ACADEMY, Roman, state of, on the elevation of Leo X., i. 336; res- tored by Leo X., i. 338 Acciajuoli Zanobio, librarian of the Vatican, ii. 282.
Accolti Bernardo, L'Unico Aretino, account of his life and writings, ii. 110.
Achillini Giovanni Filoteo, i. 54. Acquaviva Andrea Matteo, duke of Atri, i. 39.- -Belisario, duke of Nardi, i. 39. Adrian of Utrecht, afterwards Adrian VI made a cardinal by Leo X., ii. 79.
Ægineta Petrus, one of the Greek instructors of Leo X, i. 16. Aguilar Gonsalvo d', called the "Great Captain," i. 123; reco- vers the city of Ostia for Alexan- der VI. i. 151; betrays the young duke of Calabria, i. 185; com- pelled by the duke of Nemours to retreat to Barletta, i. 199; defeats the French, and conquers the kingdom of Naples, i. 202; dines at table with the kings of France and Spain, i. 223; disgraced, i. 223; repents of his errors, i. 223; ineffectually vindicated by Jovius, i. 223.
Alamanni Luigi, ii. 140; his poem,
entitled "La Coltivazione," ii. 141. Albino Matteo, i 42.
Aleandro Girolamo, papal legate to
the Imperial court, ii. 221; ha- rangues the diet of the empire against Luther ii. 221; account of his
life and writings, ii. 284, appointed by Leo X. librarian of the Vatican, ii. 286; his private library, ii. 288. Alessandri Allessandro de,' his "Ge- niales Dies," i. 41.
Alexander VI Roderigo Borgia, i. 24; elected Pope, i. 67; general apprehensions thereon, i. 67; forms a league with the Venetians and the duke of Milan, i. 72; re- monstrates with Charles VIII. on his intended enterprise against Naples, i. 83; his interview with Alfonso II. of Naples, i. 89; forms an alliance with Charles VIII., i. 112; takes shelter in the castle of S. Angelo, i. 112; refuses to grant Charles VIII. the investiture of Naples, i. 113; his remark on the conquest of Naples by Charles VIII., i. 119; attacks the Roman barons, i. 180; his death, i. 150; remarks on his character, i. 194. Alfonso II. of Aragon succeeds his father Ferdinand as king of Na- ples, i. 87; prepares to defend himself against Charles VIII., i, 88; his conference with Alexan- der VI., i. 89; his unsuccessful expedition against Genoa, i. 90; relinquishes his crown to his son Ferdinand, i. 114; takes shelter in a convent at Messina, i. 121; dies, i. 145.
Alfonso I., duke of Ferrara, succeeds his father Ercole, i. 217; possesses himself of the district of Este, &c. i. 237; defeats the Venetians of
the Po, i. 241; excommunicated | Anjou, family of, its claims to the by the Pope, i. 244; contributes to the victory of the French at Ravenna, i. 260; detained at Rome by Julius II., i. 276; effects his escape by the aid of the no- bles of the Colonna family, i. 277; sends Ariosto as his ambassador to Rome, i. 277; assists at the coronation of Leo X., i. 301; de- feats the projects of Leo X., ii. 357; joins Francis I. against Leo X. and the emperor, ii. 364; is attacked by the allied army, ii. 368.
crown of Naples, i. 73. Aniso Giovanni, called "Janus Any- sius," i. 41. Antiquario Giacopo, i. 54. Antiques, the research of them en- couraged by Leo X., ii. 310. Aquila Serafino d', an Italian poet, i. 30.
Alfonso, son of Emanuel king of Portugal, nominated a cardinal by Leo X., ii. 79. Alidosio Francesco, cardinal of Pavia, defends Bologna for Julius II.,i. 248; assassinated at Ravenna by the duke of Urbino, i. 248. Altilio Gabriele, bishop of Polycas- tro, i. 41.
Alviano Bartolommeo d', defeats the troops of Alexander VI., i. 150; de- feats the emperor elect, Maximi- lian, i. 229; his opinion on the defence of the Venetian state, i. 234; defeated and made prisoner by Louis XII., i., 235; restored to liberty, i. 305; captures Cre- mona, Bergamo, and Brescia, i. 313; defends Padua against the allies, i. 322; defeated at the bat- tle of Vicenza, i. 323; retires to the Brentel before Cardona, ii. 15; his rapid march to join the French, ii. 22; engaged in the battle of Marignano, ii. 24; his death and character, ii 30. Ambrogio Teseo, professor of the eastern tongues in Bologna, i. 359; his introduction to the Chaldean and other languages, i. 359. Ammonio Andrea, the pope's col- lector in England, i. 373. Ancient classic writings, early trans- lations of, ii. 133. Angeriano Girolamo, i. 1.
Aragon, family of, its claims to the crown of Naples, i. 72.- Don Henry, cardinal of, i. 87. Giovanni d', son of Ferdinand, king of Naples, a cardinal, i. 25. Aragona Tullia d', an Italian poetess, ii. 128,
Aretino Pietro, account of his life and writings, ii, 271.
Ariosto Lodovico, his early writings, i. 46; ambassador from the duke of Ferrara to Julius II., i. 277; visits Leo X. at Rome, ii. 119; his apologue respecting Leo X., ii. 120; obtains a papal bull for the publication of his poem, ii. 121 et 388; repairs to Florence, ii. 121; is deprived of his stipend by the cardinal Ippolito d'Este, ii. 122; establishes his residence in Fer- rara, ii. 123; effects of his writings on the state of Europe, ii 123. Aristotle, effects of his writings, ii. 245; commentaries on his works, ii. 246.
Armellini Francesco raised by Leo X to the rank of cardinal, ii. 79. Arrivabene Giampietro, his "Gon- zagidos," i. 49.
Arsilli Francesco, his poem
Poetis Urbanis," ii. 183. Arts, their revival in modern times, ii. 309; their most flourishing period, ii. 315; Roman school of, ii. 336.
Aubigny Edoardo d', general to
Charles VIII., and his envoy at Rome, i. 83; enters Romagna at the head of the French army, i. 91; compels the duke of Calabria to retreat, i. 102; appointed grand
constable of Naples, i. 128; de- | Bembo Pietro, afterwards cardina,
feats Gonsalvo, i. 139; defeated in Calabria by Cardona, i. 201. Augurelli Giovanni Aurelio, ii. 148; his "Chrysopoeia," ii. 148. Avalos Alfonso d', marquis of Pes-
cara, defends the Castel-nuovo at Naples against Charles VIII., i. 119.- - Costanza d', an Italian poetess, ii. 128.- -Ferdinando d', marquis of Pescara, commands the light infantry at the battle of Ravenna, i. 260; leads the attack at the battle of Vicenza, i. 323; his death, ii. 126.
BAGNACAVALLO Bartolommeo da', as- sists Raffaello in painting the Vati- can, ii. 338.
Bajazet, the Turkish emperor, pre- vails on Innocent VIII. to keep his brother a prisoner, i. 27; his correspondence with Alexander VI., i. 459 (n). Baldini Baccio, an early engraver on copper, ii. 350.
Bambridge, Christopher, cardinal archbishop of York, poisoned by his steward at Rome, i. 371. Bandello Matteo, account of his life and novels, ii. 270. Bandinelli Baccio, ii. 347; erects the monument of Leo X., ii. 373. Baraballo di Gaeta, a pretender to
Latin poetry, ii. 180; his bur- lesque triumph at Rome, ii. 181. Battiferra Laura, an Italian poetess, ii. 128.
Bayard Chevalier de, knights Fran- cis I. after the battle of Marignano, ii. 25. Beazzano Agostino accompanies Bembo on his embassy to Venice, i. 387; account of his life and writings, ii. 116.
Belgioioso Count of, sent by Lodo-
i. 42; his letter to Julius II. on the revival of short-hand writing, i. 294; appointed pontifical secre- tary by Leo X., i. 306; despatched by Leo X. as legate to Venice, 1. 385; his proposto to the senate, i. 385; fails in the object of his mission, i. 387; historical mis- takes respecting it, i. 388; account of his life and writings, ii. 113; character of his Latin works, ii. 147; his valuable library, ii. 289.
Benigno Cornelio, of Viterbo, pub- lishes the works of Pindar at Rome, i. 348. Bentivoglio Giovanni, i. 54; expelled from Bologna by Julius II., i. 220. Annibale and Hermes re- stored to Bologna by the French, i. 248.
Benzio Trifone, an Italian poet, ii. 172.
Bernaudo Bernardo, ambassador from the king of Naples to Spain, i. 123.
Berni Francesco, account of his life and writings, ii. 128; his "Orlando Innamorata," ii. 131; his satirical sonnet against Pietro Aretino, ii. 276.
Beroaldo Filippo the younger, pub- lishes a more complete edition of the works of Tacitus, i. 356; ap- pointed by Leo X. librarian of the Vatican, ii 281.
Bibbiena Bernardo da, directs the riper studies of Leo X., i. 16; pro- motes the election of Leo X., i. raised to the rank of cardinal, i. 298; his confidential letter to Giuliano de' Medici, ii. 7; legate of Leo X. to France, ii. 189; ob- tains from Francis I. the bishopric of Constance, ii. 192.
vico Sforza to invite Charles VIII. | Bigi Lodovico of Ferrara, a Latin
Bini Gian-Francesco, cultivates the Poesia Bernesca, ii. 128. Blois, treaty of, between the Vene- tians and Louis XII., i. 308. Boccaccio Giovanni, effects of his writings, ii. 85.
Bocchi Achilles, called "Philerote," ii. 172.
Bodenstein Andrew, called "Carlo- stadt," his public disputation at Leipsic, ii. 210.
Boiardo Matteo, Maria, count of Scandiano, i. 45; his "Orlando Innamorato," i. 45; his " Amores " and other writings, i. 45. Bologna, state of literature there in 1492, i. 54; restored to the Roman see, i. 274.
Bolzanio Fra Urbano, of Belluno, i. 355.
Bonasone Giulio, an eminent en-
graver on copper, ii. 352. Borgio Cesar, second son of Alex- ander VI., i. 87; accompanies Charles VIII. on his expedition against Naples, i. 112; accused of the murder of his brother, i. 155; his embassy to Louis XII., i. 161; marries Carlotta, daughter of John d'Albret, king of Navarre, i. 169; attacks the cities of Romagna, i. 172; perseveres in his attempts against the states of Italy, i. 178; promises to restore the Medici to Florence, i. 179; turns his arms against the Florentine state, i. 179; captures Urbino and other states of Italy, i. 185; forms an alliance with Louis XII., i. 187; the princes of Italy oppose him, i. 188; puts several of them treacherously to death at Sinigaglia, i. 189; seizes on their territories, i. 192; aspires to the title of king of Romagna and Umbria, i. 193; compelled on the death of Alexander VI. to quit Rome, i. 202; attacked by the Orsini, i. 202; the states of Ro- magna retain their fidelity to him, i. 204; negotiates with Julius II., |
i. 206; betrayed by Gonsalvo, and sent to Spain, i. 207; his death, i. 209; his character, i. 209.- Geoffroi, youngest son of Alexan- der VI., marries Sancia of Aragon, i. 87; Giovanni, eldest son of Alexander VI., created duke of Gandia, i. 87; wounded at the siege of Bracciano, i. 151; created duke of Benevento, i. 151; his death, i. 152; particular account of it by Burchard, i. 153.—Lu- crezia, daughter of Alexander VI. and wife of Giovanni Sforza, lord of Pesaro, i. 150; marries Alfonso of Aragon, i. 161.-Roderigo, see Alexander VI.
Boscoli Pietro Paolo, conspires against the Medici, i. 288; decapi- tated, i. 305.
Bossi Count Cav., remarks on the temporal authority of the pope, i. 436 (n); additional notices of Antiquario and his friends, from a work by Sig. Vermiglioli, Peru- gia, 1813, i. 447 (n); valuable manuscripts by Felice Feliciano, in the MS. library of Mr. Coke of Holkham, formerly in possession of Count Bossi, i. 449 (n); no- tices the use of artillery before the year 1330, i. 452 (n); cites several works respecting the first public establishment for botanical pursuits before published; consi- derable additions to them might be made, i. 487 (n); grants made by the popes, of countries beyond the limits of Europe, i. 492 (n) ; submitted to by European states, i. 493 (n); Poggio Bracciolini, his "Facetiæ;" number of editions cited by Panzer, Henke, &c. ii. 440 (n); note on the author's toc great reliance on the narrative of Luther, answered, ii. 442 (n); note on Tebaldeo, one of the first im- provvisatori in Italy, an art prac tised also by Accolti, ii. 444 (n); origin of the macaronic style in
France, Germany and Italy, ii. 451 (n); valuable additions to the correspondence of Gio. Gior- gio Trissino, with the most cele- brated characters and scholars of the age, ii. 451 (n); coincides with the author on the character of Vida; defended against the French critics; various editions of; that of Oxford, 3 vols. 8vo. 1722, 1725, and 1733, ii. 455 (n); note on the "Syphilis," of Fracastoro, ii. 456 (n); Latin poems of Flaminio, collected in a beautiful volume of rare occurence, ii. 460 (n); the author's opinion of Leo X as a great patron and restorer of litera- ture, confirmed, ii. 185; his opinion of Luther's character, ii. 467 (n); note on the reformer Huss; singular fact respecting him and his followers, ii. 469 (n); remarks on controversial and heretical opinions, ii. 469 (n); note on the imperial document against Luther, ii. 470 (n); ac- count of Zuinglius, ii. 471 (n); refutation of a Catholic opinion advanced by, ii. 471 (n); sketch of the character of Luther, ii. 472 (); remark on the ill effects of the Reformation on literary studies, ii. 472 (n); notice of an "Essay on the Spirit and In- fluence of the Reformation of Luther," by M. Villers. Note by the author in answer to M. Vil- lers's statements, ii. 474 (n); his fine "MS. on vellum, of L'Accer- ba, a poem by Cecco d'Ascoli," ii. 477 (n); opinion of the "Cento Novelle Antitiche," ii. 481 ("); of the historical value of the Ita- lian novelists, ii. 481 (n); points out a curious passage in the poem of Arsilli, "de Poetis Urbanis," ii. 484 (); efforts made for col- lecting books in Italy during the sixteenth century, ii. 279 (n); mention of ancient copies of Vir-
gil and Terence, and other valua- ble MSS. said to have belonged to Bembo, ii. 487 (n); accurate in- formation respecting Machiavelli, ii. 292 (n); note on Raphael's paintings illustrated by d'Hanker- ville, whose valuable MSS. are in possession of an Englishman, Mr. Parr, ii. 494 (n); remarks on the Swiss mercenaries, the system re- probated by Zuinglius, ii. 504 (n); answer to the censures of both Catholic and Protestant writers, ii. 506 (n); remarks on the cha- racter and personal accomplish- ments of Leo, ii 506 (n).- Donato, his chronicle, i. 54. Bosso Matteo, abbot of Fiesole, in- vests Leo X. with the insignia of a cardinal, i. 21; his moral writings, ii. 261.
Botticelli Sandro, his designs for the edition of Dante of 1488, ii. 350. Bracciolini Giovan-Francesco, ii. 180. -Poggio, effects of his writings,
ii. 85. Bramante, employed by Alexander VI. as his architect, ii. 314; great works executed by him for Julius II.,ii. 314; commences the modern church of S. Pietro at Rome, ii. 319.
Brandolini Raffaello, ii. 177. Brescia stormed by the French,i 256. Brissonet, bishop of S. Maloes, ap-
pointed a cardinal by Alexander VI., i. 113. Britonio Girolamo, a pretender to Latin poetry, ii. 180. Buonaccorsi Filippo, called "Calli- machus Experiens," i. 30 Buonaroti Michel-Agnolo, quits Flo- rence, ii. 315; employed at Rome, ii. 316; emulation between him and Lionardo da Vinci, ii. 316; his colossal statue of David, ii. 317; his cartoon of the wars of Pisa, ii. 317; undertakes the monument of Julius II., ii. 319; his celebrated statue of Moses, ii. 320; quits the
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