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The History of the Popes from the close of the Middle Ages
The History of the Popes from the close of the Middle Ages Author:Ludwig Pastor Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: TABLE OF CONTKNTS. Ixiii A.D. PAGE 1493 Ferrante's proposals of family alliance with the Pope 412 A reconciliation effected between the Pope and Giulian... more »o della Rovere . . . . . 413 The Pope comes to terms with Virginio Orsini . . 413 The French Envoy fails to obtain the investiture of Naples for Charles VIII 414 Marriage of the Duke of Gandia to Maria of Aragon . 414 And of Jofre Borgia to Sancia, daughter of Alfonso of Calabria . . . . . . .414 Political success of Alexander VI. . . . . 415 Temporary disgrace of Cardinal Ascanio Sforza. -415 The creation of new Cardinals . . . : .416 Annoyance of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere . .418 And of the other Cardinals of the opposition . .418 CHAPTER II. ALLIANCE BETWEEN ALFONSO II. OF NAPLES AND ALEXANDER VI. 1493 Ferrante's complaints against the Pope . . . 420 1494 Death of Ferrante. The question of investiture . 421 Charles VIII. sends an Embassy to Rome . .421 And seeks the friendship of Giuliano della Rovere . 421 The Pope decides in favour of Alfonso of Naples . 422 But sends the Golden Rose to Charles VIII. . .422 The Bull containing the Pope's decision read in Consistory ....... 422 Astonishment and anger of Charles VIII.. . . 423 Alliance between Charles VIII. and Giuliano della Rovere 424 Flight of Cardinal Giuliano from Ostia, which capitu- lates to the Pope ...... 424 Coronation of Alfonso II. in Naples by Cardinal Juan Borgia ....... 425 Cardinal Giuliano joins Charles VIII. . . 425 And demands a Council for the reform of the Church 426 Terror of the Pope on account of his simoniacal election 426 Charles VIII. sends Envoys to demand the investiture of Naples 426 Cardinal Ascanio Sforza brings about the defection of the Colonna 427 The Pope ...« less