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And so, in March 1498, a boy of uncertain parentage entered the Borgia household. Was he truly Lucrezia Borgia’s lovechild, as many speculated? The child was named Giovanni, but is often mysteriously referred to as Infans Romanus, or “the Roman child.” As though all that wasn't enough scandal, Pope Alexander then did something that would ...
Lucrezia Borgia ( Italian pronunciation: [luˈkrɛttsja ˈbɔrdʒa]; Valencian: Lucrècia Borja [luˈkrɛsia ˈbɔɾdʒa]; 18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the governor of Spoleto, a position usually ...
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Oct 21, 2004 · 3.72. 4,575 ratings247 reviews. 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 ...
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From the notorious to the half-forgotten, Queens of Infamy, a Longreads series by Anne Thériault, focuses on world-historical women of centuries past. If you love Queens of Infamy, consider becoming a Longreads member. * * *. Mention the Medieval period and people free-associate themselves right into visions of plague, violence, and shit ...
Lucrezia Borgia (in catalano Lucrècia Borja; in spagnolo Lucrecia de Borja; in latino Lucretia Borgia; Subiaco, 18 aprile 1480 – Ferrara, 24 giugno 1519) è stata una nobildonna italiana di origini anche spagnole . Figlia illegittima terzogenita di papa Alessandro VI ( al secolo Rodrigo Borgia) e della sua amante Vannozza Cattanei, fu una ...
The novel centers around Giovanni Borgia, a mysterious figure known in history as the infans Romanus, or child of Rome. Although he bears one of the most notorious names in all of Italy, Giovanni doesn't know his parentage. Is Cesare Borgia his father or his brother? Or is he no relation at all?
None. Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Rodrigo de Borja; [Note 3] 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) ( epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian ")) [6] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown ...
