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Length13h 37m
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The Life of Cesare Borgia is a biographical account of Italian politician and mercenary leader whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by Machiavelli. Cesare Borgia
was an illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and member of the Spanish-Aragonese House of Borgia, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. After initially entering the church and becoming a cardinal on his father's election to the Papacy, he became, after the death of his brother in 1498, the first person to resign a cardinalate. He served as a condottiero for the King of France Louis XII around 1500 and occupied Milan and Naples during the Italian Wars. At the same time he carved out a state for himself in Central Italy, but after his father's death he was unable to retain power for long. The author's goal was to, through the thorough research, present a faithful biography of Cesare Borgia leaving aside the bad reputation he and his family had. He used numerous primary sources to scrape away centuries of innuendo, hypotheses and reiterated falsehoods that have varnished the Borgias. The author criticizes much of the previous historical work that shines a dark light on the life of the 16th century Borgias. He goes to great lengths to provide proof for his history and dispels the myths and bad name the Borgias have had at the hands of historians over the centuries.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length13 hrs 37 mins
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Publish dateOct 3, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
19CHAPTER VI. RIMINI AND PESARO
2BOOK I. THE HOUSE OF THE BULL
20CHAPTER VII. THE SIEGE OF FAENZA
3CHAPTER I. THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF BORGIA
21CHAPTER VIII. ASTORRE MANFREDI
4CHAPTER II. THE REIGNS OF SIXTUS IV AND INNOCENT VIII
22CHAPTER IX. CASTEL BOLOGNESE AND PIOMBINO
5CHAPTER III. ALEXANDER VI
23CHAPTER X. THE END OF THE HOUSE OF ARAGON
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6CHAPTER IV. BORGIA ALLIANCES
24CHAPTER XI. THE LETTER TO SILVIO SAVELLI
7BOOK II. THE BULL PASCANT
25CHAPTER XII. LUCREZIA’S THIRD MARRIAGE
8CHAPTER I. THE FRENCH INVASION
26CHAPTER XIII. URBINO AND CAMERINO
9CHAPTER II. THE POPE AND THE SUPERNATURAL
27CHAPTER XIV. THE REVOLT OF THE CONDOTTIERI
10CHAPTER III. THE ROMAN BARONS
28CHAPTER XV. MACCHIAVELLI’S LEGATION
11CHAPTER IV. THE MURDER OF THE DUKE OF GANDIA
29CHAPTER XVI. RAMIRO DE LORQUA
12CHAPTER V. THE RENUNCIATION OF THE PURPLE
30CHAPTER XVII. “THE BEAUTIFUL STRATAGEM”
13BOOK III. THE BULL RAMPANT
31CHAPTER XVIII. THE ZENITH
14CHAPTER I. THE DUCHESS OF VALENTINOIS
32BOOK IV. THE BULL CADENT
15CHAPTER II. THE KNELL OF THE TYRANTS
33CHAPTER I. THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER VI
16CHAPTER III. IMOLA AND FORLI
34CHAPTER II. PIUS III
17CHAPTER IV. GONFALONIER OF THE CHURCH
35CHAPTER III. JULIUS II
18CHAPTER V. THE MURDER OF ALFONSO OF ARAGON
36CHAPTER IV. ATROPOS
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