Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Format: Book Author: Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-2008. Title: The Borgias and their enemies : 1431-1519 / Christopher Hibbert. Edition: 1st Mariner Books ed. Publisher, Date: Boston : Mariner Books, 2009. Description: vi, 328 p. ; 21 cm. Summary: A biography of the Borgia family looks at the dynasty's rise to power from its Spanish roots, while profiling its powerful patriarch, Pope Alexander VI; his daughter, Lucrezia; and his ruthless son Cesare, the model for Machiavelli's "The Prince." Subjects: Borgia family. Nobility -- Italy -- Biography. Italy -- History -- 15th century. Italy -- History -- 1492-1559. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: The crumbling city -- Elections and celebrations -- A man of endless virility -- Servant of the servant of God -- Marriages and alliances -- The French in Rome -- The conquest of Naples -- The Borgia bull -- Father and children -- The Dominican Friar -- Murder -- Another husband for Lucrezia -- The unwanted Cardinal's hat -- Cesare's French bride -- Conquests -- Jubilee -- Duke of the Romagna -- The Naples Campaign -- The duke and the Borgia girl -- Frolics and festivities -- The new bride -- Castles and condottieri -- The death of the pope -- Conclaves -- Cesare at bay -- Duchess of Ferrara -- The end of the affair -- The death of the duchess -- Saints and sinners. ISBN: 9780547247816 0547247818 Other Number: 768486933 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 341258 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Borgia Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1