Book description
The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and
greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious
Rodrigo Borgia, better known to history as Pope Alexander VI, was the
central figure of the dynasty. Two of his seven papal offspring also
rose to power and fame -- Lucrezia Borgia, his daughter, whose husband
was famously murdered by her brother, and that brother, Cesare, who
served as the model for Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. Notorious
for seizing power, wealth, land, and titles through bribery, marriage,
and murder, the dynasty's dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to its
occupation of the highest position in Renaissance society forms a
gripping tale.
