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Celio is killed in the battle. The Baron of Brisac gives the 
emperor a letter found on him bringing felicitations from 
Cesar, who will not let Espolin correct this, and gives his 
name as Celio of Mantua, wanting the news that he has died 
to reach Margarita. 
Carlos, at the court in Milan, has risen much in the favor 
of the emperor, making the Baron of Brisac very jealous of 
him. The two are about to draw swords because Cesar, at 
Brisac’s taunt about being haughty, accuses the latter of being 
malicious, when the emperor interferes, taking the Baron 
aside for a reprimand and sending Cesar to represent him in 
his audiences. Among the latter is Carlos, who recognizes 
Cesar, and who has come with a letter from Margarita asking 
the emperor to ratify her claim to rule the state of Ferrara. 
Cesar is anxious for the ratification to go thru, much to the 
astonishment of the emperor because Cesar has asked the lat- 
ter not to allow him to go to Ferrara, as he cannot go there 
until bidden by a lady. The emperor agrees on the condition 
that he as emperor may ratify her choice of husband, since her 
marriage to a prince of an enemy state would weaken his 
power. He decides to go to Ferrara, taking Matilde with 
him, who, banished from her own state, is living at the court 
in Milan. When Carlos returns, telling how a certain Celio 
at Milan had worked with zeal in favor of Margarita, she 
wants to know what sort of person he is, whereupon Carlos 
extols his good qualities, and she, after numerous trials, writes 
a letter asking him to come. When he does and she sees that 
Celio is Cesar, even tho Matilde has already told her, when 
questioned about him, that she is in love with him, she is 
piqued. Wlien he reaffirms his love for her, she tells him that 
altho his arguments are good, she cannot accept him and says 
that the way to get over being in love is to want to get over it. 
Cesar, seen by the people of Ferrara, is acclaimed as their 
duke, and the emperor is at first ready to believe Brisac that 
Cesar is up to some treachery until the latter tells him the 
whole story of his relations with Margarita. The emperor 
urges him to go on with the lawsuit for the state, which was 
only suspended at Margarita’s promise to marry Cesar. He 
hesitates at first, but finally decides to go on with it, and it is 
decided in his favor. Matilde, on learning that Celio is Cesar, 
Margarita’s cousin, asks the latter to intercede with him for 
