Xiv ANALYTICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.

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His whimsical Peculiarities; his Habits - 241

His Reveries - - 242

His last Hours ------ 243

His Monument - - 244

Sketch of the Outline of the “ Orlando Furioso ” - -245

Critical Remarks on it - - - - 247

A Sequel and Imitation of it - - - 250

MACHIAVELLI.

850. Origin of his Family - - « - 256

1469. (February 3d.) His Birth - - * - 257

His Parentage - - 257

Nothing known of his Childhood and Education - - 257

Paul Jovius - - - - - 257

1494. Machiavelii Secretary under Marcellus Virgil - - 257

1497. Florence agitated by the Prophet Salvanorola - - 258

Marcellus Virgil elected High Chancellor .... 258

1498. Machiavelii made Chancellor of the Second Court - - 258

Is Secretary of the Council of Ten - 259

His Missions to various Sovereigns and States - 259

1492. Italy convulsed by foreign Armies. and domestic Quarrels -259Ludovico Sforza invites Charles VIII. of France into Italy , in-stigating him to assert his Right to the Neapolitan Crown - 260

1493. Entrance of the French into Italy ; causes great Commotion in

Florence ; the Overthrow and Exile of the Medicean Family 260Italy overrun by Charles - - 260

The Italian System of Warfare - 260

1498. Death of Charles VIII. - - - 261

Louis XII . succeeds him; his speedy Conquest of Milan - 261

1501. Pisa, under the Rule of Florence , repines at its Servitude ; they

implore Charles to restore their Independence - - 261

1500. Pisa besieged by the Florentines - - 262

Machiavelii and Francesco della Caza employed by the Republic as Envoys to the French Court j curious Style of their In-structions - - 262

They fail in their Object, and return to Italy - - 263

Machiavelii, his Mission to Csesar Borgia - 263

Roderigo Borgia chosen Pope; he assumes the Name of Alex-ander VI. - - - - 264

His Character - 264

Czesar Borgia raised to the Rank of Cardinal j his Dislike to theChurch - - . - t - 264

His Jealousy of his Brother, the Duke of Candia, whom hecauses to be waylaid and murdered - 264

He abdicates the Cardinal’s Hat, and obtains the Duchy ofValence in France - - 265

He determines to form the Principality in Italy - - 265

Kis Encroachments supported by an Alliance with Louis XII. 265His Attack on Bologna - - - 266