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Showing posts with label Pope Alexander VI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pope Alexander VI. Show all posts
13 July 2022

Vannozza dei Cattanei - popes’ mistress

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Mother of Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia was figure of influence Vannozza dei Cattanei hailed from an aristocratic family in Mantua Vannozza dei...
14 June 2022

Giovanni Borgia - murdered son of Pope

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Killing still unsolved after 500 years despite plenty of suspects Giovanni Borgia was the brother of Cesare and Lucrezia Giovanni Borgia, th...
3 March 2020

Ascanio Sforza – Cardinal

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Borgia pope’s ally used his power to benefit Milan Cardinal Ascanio Sforza has been described as Machiavellian in his diplomatic skill...
29 November 2018

Agostino Chigi - banker and arts patron

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Nobleman from Siena became one of Europe’s richest men A Roman coin bearing the image of Agostino Chigi, who was one of the 16th centu...
5 July 2018

Giovanni Sforza – Lord of Pesaro and Gradara

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Military leader was briefly married to Lucrezia Borgia A 15th century portrait of Giovanni Sforza d'Aragona Giovanni Sforza d’Ar...
3 August 2017

Imperia Cognati - courtesan

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Prostitute who became a celebrity Raphael's Galatea in his frescoes at the Villa Farnesina in Rome is thought to be Imperia Im...
7 February 2017

The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Preacher Savonarola's war on Renaissance 'excesses' The statue of Girolamo Savonarola in Piazza Savonarola in Florence T...
17 August 2016

Cesare Borgia – condottiero

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Renaissance prince turned his back on the Church Altobello Melone's portrait of Cesare Borgia Cesare Borgia, the son of Pope Alex...