TheremainingyearsofMachiavelli'sofficialcareerwerefilledwitheventsarisingoutoftheLeagueofCambrai, madein1508betweenthethreegreatEuropeanpowersalreadymentionedandthepope, , , complicatedastheywerebythefeudwhichbrokeoutbetweenthepopeandtheFrench, , in1511, JuliusIIfinallyformedtheHolyLeagueagainstFrance, andwiththeassistanceoftheSwissdrovetheFrenchoutofItaly, FlorencelayatthemercyofthePope, andhadtosubmittohisterms, oneofwhichwasthattheMedicishouldberestored.ThereturnoftheMedicitoFlorenceon1stSeptember1512, andtheconsequentfalloftheRepublic, wasthesignalforthedismissalofMachiavelliandhisfriends, andthusputanendtohispubliccareer, for, aswehaveseen, hediedwithoutregainingoffice.
LITERATUREANDDEATH — Aet.43-58—1512-27
