The Life of Cesare Borgia

About this eBook

Author

Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950

Credits

John Stuart Middleton, and David Widger

Language

English

LoC Class

DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta

Subject

Borgia, Cesare, 1476?-1507

Category

Text

eBook-No.

3467

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3467

Release Date

October 1, 2002

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.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
2. 2.By Rafael Sabatini
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.BOOK I. THE HOUSE OF THE BULL
5. 5.CHAPTER I. THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF BORGIA
6. 6.CHAPTER II. THE REIGNS OF SIXTUS IV AND INNOCENT VIII
7. 7.CHAPTER III. ALEXANDER VI
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. BORGIA ALLIANCES
9. 9.BOOK II. THE BULL PASCANT
10. 10.CHAPTER I. THE FRENCH INVASION
11. 11.CHAPTER II. THE POPE AND THE SUPERNATURAL
12. 12.CHAPTER III. THE ROMAN BARONS
13. 13.CHAPTER IV. THE MURDER OF THE DUKE OF GANDIA
14. 14.CHAPTER V. THE RENUNCIATION OF THE PURPLE
15. 15.BOOK III. THE BULL RAMPANT — “Cum numine Caesaris omen.”
16. 16.CHAPTER I. THE DUCHESS OF VALENTINOIS
17. 17.CHAPTER II. THE KNELL OF THE TYRANTS
18. 18.CHAPTER III. IMOLA AND FORLI
19. 19.CHAPTER IV. GONFALONIER OF THE CHURCH
20. 20.CHAPTER V. THE MURDER OF ALFONSO OF ARAGON
21. 21.CHAPTER VI. RIMINI AND PESARO
22. 22.CHAPTER VII. THE SIEGE OF FAENZA
23. 23.CHAPTER VIII. ASTORRE MANFREDI
24. 24.CHAPTER IX. CASTEL BOLOGNESE AND PIOMBINO
25. 25.CHAPTER X. THE END OF THE HOUSE OF ARAGON
26. 26.CHAPTER XI. THE LETTER TO SILVIO SAVELLI
27. 27.CHAPTER XII. LUCREZIA’S THIRD MARRIAGE
28. 28.CHAPTER XIII. URBINO AND CAMERINO
29. 29.CHAPTER XIV. THE REVOLT OF THE CONDOTTIERI
30. 30.CHAPTER XV. MACCHIAVELLI’S LEGATION
31. 31.CHAPTER XVI. RAMIRO DE LORQUA
32. 32.CHAPTER XVII. “THE BEAUTIFUL STRATAGEM”
33. 33.CHAPTER XVIII. THE ZENITH
34. 34.BOOK IV. THE BULL CADENT
35. 35.CHAPTER I. THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER VI
36. 36.CHAPTER II. PIUS III
37. 37.CHAPTER III. JULIUS II
38. 38.CHAPTER IV. ATROPOS

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