CHAPTER XXXI. 1500-1508

1500-1508

Lodovico Sforza enters Lyons as a captive--His imprisonment at Pierre-Encise and Lys Saint-Georges--Laments over Il Moro in the popular poetry of France and Italy--Efforts of the Emperor Maximilian to obtain his release--Ascanio and Ermes Sforza released--Lodovico removed to Loches--Paolo Giovio's account of his captivity--His attempt to escape--Dungeon at Loches--Death of Lodovico Sforza--His burial in S. Maria delle Grazie 367