Download or read book Lives of the Italian Poets, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Stebbing and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lives of the Italian Poets, Vol. 2 of 3 While acting as the Minister of Borso, he ac companied that Prince to Rome, when he went to receive the investiture of the dukedom of Ferrara, and the rose of gold from Pope Paul the Second. Borso died the same year, but Boiardo was regarded by his son and successor, Hercules, with equal affection, and, as his private Chamberlain, enjoyed his confidence in the most important affairs of government. It is also said, that, shortly after his return from Rome to his fief of Scandiano, he married Taddea Gonzaga de' Conti di Novellara, who was received by his vassals with extraordinary pomp and rejoicings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.