Title:
The Borgias and their enemies : 1431-1519 / Christopher Hibbert.
Author:
Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-2008.
Publication Information:
Boston : Mariner Books, 2009.
Call Number:
DG463.85.B7 H53 2009
Abstract:
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."
Edition:
1st Mariner Books ed.
ISBN:
9780547247816
Physical Description:
vi, 328 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents:
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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