The Borgias

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A biography of the Borgia family looks at the dynasty's rise to power from its Spanish roots, while profiling its powerful patriarch, Pope Alexander VI; his daughter, Lucrezia; and his ruthless son Cesare, the model for Machiavelli's "The Prince."

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Title Statements

Full title :The Borgias / by Christopher Hibbert.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Constable
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:328 pages ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781849019941, 1849019940
oclc:ocn707329602
LC Classification:DG463.8.B7
Dewey Decimal:945.6050922

The crumbling city -- Elections and celebrations -- A man of endless virility -- Servant of the Servant of God -- Marriages and alliances -- The French in Rome -- The conquest of Naples -- The Borgia bull -- Father and children -- The Dominican Friar -- Murder -- Another husband for Lucrezia -- The unwanted Cardinal's hat -- Cesare's French bride -- Conquests -- Jubilee -- Duke of the Romagna -- The Naples Campaign -- The duke and the Borgia girl -- Frolics and festivities -- The new bride -- Castles and condottieri -- The death of the pope -- Conclaves -- Cesare at bay -- Duchess of Ferrara -- The end of the affair -- The death of the duchess -- Saints and sinners.

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Alexander, VI,, Pope Biographies Families Italie -- Conditions sociales -- 1268-1… Italy Italy -- Social conditions -- 1268-1559 Nobility Nobility -- Biography. -- Italy Social conditions