CHAPTER SIX. Clement VII and the Sack of Rome (1523–1527)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations Used in the Notes and Bibliography xiii
5. CHAPTER ONE. Origines (1486–1511) 1
6. CHAPTER TWO. Humanist Physician (1512–1527) 14
7. CHAPTER THREE. Leonine Rome (1513–1521) 20
8. CHAPTER FOUR. Leo X and the Quest for the Libertas Italiae (1513–1521) 28
9. CHAPTER FIVE. Adrian VI (1521–1523) 42
10. CHAPTER SIX. Clement VII and the Sack of Rome (1523–1527) 60
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. Ischia (1527–1528) 86
12. CHAPTER EIGHT. Papal Courtier (1528–1534) 106
13. CHAPTER NINE. Transitions (1535–1538) 136
14. CHAPTER TEN. Courtier of the Farnese (1539–1544) 164
15. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Elusive Prize (1545–1549) 200
16. CHAPTER TWELVE. De Senectute (1549–1552) 229
17. CONCLUSION: Ad Sempiternam Vitam 263
18. APPENDIX 1: Giovio’s Ecclesiastical Benefices 285
19. APPENDIX 2: Sequence of Composition of the Histories 287
20. APPENDIX 3: First Editions of Giovio’s Works 289
21. Notes 291
22. Select Bibliography 373
23. Index 383