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The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431-1519 (Paperback)
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The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431-1519 (Paperback)
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This colorful history of a powerful family brings the world they
lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life
and is "simply unputdownable" (New York Times Book Review). 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 served as the model for Niccolo 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. Erudite, witty, and
always insightful, Hibbert removes the layers of myth around the
Borgia family and creates a portrait alive with his superb sense of
character and place.
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