Intrigues of Figuerroa and the nobility--The law of Garibetto--New efforts of Spain to give Genoa the character of a Duchy--The firmness of the senate and Andrea foils the scheme of Don Filippo--The reception of the Spaniards by Doria and by the people--Sad story of a daughter of the Calvi--Don Bernardino Mendozza and his relations with Prince Doria--Baneful influence of the Spanish occupation. CHAPTER XIV. PRINCE GIULIO CYBO. The revolt of Naples--Andrea Doria subdues it--Plots of the exiles against his life--Giulio Cybo seizes the feud of Massa and Carrara--His schemes for revolutionizing the Republic--Conference of the Genoese exiles in Venice--Capture of Cybo--Doria labours to have the emperor condemn Giulio to death--Punishment of Cybo and his accomplices--Letter of Paul Spinola to the Genoese government--Scipione Fieschi and his disputes with the Republic--Maria della Rovere--Eleonora Fieschi; her second marriage and death. 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. CHAPTER XVI. JACOPO BONFADIO. Bonfadio executed in prison and his body burned--Errors in regard to the year of his death--The causes of his arrest and punishment--He was not guilty of the vices ascribed to him--The true cause of his ruin was his Annals--The pretence for his condemnation was his Protestant opinions. CHAPTER XVII. THE SPANISH DOMINION IN LIGURIA. The Fieschi at the court of France--Louis XIV. supports their claims--Bad effects of the law of Garibetto--Severe laws against the Plebeians--Death of Andrea Doria--Estimate of his public services--New commotions--Magnanimity of the people--The old nobles make open war on the Republic--Treaty of Casale in 1576--The Spanish power in Italy, particularly in Liguria--Aragonese manners corrupt our people--New taxes and customs--The nobility accepts the fashions, manners and vices of the Spaniards--Change of the character of the Genoese people--Last splendours of Italian genius. AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION CATILINE AND FIESCHI COMPARED.--CATILINE’S AIMS OF A GENEROUS CHARACTER.--FIESCHI SOUGHT TO FREE HIS COUNTRY FROM THE SPANISH YOKE.--HISTORY UNJUST TO THE VANQUISHED.--SOURCES OF THIS HISTORY.--MATERIALS FOR THE FUTURE HISTORIAN OF ITALY.