The citizens of Monza were accordingly bidden to send the iron crown to Bologna.

It arrived on February 20, and on the 22nd Charles received it from the hands of Clement in the chapel of the palace.

The Cardinal who performed the ceremony of unction was a Fleming, William Hencheneor, who in the Sack of Rome had bought his freedom for the large sum of 40,000 crowns.

On this auspicious occasion he cut off half the beard which he still wore in sign of mourning! The Duke and Duchess of Urbino made their entrance into Bologna on the same day.

Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Prefect of Rome, and Captain General of the armies of the Church, was one of the most noted warriors of that time.