'Therefore,' she adds, 'I beg Your Excellency to
deign to have me excused; and if you will not grant
me this favour freely, you will, I hope, at least allow
me some compensation for the expenses incurred by
my beloved son of blessed memory, who was your
good and faithful servant, and whose claims are duly
set forth in the bills drawn up by his executors.' ¹

This letter, written in Luigia's own hand, shows
that the money due to Castiglione for expenses
incurred by him when he was ambassador at the
Vatican had never yet been paid. His mother
therefore had every right to claim exemption from
this special tax, and her petition was probably
granted. The venerable lady had the satisfaction
of seeing both her granddaughters happily married
before her death.

In this same year, as stated in Luigia's letter to the
Duke, Anna became the wife of Count Alessandro
d' Arco, but was left a widow within the next
twelvemonth. She afterwards married the Marchese
Antonio di Gazzoldo, with whom she lived happily,
but died at an early age, leaving no children. A
tablet in memory of Anna and her second husband
was placed in the Castiglione Chapel at S. Maria
delle Grazie by her brother Camillo, in token of the
deep affection which he cherished for his sister's
memory. Ippolita, the younger daughter, married
Cavaliere Ercole Turchi of Ferrara, and left one
daughter, Virginia, who became the wife of another
Ferrarese gentleman, Alfonso Villa.' ²

In 1534, the year of Anna's first marriage, Camillo,
who was by this time seventeen, entered the Emperor's
service, and fought with distinction in Germany and

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