Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni VillaniVillani, Giovanni
History
Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani
Villani, Giovanni
Florence (Italy) -- History
Sec. 68.--_How there were in Florence great changes and
civic battles through desire that the accounts of the
commonwealth should be examined_ 353
Sec. 69.--_How the Pope sent into Florence as legate the
Cardinal da Prato to make peace, and how he departed
thence in shame and confusion_ 356
Sec. 70.--_How the bridge of Carraia fell, and how many
people died there_ 360
Sec. 71.--_How Florence was set on fire, and a great part
of the city burnt_ 361
Sec. 72.--_How the Whites and Ghibellines came to the
gates of Florence, and departed thence in discomfiture_ 364
Sec. 80.--_How Pope Benedict died, and of the new election
of Pope Clement V._ 369
Sec. 84.--_How there arose in Lombardy one Fra Dolcino
with a great company of heretics, and how they
were burnt_ 375
Sec. 88.--_Of the great war which was begun against the
marquis of Ferrara, and how he died_ 376
Sec. 92.--_How and after what fashion was destroyed the
Order and mansion of the Temple of Jerusalem by
the machinations of the king of France_ 377
Sec. 96.--_How Corso Donati, the great and noble citizen
of Florence, died_ 382
Sec. 101.--_After what manner Henry, count of Luxemburg,
was elected Emperor of Rome_ 386
Sec. 102.--_How Henry the Emperor was confirmed by
the Pope_ 389
Sec. 112.--_How Robert was crowned king over the kingdom
of Sicily and Apulia_ 390
Sec. 120.--_How the ambassadors of Henry, king of the
Romans, came to Florence_ 391
BOOK IX.
_Here begins the Ninth Book. How Henry, count of Luxemburg,
was made Emperor._
Sec. 1. 393
Sec. 7.--_How the Emperor Henry departed from Germany
to go into Italy_ 394
Sec. 8.--_How King Robert came to Florence as he returned
from his coronation_ 395
Sec. 9.--_How the Emperor Henry passed into Italy, and
gained the city of Milan_ 396
Sec. 10.--_How the Florentines enclosed the new circle of
the city with moats_ 397
Sec. 11.--_How the della Torre were driven out of Milan_ 398
Sec. 12.--_How there was great scarcity in Florence, and
concerning other events_ 400
Sec. 14.--_How the Emperor besieged Cremona, and his
people took Vicenza_ 400
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