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5 days ago · Cesare Borgia (1475/76–1507), the son of Pope Alexander VI (1431–1503) and the leader of the papal armies, launched military attacks on Italian cities that refused to acknowledge the pope’s supremacy (see also Borgia family). Assisted by a large contingent of French troops, Borgia’s armies conquered Imola and marched to Forlì. Sforza ...
5 days ago · 09. The Borgia apartments in the Vatican, commissioned by Pope Alexander VI, contain some of the era's most remarkable frescoes, painted by artists such as Pinturicchio. 10. The family's patronage of the arts contributed significantly to the Renaissance, supporting artists, architects, and scholars. 11.
2 days ago · The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-itch-ee, UK also / m ə ˈ d iː tʃ i / mə-DEE-chee, Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici, during the first half of the 15th century.
- By Medico, Castellan of Potrone, considered the first ancestor of the house
- 1230; 793 years ago
3 days ago · The campaigns of Cesare Borgia and Pope Julius II in the 15th and early 16th centuries won back most of the towns for the Papal States, and in 1540 Pope Paul III finally subdued Perugia. The expression “Province of Umbria” embraced the modern region (minus Orvieto) and Rieti in the late 17th century and was extended to include Camerino in ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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6 days ago · This command stand was started during the Analogue Hobbies painting challenge but I've only just finished it . It depicts Caterina Sforza, a member of the Sforza family who ruled Milan born 1463 and died 1509.
4 days ago · On the podcast, Cindy explained that knowing that her dad had always wanted a son made her and her sisters feel like it should have been one of them who got sick instead of their brother. Recalling Jeffrey's diagnosis, Cindy said: “I was 8, my older sister would have been 10, my younger sister would have been 4, and Jeff was 2, turning 3 ...
