
• Vicenza is taken by the Venetians
• War is declared by the Senate and waged on Alfonso d’Este
• The Republic’s army is sent to Verona in vain
• Many towns are retaken by Venice
• Progress of the fleet sent against Alfonso d’Este
• The Venetian fleet is crushed by Alfonso
• A parent is punished for using his daughter as a concubine
• A way to placate Pope Julius is found by the Senate

Book X (1510)

• Battle of Venetians with Maximilian’s forces at the San Martino bridge
• How satisfaction was given to the king of Hungary for payments
• At the request of Adria, the Senate grants a magistrate and ships for their self-protection
• Various sallies of Maximilian’s forces from Verona; death of Niccolò Orsini
• Exchange of prisoners with the French
• Various battles and skirmishes between Alfonso d’Este and the Venetians, and also between the Venetians and Maximilian’s forces around Verona
• Julius receives the Venetian ambassadors and annuls the bull of excommunication
• Ambassadors sent to make peace with Maximilian return unsuccessful
• Laws passed for the purpose of collecting funds
• Attack on Verona attempted in vain
• Law excluding relatives of priests from the Senate in matters involving the pope repealed
• Uncertainty of Julius’ plans
• Deliberations of the Senate concerning the selection of a captain-general
• Invasion of the Republic’s territory by the French
• A new Fondaco de’ Tedeschi is built
• Vicenza is taken by the French along with many other towns; cruelty of the French toward those taking refuge in tunnels
• Friuli invaded by the forces of Maximilian
• Legnago is captured by the French
• Death of the cardinal of Rouen
• Treaty of Julius and the Venetians with the Swiss
• Various sallies of Germans, Venetians, and French, and lesser battles; sedition of island of Lesina put down
• Weapons from the Council’s armory given to Renzo da Ceri
• Death of Caterina Cornaro
• Fleet sent to Julius against Genoa
• Progress of the French army against the Venetians; King Ferdinand of Spain sends the white horse to Julius as tribute
• Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, is discharged by the Venetians
• Monselice is taken by the French
• Death of Giovanni Sforza; start of the war of Julius with Alfonso d’Este
• Lucio Malvezzi is declared captain-general of the Republic’s army; the Salt Office is reduced from six men to four
• Julius’ attempts against Genoa unsuccessful, and return of fleet to Civitavecchia
• The king of Hungary declares war on Venice, but does not wage it
• Julius’ edict against Alfonso, and his abuse directed at the king of France
• Venice and the pope again send a fleet to Genoa
• Modena is taken by the pope
• Plans of the Venetians for taking Brescia
• Invasion of the Swiss into territory held by the French
• Law passed concerning the magistrates who take care of the Republic in the Senate

Book XI (1510-1511)

• The Venetian fleet heads for Genoa with the pope’s troops, encounters the French fleet, and returns unsuccessful
• The pope makes his way to Bologna, and his war against Alfonso d Este
• The Venetians attack Verona and lift the siege
• The Venetian fleet, sent against Alfonso, is crushed
• A second fleet is sent against the same, and actions taken on land between them
• Defeat of the French near Montagnana
• Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, is named captain-general of the Venetian and papal armies
• A law on electoral corruption is passed at Venice
• Venetian sally into the Tesino district
• The Venetian and papal armies are joined against Alfonso, and their achievements
• The pope excommunicates the French
• An army is again sent to Verona and retreats from there unsuccessful
• Concordia is taken by the Venetians
• A two-headed baby is born in Venice
• French defeat at the Secchia river
• Mirandola is taken by Julius
• Julius cedes Modena to Maximilian
• Alfonso routs Julius’ army
• Earthquake in Venice and on the mainland
• Concordia is retaken by the French
• Bologna is taken by the French and the Bentivoglio; the Venetians are crushed near Bologna by mountain bands
• Cardinal Alidosi is slaughtered by Francesco Maria della Rovere
• Julius’ edict against Bologna
• A Council is declared at Pisa, and the pope is summoned to it
• Various battles in Friuli
• Defeat of the Venetians near Verona
• Treviso is fortified by wondrous artifice
• Doge Loredan congratulates Bartolomeo da Mosto on his election as a senator

Book XII (1511-1513)

• Defeat suffered in Istria at the hands of Frangipane
• Advances of the French and Germans in Friuli and elsewhere
• Illness of Julius; Pesaro is handed over by Julius to Francesco Maria della Rovere
• Destructive raids by the Germans from the Alps
• Incursions of the French all the way to Lio Maggiore
• Treaty of Venice with Julius and the king of England
• The French and Germans besiege Treviso, and their departure
• Law passed concerning the creation of a new magistracy for the Arsenale
• Army sent to recover losses in Friuli, and its achievements
• Vicenza returns to the dominion of the Republic
• Julius strips of their cardinalate those who had convened the Council of Pisa
• Pietro Balbo appointed to negotiate for Venetian merchants in Egypt
• Fighting at Muggia in Istria and Cormons in Friuli
• Maximilian’s representatives negotiate for passage to Rome
• Offer from the Swiss of aid against the French accepted
• Skirmishes at Gradisca in Friuli
• Brescia and Bergamo are taken by Venice
• Various peace negotiations with Maximilian
• Bologna, under siege by the papal and Spanish forces, is liberated by the French
• Defeat of Venice at Villafranca
• Brescia is conquered by the French
• Twelve ambassadors of the Swiss come to the city
• Truce between Maximilian and Venice
• Battle of Ravenna
• Opening of the Lateran Council
• Ravenna is recovered by the pope with its fortress
• The Swiss join the Venetian army, and their achievements
• Bologna surrenders again to Julius
• The French are driven from towns in Lombardy and Piedmont
• Selim wrests the sultanate from his father Bayazid, and his embassy to Venice
• Genoa is taken by Giano Fregoso
• Alfonso d’Este is released from Julius’ interdict, and flees from Rome
• The Swiss are called by Julius “Defenders of the Church of Rome”
• Julius’ unsuccessful attempts against Alfonso
• Return of the Medici to Florence; Julius excommunicates the king of France
• Venice retakes Crema
• Defeat of the French in Gascony
• Venice renews her treaty with the sultan of Egypt
• The viceroy of Naples seizes Brescia
• Treaty of Julius with Maximilian, his alienation from Venice, and death
• Election of Giovanni de’ Medici as Pope Leo X