Chapters (15)
- THE TRAGEDIES OF THE MEDICI
- Author Of “The Guilds Of Florence,” “Raphael,” “Fra Angelico,” Etc.
- TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER THOMAS STALEY
- PREFACE
- EDGCUMBE STALE
- INTRODUCTION
- THE TRAGEDIES OF THE MEDICI
- CHAPTER I — The Pazzi Conspiracy — Lorenzo, “Il Magnifico” — Giuliano, “Il Pensieroso”.
- CHAPTER II — The First Tyrannicide — Ippolito, “Il Cardinale” — Alessandro, “Il Negro” — Lorenzino, “Il Terribile”.
- CHAPTER III — A Father’s Vengeance — Maria, Giovanni, and Garzia de’Medici — Malatesta de’ Malatesti
- CHAPTER IV — Three Murdered Princesses—Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara and Creole de’ Contrari — Eleanora Garzia, wife of Piero de Medici, Alessandro Gaci, and Bernardino degl’ Antinori — Isabella, Duchess of Bracciano — Troilo d’Orsini and Lelio Torello.
- CHAPTER V — True and False Lovers — Francesco, “Il Virtuoso” — Bianca Cappello, “La Figlia di Venezia” — Pietro Buonaventuri — Cassandra de’Borghiani — Pellegrina Buonaventuri, wife of Ulisse Bentivoglio — Antonio Riario.
- CHAPTER VI — Pathetic Victims of Fateful Passion — Eleanora degli Albizzi and Sforza Almeni — Cammilla de’ Martelli — Virginia de’ Medici e d’Este — Cardinal Ferdinando de’ Medici.
- A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
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