Ebook: Lucrezia Borgia
Author: Pope Alexander VI, Borgia Lucrezia, Lucas Emma
- Tags: Borgia Lucrezia -- 1480-1519., Nobility -- Italy -- Papal States -- Biography., Alexander -- VI -- Pope -- 1431-1503 -- Family., Italy -- History -- 1492-1559., Ferrara (Italy) -- History -- 16th century., Alexander -- VI -- Pope -- 1431-1503., Families., Nobility., Europe -- Papal States., Italy., Italy -- Ferrara.
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: New Word City
- City: Europe--Papal States., Ferrara (Italy), Array, Italy--Ferrara
- Language: English
- epub
The stories about the Lucrezia Borgia's life - ruthless manipulator, possessor of a poison ring, sexual predator - often overshadow the more nuanced and fascinating story of her life.
She was born on April 18, 1480, the illegitimate daughter of future Pope Alexander VI, then Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and his long-time mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. She inherited her mother's stunning looks - she was known for her slender figure, gray-blue eyes, and blonde hair.
When her father became pope, he sought to consolidate his power and arranged a marriage between fourteen-year-old Lucrezia and the first of her three husbands, twenty-eight-year-old Giovanni Sforza. Shortly after the marriage, Alexander, concluded he no longer needed an alliance with the Sforza family.