§ 12. —How Telofre [Astolf], king of the Lombards, persecuted Holy Church, and how King Pepin, at the summons of Pope Stephen, came from France and defeated him, and took him prisoner
49
§ 13. —How Desiderius, son of Telofre, began war again with Holy Church, for the which thing Charles the Great passed into Italy, and defeated him, and took away and destroyed the lordship of the Lombards
51
§ 15. —How Charles the Great, king of France, was made Emperor of Rome
54
§ 21. —How the city of Florence lay waste and in ruins for 350 years
56
BOOK III.
Goes back somewhat to tell how the city of Florence was rebuilt by the power of Charles the Great and the Romans.
§ 1.
59
§ 2. —Of the form and size in which the city of Florence was rebuilt
62
§ 3. —How Charles the Great came to Florence, and granted privileges to the city, and caused Santo Apostolo to be built
65
BOOK IV.
§ 2.—Of the Emperor Otho III., and the Marquis Hugh, which built the Badia at Florence
69
§ 4.—Of the progeny of the Kings of France, which descended from Hugh Capet
71
§ 6.—How in the time of the said Henry, the Florentines took the city of Fiesole, and destroyed it
71
§ 7.—How that many Fiesolans came to dwell in Florence, and made one people with the Florentines
74
§ 8.—How the city of Florence increased its circuit, first by moats and palisades, and then by walls
75
§ 9.—How Conrad I. was made Emperor
78
§ 10.—Of the nobles which were in the city of Florence in the time of the said Emperor Conrad, and first of those about the Duomo
79
§ 11.—Concerning the houses of the nobles in the quarter of Porta San Piero
80
§ 12.—Of them of the quarter of Porta San Brancazio
81
§ 13.—Concerning them of the great quarter of Porta Santa Maria and of San Piero Scheraggio
81
§ 18.—Narration of many things that were in those times
83
§ 19.—Of Robert Guiscard and his descendants, which were kings of Sicily and of Apulia
84
§ 20.—Concerning the successors of Robert Guiscard, which were kings of Sicily and of Apulia
89
§ 21.—Of the Countess Matilda
92
§ 29.—How the Florentines defeated the Vicar of the Emperor Henry IV.
95
§ 30.—How the city of Florence took fire twice, whence a great part of the city was burnt
95
§ 31.—How the Pisans took Majorca, and the Florentines protected the city of Pisa
96
§ 32.—How the Florentines took and destroyed the fortress of Fiesole
98
§ 36.—How the Florentines destroyed the fortress of Montebuono
98
BOOK V.
Here begins the Fifth Book: How Frederick I. of Staufen of Suabia was Emperor of Rome, and of his descendants, and concerning the doings of Florence, which were in their times, and of all Italy.
§ 1.
101
§ 2.—How Pope Alexander returned from France to Venice, and the Emperor returned to obedience
105
§ 3.—How the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa was reconciled with the Church, and went over seas, and there died
106
§ 8.—Of the great fires which were in the city of Florence
108
§ 9.—How civil war began in Florence between the Uberti and the government of the Consuls
109
§ 12.—How the Emperor Frederick I. took their territory from the city of Florence, and many other cities of Tuscany
110
§ 13.—How the Florentines took the cross, and went over seas to conquer Damietta, and therefore recovered their territory
111
§ 16.—How Henry of Suabia was made Emperor by the Church, and how Constance, queen of Sicily, was
