| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xi, 403 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, genealogical tables, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"First published in Great Britain in 2012" -- T. p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-379) and index. |
| Contents |
She-wolf of the Romagna -- 1471-1484. Power from behind the veil ; The princess bride ; La Dame de Petit Sens ; Fair is foul and foul is fair ; Mistress of the Revels in Rome ; The Virago holds the Holy city hostage -- 1477-1503. From kissing cousins to killing cousins ; Queen Mother of Florence and the princess brides ; A wonderful family man ; Sibling rivalry ; Pandora's box ; The immaculate duchess Lucrezia ; Fortune's child ; 'You are only a woman. I forgive you' ; Caterina's loss, Lucrezia's gain ; Lucrezia and Isabella do battle ; Lucrezia's embarrassment ; Cesare's troubles -- 1500-1527. The Duke of Romagna and the Borgia die out ; The Medici restored ; Lucrezia the Duchess ; Saving face ; The last man standing. |
| Summary |
Tells the story of the famous and infamous women of the late Italian Renaissance, tied together by political marriages and bloodlines, and reassesses the reputations of such celebrated figures as Isabella d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia. |
| Subject |
Tornabuoni, Lucrezia, 1425-1482.
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Beatrice, consort of Lodovico Sforza il Moro, Duke of Milan, 1475-1497.
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Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539.
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Sforza, Caterina, 1463-1509.
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Isabella, d'Aragona, Duchess of Milan, consort of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1470-1524.
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Borgia, Lucrezia, 1480-1519.
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Women -- Italy -- History -- Renaissance, 1450-1600.
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Women -- Italy -- Intellectual life -- History.
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Italy -- Kings and rulers.
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| ISBN |
9780061563089 |
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0061563080 |
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