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20 hours ago · The accusations likely originated from Lucrezia‘s first husband, Giovanni Sforza, who was humiliated and angered by the Pope‘s decision to annul their marriage. While the Borgias were certainly no strangers to scandal, it‘s important to approach these rumors with a critical eye and consider the political motivations behind them. 9.
5 days ago · Rodrigo Borgia wins election as Pope Alexander VI by bribing enough of the cardinals to vote for him in conclave. Alexander "packs" the College of Cardinals with 13 new members, including his son Cesare. He then tries to contract an alliance with the powerful family of Cardinal Ascanio Sforza, one of his two original rivals for the Papacy.
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4 days ago · Portrait of Battista Sforza (verso). With their symbolism, the gems decorating the Duchess’ jewels mirror the Virtues depicted in her Triumph on the other side of the portrait: in fact, the pearls, with their pure white colour correspond to Chastity, the sapphires are a reference to modesty (by no coincidence they are the same colour as the Virgin’s mantle), emblems of wise men who ...
2 days ago · In right of his mother, Bonna Sforza, daughter of Giovanni Sforza, Duke of Milan, married to Sigismund, King of Poland, in the year 1518. 2 . In the year 1546, Pope Paul III.
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3 days ago · Pubblicato: 23/05/2024. Una ciocca bionda dei capelli di Lucrezia Borgia è custodita nella Pinacoteca Ambrosiana (a Milano ), in una preziosa teca, realizzata da Alfredo Ravasco, uno dei migliori orafi milanesi della prima metà del Novecento.
5 days ago · The Borgias are basically the Corleones from an earlier time. Just like Vito Corleone, Rodrigo Borgia faced the same situation as an immigrant having to raise his family in a foreign country. Despite Don Vito Corleone wanting to make peace with the heads of the other five, his son, Santino was murdered.
