▁the ▁em peror ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁retain ▁ownership ▁of ▁it ▁via ▁an ▁annual ▁payment . ▁ ▁His ▁descend ants ▁kept ▁it ▁until ▁ 1 5 5 5 , ▁when ▁Spain ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁Venezuela . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁Mark ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Pad ua , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁often ▁to ▁France , ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 2 . ▁He ▁became ▁du um vir ▁of ▁A ugs burg ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁also ▁distinguished ▁for ▁his ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁his ▁writ ings .. ▁He ▁also ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Italy , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 2 ▁in ▁Rome , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Acc adem ia ▁dei ▁L ince i ; ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Acc adem ia ▁della ▁Cr us ca . ▁ ▁Mark ▁was ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁language ▁and ▁interested ▁in ▁historical ▁research , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁Greek ▁and ▁Latin ▁authors , ▁whose ▁dis sem ination ▁he ▁promoted ▁by ▁finan cing ▁the ▁publishing ▁house ▁" Ad ▁In sign ia ▁P inus ". ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁of ▁his ▁many ▁works ▁is ▁his ▁, ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Bav ari ans , ▁which ▁was ▁translated ▁into ▁German ▁by ▁the ▁author ' s ▁brother ▁Paul ▁( d ied ▁ 1 6 2 0 ). ▁His ▁collected ▁works , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁, ▁were ▁collected ▁and