02494cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324501270014726400510027430000470032533600260037233700260039833800360042450000310046050802430049152012050073453400450193965300250198465300210200965300330203065300190206370000310208285600430211350577UtSlPG20260610134149.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDG1 aDennistoun, James,d1803-185510aMemoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3) :bIllustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-11-30  aE-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)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aRenaissance -- Italy  aUrbino, Dukes of  aNobility -- Italy -- History  aUrbino (Italy)1 aHutton, Edward,d1875-196940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50577