Project Gutenberg 2015-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 581 Dennistoun, James 1803 1855 Hutton, Edward 1875 1969 Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630 E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (https://archive.org/details/toronto) "Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3)" by James Dennistoun is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume explores the lives and political contexts of the Dukes della Rovere who ruled Urbino from 1440 to 1630, detailing their contributions to the arms, arts, and literature of Italy. The narrative likely focuses on significant events of the period, such as the sack of Rome and the complexities of Italian politics involving the Papacy and external powers. The opening of the volume describes the critical moment leading to the sack of Rome, illustrating the chaotic circumstances surrounding the event. It details the Pope's misguided confidence and poor military preparations that left the city vulnerable to Bourbon’s imperial forces. As the attack begins, the narrative captures the ensuing panic, the dynamics of leadership failures, and the brutal reality of the sack itself—depicting the atrocities committed against the city's inhabitants. The author sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of power struggles and the impact of these historical incidents on the society and culture of 16th-century Italy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Renaissance -- Italy Urbino, Dukes of Nobility -- Italy -- History Urbino (Italy) DG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: History - European Category: History - Religious Category: History - Royalty Category: History - Warfare 2476357 2025-06-20T11:04:54.845744 text/html 2167167 2024-10-22T23:31:06 text/html 4288226 2025-06-20T11:06:29.479828 application/epub+zip 4320887 2025-06-20T11:05:30.358231 application/epub+zip 795331 2025-06-20T11:05:11.086690 application/epub+zip 5276519 2025-06-20T11:06:52.851718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4932697 2025-06-20T11:06:00.763963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1139206 2022-09-22T20:56:21.023940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1309730 2023-09-22T05:29:28.456085 text/plain 1289673 2024-10-22T23:31:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17233 2025-06-20T11:06:53.098725 application/rdf+xml 21843 2025-06-20T11:05:12.965667 image/jpeg 3139 2025-06-20T11:05:12.033868 image/jpeg 3965539 2025-06-20T11:04:55.120747 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia