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          "Lucrezia Borgia (Italian pronunciation: [lukrtsja brd{7f}a]; Catalan: Lucrècia; Catalan pronunciation: [lukrsi]; 18 April ?...

           

          Lucrezia Borgia Biography

          Lucrezia Borgia (or "Lucrecia Borgia") (April 14 or April 18, 1480 - June 24, 1519) was the daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Spaniard who would later become Pope Alexander VI.

          Her brother was the notorious despot Cesare Borgia. Lucrezia's family later came to epitomise the ruthless Machiavillian politics and sexual corruption alleged to be characteristic of the Renaissance Papacy.

          An extremely thorough and scholarly account of the infamous daughter of a pope, and sister of the model for Machiavelli's Prince.

        1. Lucrezia Borgia (18 April – 24 June ) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI and.
        2. "Lucrezia Borgia (Italian pronunciation: [lukrtsja brd{7f}a]; Catalan: Lucrècia; Catalan pronunciation: [lukrsi]; 18 April ?
        3. Lucrezia Borgia (18 April – 24 June ) was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI, and his long-term mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei.
        4. Borgia, Lucrezia (–) Duchess of Ferrara, who has been known alternately as a monster, a pawn, a beauty, a loving mother, and a great patron of the arts.

          5. In this story Lucrezia was cast as a femme fatale, a role she has played in many artworks, novels and films. No authentic portrait of Lucrezia is known, though several paintings, such as Bartolomeo Veneziano's fancy portrait (see illustration) have been said to depict her.

          Often these images are simply part of Lucrezia's myth.

          Not enough is known about the historical Lucrezia to be certain whether any of the stories about her active involvement in her father's and brother crimes are true.

          Her father and/or brother certainly arranged seve