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The Life of Cesare Borgia

The Life of Cesare Borgia

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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



By Raphael Sabatini






CONTENTS


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

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










PREFACE

This is no Chronicle of Saints. Nor yet is it a History of Devils. It is a record of certain very human, strenuous men in a very

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