History of Venice, Volume 3

Map: The Republic of Venice, ca. 1500
History of Venice
- 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  - Law excluding relatives of priests from the Senate in matters involving the pope repealed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
Note on the Text and Translation
Notes to the Text
Notes to the Translation
Bibliography
Index

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Edited and translated by Robert W. Ulery, Jr.

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