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1516 married Ippolita dei Conti Torelli. She died in 1520, and in the same year he went to Rome as ambassador from the Gonzagas, and was sent by Clement VII on a mission to the Emperor Charles V. In 1527 the Spaniards sacked Rome, and Clement suspected Castiglione of complicity with them, but eventually acknowledged his innocence. He died at Toledo. ‘Io vos digo’ said Charles V, ‘que es muerto uno de los mejores cahallcros del mundo.’ He is buried in the Madonna delle Grazie near Mantua. [Il Cortegiano, ed. V. Cian, Firenze, Sansoni, 1894.]
Veronica Gambara (page 226). Born at Pratalboino near Brescia. Married Giberto X, Signore di Correggio (died 1518). Was in Brescia when Gaston de Foix besieged it; lived in Bologna and Correggio. Repulsed an attack made on the latter place by Galeotto Pico della Mirandola. [Rime e Lettere, Firenze, Barbera, 1879.]
Molza (page 227). Born at Modena; lived in Rome. Wrote good Latin. [Opere, 3 vols., Serassi, Bergamo, 1773.]
Vittoria Colonna (page 233). Born at Marino. In 1509 married the Marchese di Pescara, who fought with distinction at Pavia, but was hardly the paragon that her poetry describes. He died in 1525. She lived in Rome, Orvieto, and Viterbo, and had many famous friends, of whom Michelangelo was the greatest.
Bernardo Tasso (page 234). Born at Venice, studied at Padua. Travelled in France, Spain, and Tunis. His property was confiscated after the ruin of the Prince of Salerno, one of his patrons. Went to Rome, to the court of Urbino, and to Venice, where he helped to found the Accademia. Podestà of Ostiglia for Guglielmo Gonzaga. Father of Torquato Tasso. Wrote a dull imitation of Orlando Furioso called the Amadigi.
173. Poi chi la parte... This sonnet had an immense reputation in Italy.
Alamanni (page 238). Born at Florence; conspired
