Some years after Gianluigi’s death, she married Chiappino Vitelli. Her husband was the son of that Nicolò who was killed by Braccolini for stabbing his own wife, Gentilina, while she lay in bed beside him. Chiappino was a brave soldier and a captain of some repute. He was a friend of Cosimo, followed the fortunes of the empire and received for his warlike virtues the investiture of Cetona with the title of marquis. He distinguished himself in the affair of Pignone with the Moors, in the liberation of Malta from the siege of the Turks, in Flanders and in Holland. Phillip II. gave him the principal charge of the last named war. He was at this time of monstrous obesity, and having received several wounds had to be carried in a palanquin to visit his trenches. While making the round of his work the Bisogni, who fretted at being commanded by an Italian, threw him down into the foss, (1575). On receiving intelligence of his death, Eleonora gave up her life to pious duties, and entered the convent of the Murate in Florence, a foundation noted for the illustrious women who fled to it for peace, some of whom were members of her own family. We find evidence that she lived in the same cell which had sheltered Caterina Sforza Riario--the heroic mother of the heroic Giovanni of the black bands--until new were constructed for her at her own expense. She ended her days here in 1594, and Alberico I., prince of Massa and Carrara caused her mortal remains to be placed, with an appropriate inscription, beside those of her aunt Catterina, widow of Gio. Maria Varano Duke of Camerino, who with a courage more than manly sustained the siege of her castles by Mattia Varano. The name of Eleonora was rendered immortal not only by her love of letters, but also by her splendid charities, of which the Monte di Pietà of Massa is a living monument. CHAPTER XV. SIENA, THE FIESCHI AND SAMPIERO. Ravages of the Barbary Corsairs--Bartolomeo Magiocco and the Duke of Savoy--The conference of Chioggia--Siege of Siena--Doria assassinates Ottobuono Fieschi--Sampiero di Bastelica and his memorable fight with Spanish knights--Revolts in Corsica--Vannina d’Ornano--The Fieschi faction unites with Sampiero--Ferocity of Stefano Doria--Sampiero is betrayed--Pier Luca Fieschi and his career.