" " His fame has suffered from prejudiced historians 74 " " His character and military reputation 76 " " Opinion of Urbano Urbani 77 " " And of Centenelli 79 " " His dutiful conduct to Duchess Elisabetta 79 " " His widow and testamentary dispositions 80 " " His children 80 " " Cardinal Giulio della Rovere 81 CHAPTER XLII " " Diminished interest of our subject 85 1514. Apr. 2. Birth of Prince Guidobaldo 87 " " Educated by Guido Posthumo Silvestro 87 1529. His boyish taste for horses 88 1534. Oct. 12. His marriage and its political results 88 1538. " 22. His succession to the Dukedom 88 " " 25. The ceremonial described by an eye-witness 89 1539. Jan. 8. He compromises the Camerino succession, and loses the Prefecture 92 " Camerino annexed to the papal states 93 " The Duke strengthens himself by taking service with the Emperor and Venice 93 1543. Compliments Charles V., with Pietro Aretino in his suite 94 1533. Final abolition of the condottiere system 94 " The Feltrian Legion embodied 94 1540. The altered condition of Italy 95 " " And new policy of the papacy 95 " " Reaction against the Reformation 96 Investiture of Guidobaldo as captain-general of Venice 97 1547. Feb. 17. Death of the Duchess Giulia 98 1541. Letter of commissions from her 99 1548. Jan. 30. The Duke's remarriage to Vittoria Farnese 100 1549. Nov. 10. Death of Paul III. 101 1550. Feb. 14. And of Duchess Leonora 101 1549. Feb. 20. Birth of Prince Francesco Maria II. 101 1550. San Marino under his protection 101 1551. Guidobaldo made governor of Fano 103 1552. He quits the Venetian service 103 1553. The affairs of the Farnesi 104 1555. The Prefecture restored to the Duke 105 CHAPTER XLIII