Ferdinando III, (of Lorraine), 24; lends Poggio Imperiale to King of Sardinia, 46; lends Poggio Imperiale to Carlo Alberto, Prince of Carignano, 47; 89; destroys villa at Pratolino, 96. Ferri, Antonio, architect of Lappeggi, 49, 52; enlarges Villa Corsini, 71. Ficino, Marsilio, 27; President of the Platonic Academy, 28, 52, 82, 86; translation of Plato finished at Villa Marmigliano, 137. Fiesole, Description of, by B. Varchi, 81; traditions of, 81; mentioned by Dante, 81, 82, 83; poem by A. Poliziano on, 86. Fiske, Prof. Willard, present owner of Villa Landor, 113, 137. FONT’ ALL’ ERTA, VILLA di, 108–115. —— description by Roberto Gherardi of, 108–109; bought by Taddeo Gaddi, 109; A. Bonsi, ambassador of Clemente VII, at, 109; inherited by Sinibaldo Gaddi, 110; Loggia of, built by Niccolò Gaddi, 110; bought by Niccolò Gondi, 112; bought by Count Pasolini, 113; meeting-place of the “Young Italy” party, 114; inherited by Countess Rasponi della Testa, 115. Francavilla, Pietro, Pietà by, 61. Franco, Ser Matteo, meeting of Clarice de’ Medici and her children, described by, 124–125; 127. Frederick IV, King of Denmark, 50. G Gaddi, Angelo, 109. —— Niccolò, builds Loggia at Fout’ all’ Erta, 110; character of, 110; will of, 112. —— Sinibaldo, inherits Font’ all’ Erta, 110. Gaddi, Taddeo (the elder), 109. —— Taddeo (the younger), buys Font’ all’ Erta, 109. Galilei, Galileo, lives at Bellosguardo, 62; lives at Arcetri, 62, 63; lives at Villa Delle Selve, 140. Galluzzi, Riguccio, death of Francesco I, and of Bianca Cappello described by, 12–13; financial genius of Cosimo de’ Medici described by, 55. GAMBERAIA, VILLA di, 116–119. —— probable origin of name of, 116; description of, 117; garden of, laid out by Cosimo Lapi, 117; becomes the property of the Capponi, 118; cypresses and grotto of, 118; Princess Ghyka present owner of, 119. Garibaldi, Giuseppe, visit to Mario of, 107. Gherardi, Gherardo di Bartolomeo, buys Poggio and calls it by his name, 132. —— Roberto, description of the Font’ all’ Erta by, 108–109; account of Boccaccio’s youth by, 134; description of Villa della Querce by, 138. Ghyka, Princess, present owner of Gamberaia, 119. Gioli, Simone, 118. Giraldi, Senator Vincenzio di Giovanni di Niccolò, 144; letter deploring the extinction of simple old Florentine manners, 144–147. Giuliani, D. Tiribilli-, 123, 132. Gondi, Niccolò, buys Font’ all’ Erta, 112. Gregory IX, Pope, 129. —— XIII, Pope, 112. H Hawkwood, Sir John, note, 54; 132. Hawthorne, Nathaniel, _Transformation_ written by, at Villa Montauto, 63. Henry VII, Emperor, siege of Florence by, 42. I Innocent III, Pope, 23. —— VI, Pope, 122. J Joan, of Austria, see Medici. —— Queen of Naples, 122.