The Life of Cesare Borgia
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The Most Evil Man in Italy? Cesare Borgia served as Machiavelli's model of the ideal ruler for The Prince. The illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, he was a cardinal at age 22. He lived hard and died hard, murdering his enemies, seizing power in Florence, and marrying off his sister Lucretia for political gain, not once but three times. This is his remarkable story.
Chapters (40)
- THE LIFE OF CESARE BORGIA
- Of France, Duke of Valentinois and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafri Count of Dyois, Lord of Piombino, Camerino and Urbino, Gonfalonier and Captain-General of Holy Church
- A History and Some Criticisms
- PREFACE
- BOOK I. THE HOUSE OF THE BULL
- CHAPTER I. THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF BORGIA
- CHAPTER II. THE REIGNS OF SIXTUS IV AND INNOCENT VIII
- CHAPTER III. ALEXANDER VI
- CHAPTER IV. BORGIA ALLIANCES
- BOOK II. THE BULL PASCANT
- CHAPTER I. THE FRENCH INVASION
- CHAPTER II. THE POPE AND THE SUPERNATURAL
- CHAPTER III. THE ROMAN BARONS
- CHAPTER IV. THE MURDER OF THE DUKE OF GANDIA
- CHAPTER V. THE RENUNCIATION OF THE PURPLE
- BOOK III. THE BULL RAMPANT
- “Cum numine Caesaris omen.”
- CHAPTER I. THE DUCHESS OF VALENTINOIS
- CHAPTER II. THE KNELL OF THE TYRANTS
- CHAPTER III. IMOLA AND FORLI
- CHAPTER IV. GONFALONIER OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER V. THE MURDER OF ALFONSO OF ARAGON
- CHAPTER VI. RIMINI AND PESARO
- CHAPTER VII. THE SIEGE OF FAENZA
- CHAPTER VIII. ASTORRE MANFREDI
- CHAPTER IX. CASTEL BOLOGNESE AND PIOMBINO
- CHAPTER X. THE END OF THE HOUSE OF ARAGON
- CHAPTER XI. THE LETTER TO SILVIO SAVELLI
- CHAPTER XII. LUCREZIA’S THIRD MARRIAGE
- CHAPTER XIII. URBINO AND CAMERINO
- CHAPTER XIV. THE REVOLT OF THE CONDOTTIERI
- CHAPTER XV. MACCHIAVELLI’S LEGATION
- CHAPTER XVI. RAMIRO DE LORQUA
- CHAPTER XVII. “THE BEAUTIFUL STRATAGEM”
- CHAPTER XVIII. THE ZENITH
- BOOK IV. THE BULL CADENT
- CHAPTER I. THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER VI
- CHAPTER II. PIUS III
- CHAPTER III. JULIUS II
- CHAPTER IV. ATROPOS
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