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Author : Arnold Harris Mathew
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Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Life and Times of Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI written by Arnold Harris Mathew and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arnold Mathew
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ISBN 13 : 9781507785515
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (855 download)
Download or read book The Life and Times of Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI written by Arnold Mathew and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been no shortage of controversial Popes who were accused by Catholics and other Christians of impropriety, but the most controversial of all was the Borgia Pope, Alexander VI. Born Rodrigo Borgia, the future Pope made his way up the ranks of the Catholic Church with an assist from nepotism, breaking his vows of chastity and fathering several illegitimate children along the way. The stories and legends attributed to Rodrigo and his children, particularly Cesare and Lucrezia, have made the Borgias one of the most notorious families in history. 500 years after Rodrigo's death, he and his family have come to be associated more with incest, political intrigue, murder and state-sponsored violence. While 21st century TV series have cast the Borgias as the first organized crime family, the rumors spread by the family's political opponents in the late 15th century have taken hold among a fascinated public. Did Rodrigo really have an incestuous relationship with daughter Lucrezia? Did he really throw lavish orgies? While Rodrigo may not have been as colorful or criminal as the enduring legends, there is no question he was manipulative, ruthless and, ultimately, effective. From an administrative standpoint, Rodrigo was a success as Pope Alexander VI, with a big assist from son Cesare. To the extent that the Borgias are still associated with murder and mayhem, it was the father and son whose actions can be credited with the lion's share of the perception. Not surprisingly, almost everything about Rodrigo's life is still up for debate.
Author : Arnold H. Matthew
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Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (656 download)
Download or read book The Life and Times of Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI. written by Arnold H. Matthew and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Giovanni Battista Picotti
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Total Pages : 16 pages
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Download or read book A. Mathew written by Giovanni Battista Picotti and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : ARNOLD HARRIS. MATHEW
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ISBN 13 : 9781033688724
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (887 download)
Download or read book LIFE AND TIMES OF RODRIGO BORGIA, POPE ALEXANDER VI written by ARNOLD HARRIS. MATHEW and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arnold Harris Mathew
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ISBN 13 : 9781296001520
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (15 download)
Download or read book The Life and Times of Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI - Scholar's Choice Edition written by Arnold Harris Mathew and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Ferdinand Gregorovius
Publisher : Vita Histria
ISBN 13 : 1592110746
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (921 download)
Download or read book Lucrezia Borgia written by Ferdinand Gregorovius and published by Vita Histria. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucrezia Borgia is among the most fascinating and controversial personalities of the Renaissance. The daughter of Pope Alexander VI, she was intensely involved in the political life of Italy during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. While her marriage alliances helped advance the political objectives of the papacy, she also held the office of Governor of Spoleto, a role normally reserved for Cardinals, making her one of the most powerful and dynamic female figures of the Renaissance. Among the first books to employ historical method to move beyond myth and romance that had obscured the fascinating story of Lucrezia Borgia was this biography written by the noted German historian Ferdinand Gregorovius. Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821-1891) was one of the preeminent scholars of the Italian Renaissance. His biography of Lucrezia Borgia reveals the atmosphere of the Renaissance, painting a portrait of Lucrezia and her relationships with her father Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, her brother Cesare, her mother Vanozza, her father’s mistress, Giulia Farnese, her husband Duke Alfonso D’Este of Ferrara, and many others, including important artists and writers of the time. All are vividly portrayed against the colorful background of Renaissance Italy. Gregorovius separates myth from documented fact and his book remains a key reference work on the life and times of the Borgia princess. This new edition of Gregorovius’s classic work Lucrezia Borgia is enhanced with an introduction by Samantha Morris, a noted expert on the history of the Borgias. Samantha studied archaeology at the University of Winchester where her interest in the history of the Italian Renaissance began. She is the author of Cesare Borgia: In a Nutshell and Girolamo Savonarola: The Renaissance Preacher. She also runs the website theborgiabull.com.
Author : John Bond
Publisher : DigiCat
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Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book In the Pillory: The Tale of the Borgia Pope written by John Bond and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In the Pillory: The Tale of the Borgia Pope' is a biography and historical analysis of Pope Alexander VI, head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Alexander is considered one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, partly because he acknowledged fathering several children by his mistresses. As a result, his Italianized Valencian surname, Borgia, became a byword for libertinism and nepotism, which are traditionally considered as characterizing his pontificate.
Author : Arnold H. Mathew
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Download or read book Life and times of Rodrigo Borgia written by Arnold H. Mathew and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter De Roo
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Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Material for a History of Pope Alexander VI, His Relatives and His Time written by Peter De Roo and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Dunant
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 1443406465
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)
Download or read book Blood And Beauty written by Sarah Dunant and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in the energetic, brutal and corrupt world of 15th-century Italy, Blood and Beauty opens with Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, clever and charismatic, buying his way to the Papal crown. In this he is not unusual. Neither is the fact that he has illegitimate children. What does mark him is his blood; he is a Spaniard in a country run by established Italian families. To thrive, even to survive, he must create his own dynasty using the papacy and his family as the building blocks of power. His son Cesare is his most brilliant pupil. Fearless and calculating (later immortalized in Machiavelli’s The Prince), he provides the driving energy and the muscle. The Pope’s daughter, Lucrezia, beloved by both men, is their marriage tool. Just twelve when the novel opens, she is to have one dynastic union annulled and a second—beloved—husband murdered by her own brother to make way for a third strategic marriage—all before the age of twenty. Hers is a journey from pawn to political player. Using the high-wire tension of a political thriller, this portrait of power and its personal costs is the most thrilling family saga to come out of Italy since The Godfather. The Borgias emerge not as the poisoning sexual monsters of popular myth, but in all their ruthless determination and complex humanity.
Author : Christopher Hibbert
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547350619
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)
Download or read book The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431–1519 written by Christopher Hibbert and published by HMH. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colorful history of a powerful family brings the world they lived in—the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance—to life. The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious Rodrigo Borgia, better known to history as Pope Alexander VI, was the central figure of the dynasty. Two of his seven papal offspring also rose to power and fame—Lucrezia Borgia, his daughter, whose husband was famously murdered by her brother, and that brother, Cesare, who inspired Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince. Notorious for seizing power, wealth, land, and titles through bribery, marriage, and murder, the dynasty’s dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to its occupation of the highest position in Renaissance society forms a gripping tale. From the author of The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici and other acclaimed works, The Borgias and Their Enemies is “a fascinating read” (Library Journal).
Author : N. M. Gwynne
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9782917813034
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Truth about Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI written by N. M. Gwynne and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... Pope Alexander VI may be the most calumniated man in history ... [the author] shows clearly why and how the terrible depiction of him that we know of today came into existence and took hold."--Back cover.
Author : G. J. Meyer
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0345526910
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)
Download or read book The Borgias written by G. J. Meyer and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2013 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of "The Tudors" and "A World Undone." Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous Renaissance family and their storied milieu.
Author : Johann Burchard
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Pope Alexander VI and His Court written by Johann Burchard and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Bradford
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101525347
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Lucrezia Borgia written by Sarah Bradford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very name Lucrezia Borgia conjures up everything that was sinister and corrupt about the Renaissance—incest, political assassination, papal sexual abuse, poisonous intrigue, unscrupulous power grabs. Yet, as bestselling biographer Sarah Bradford reveals in this breathtaking new portrait, the truth is far more fascinating than the myth. Neither a vicious monster nor a seductive pawn, Lucrezia Borgia was a shrewd, determined woman who used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of her day. Drawing from a trove of contemporary documents and fascinating firsthand accounts, Bradford brings to life the art, the pageantry, and the dangerous politics of the Renaissance world Lucrezia Borgia helped to create.
Author : Orestes Ferrara
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Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Borgia Pope written by Orestes Ferrara and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated by F.J. Sheed."First printing September, 1940." Bibliographical references in "Notes" (p. 423-448).
