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Feb 5, 2018 · Lucrezia married Alfonso of Aragon who was murdered. (Cesare was the chief suspect.) Finally, she married Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara in 1502. An envoy from the court of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile told the pope that they supported the Spanish claim to Naples. They proposed a double alliance.
Feb 9, 2024 · Following her annulment from Sforza, Lucrezia was married to the Neapolitan Alfonso of Aragon, the half-brother of Sancha of Aragon who was the wife of Lucrezia's brother Gioffre Borgia. The marriage was a short one. They were married in 1498, making Lucrezia the Duchess consort of Bisceglie and Princess consort of Salerno.
Cesare as a boy, painted by Pinturicchio. Like many aspects of Cesare Borgia's life, the date of his birth is a subject of dispute. He was born in Subiaco in Lazio, Italy in either 1475 or 1476, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Roderic Llançol i de Borja, usually known as "Rodrigo Borgia", later Pope Alexander VI, and his Italian mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei, about whom information is sparse.
Lucrezia was obliged to simulate the appearance of a virgin spouse in order to marry d'Este. Accordingly, she was forced to leave Rodrigo of Aragon, her only child by Alfonso of Aragon, behind forever. Rodrigo Borgia of Aragon died of a disease in Bari at the age of 12. Portrayals. Alfons Fryland in Lucrezia Borgia (Film, US, 1922)
Lucrezia de' Medici (14 February 1545 – 21 April 1561) was a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1558 to 1561. Married to the intended husband of her elder sister Maria, who died young, her marriage was short and unhappy. The Duchess died of pulmonary tuberculosis, but almost ...
Dec 15, 2021 · Lucrezia Borgia was born on April 18th, 1480. She was an illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and one of his mistresses, Vannozza dei Cattanei. Rodrigo probably had a lot more children than the five he acknowledged, including Lucrezia. Four of those five children (Lucrezia and her brothers, Giovanni, Cesare, and Gioffre) were the ...
Nov 26, 2008 · While popular tradition says Lucrezia was behind the attack and murder, most historians point the finger at Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia's brother and the inspiration for Machiavelli's The Prince. Lucrezia, born to Pope Alexander's mistress Vanozza Catanei, had been betrothed twice by the time she finally married Giovanni Sforza at the age of 13.
