Murder of Alfonso of Naples, Duke of Bisceglie--The second campaign in Romagna--Pesaro surrenders--Caesar’s private life--Pandolfaccio Malatesta gives up Rimini--Astorre Manfredi--Faenza’s brave resistance--The Pope threatens Bologna--Faenza surrenders--Caesar returns to Rome-- Astorre Manfredi flung into prison--Giovanni Bentivoglio-- Giuliano and Piero de’ Medici--Caesar’s agreement with Florence--Piombino invested--Caesar returns to Rome-- Coalition of the Pope and the King of France for the destruction of the House of Naples--Yves d’Allegre comes to Rome--Berault Stuart, commander of the French army, enters the city 157 CHAPTER VII The expedition against Naples--The taking of Capua--Naples surrenders--Caesar returns to Rome--The orgy in his apartments in the Vatican--The Pope divides the conquered territory in Romagna among his family--Negotiations for the marriage of Lucretia Borgia and Alfonso d’Este--Caesar receives the Ferrarese envoys--Lucretia’s marriage--Her character--The Pope and Caesar go to Piombino--They visit Elba--Caesar and Leonardo da Vinci 181 CHAPTER VIII The third campaign in Romagna--Caesar goes to Spoleto-- The Duke of Urbino flees to Florence--Valentino takes possession of Urbino--Florence sends envoys to him-- Machiavelli’s first impressions of Caesar--The King of France warns Valentino not to molest Florence--Caesar plunders the palace of Urbino--Michael Angelo’s “Cupid”-- Camerino surrenders to Valentino’s lieutenants--Louis XII. receives Caesar and Alfonso d’Este at Milan--The King and Valentino enter into an agreement--Caesar goes to Imola-- Affairs of Bologna--Valentino prepares to attack Giovanni Bentivoglio, of Bologna 194 CHAPTER IX