" " 4. Federigo's letter to Lorenzo de' Medici 262 " " He goes to Milan and Mantua for reinforcements 264 " " 20. Returns to La Stellata 264 " June. Fatal effects of malaria 264 " " 29. Ficheruolo taken 265 " Ferrara hard pressed, but obstinately defended by July. Federigo 265 " His appeal to the Pontiff, who perseveres in his " schemes of nepotism 265 " " Lawless condition of Rome 266 " " Federigo attacked by fever, and relapses 266 " " He resigns his command, and retires to Ferrara 267 " Sept. 10. Prepares for death and expires 267 " " Simultaneous death of Roberto Malatesta 269 " " Character of Duke Federigo, by Poggio Bracciolino 270 " " By Francesco di Giorgio 270 " " By Pirro Pirotti and Cyrneo 271 " " By Vespasiano 272 " " Anecdotes preserved by him 273 " " His military commands 282 " " His funeral 283 " " His body subsequently exposed 283 1482. Notice of his portrait, by Piero della Francesca, with his Countess 284 " By Mantegna, with his son 285 " By an unknown artist 286 " By Fra Carnevale 287 " By Justus of Ghent 288 " By an unknown artist 288 " His children and their marriages 289 CHAPTER XIII 1482. Retrospect for Duke Federigo's reign 295 1472. Birth of his son Guidobaldo, who is confirmed by Jan. 24. Cardinal Bessarion 296 " July 6. Death of Guidobaldo's mother 296 " His precocious genius and sweet temper 296 " Attested by his tutor Odasio 297 1482. Sept. 17. His father's death 299 " Position of the duchy 299 " Sept. 17. Investiture of Duke Guidobaldo I. 300