LEADER 00000cam 2200517 i 4500 001 ocn936433308 003 OCoLC 005 20160919165230.0 008 160201s2016 nyuabfj b 001 0 eng 010 2016004319 020 9780190612726|q(hardcover) 020 019061272X|q(hardcover) 035 (OCoLC)936433308 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dYDX|dYDXCP|dBTCTA|dBDX|dOCLCF|dFM0 |dJTH|dOU9 042 pcc 043 e-it--- 049 MCPL 050 00 DG737.7|b.A54 2016 082 00 945/.51106092|aB|223 100 1 Fletcher, Catherine,|d1975-|eauthor. 245 14 The Black Prince of Florence :|bthe spectacular life and treacherous world of Alessandro de' Medici /|cCatherine Fletcher. 246 30 Spectacular life and treacherous world of Alessandro de' Medici 264 1 New York, NY :|bOxford University Press,|c[2016] 300 xxiii, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations, map, genealogical tables ;|c25 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Family tree -- Glossary of names -- Timeline -- Maps -- A note on money -- Prologue -- Book one: The bastard son -- Book two: The obedient nephew -- Book three: The prince alone -- Afterword: Alessandro's ethnicity. 520 "Ruler of Florence for seven bloody years, 1531 to 1537, Alessandro de' Medici was arguably the first person of color to serve as a head of state in the Western world. Born out of wedlock to a dark-skinned maid and Lorenzo de' Medici, he was the last legitimate heir to the line of Lorenzo the Magnificent. When Alessandro's noble father died of syphilis, the family looked to him. Groomed for power, he carved a path through the backstabbing world of Italian politics in a time when cardinals, popes, and princes vied for wealth and advantage. By the age of nineteen, he was prince of Florence, inheritor of the legacy of the grandest dynasty of the Italian Renaissance. Alessandro faced down family rivalry and enormous resistance from Florence's oligarchs, who called him a womanizer--which he undoubtedly was--and a tyrant. Yet this real-life counterpart to Machiavelli's Prince kept his grip on power until he was assassinated at the age of 26 during a late-night tryst arranged by his scheming cousins. After his death, his brief but colorful reign was criticized by those who had murdered him in a failed attempt to restore the Florentine republic. For the first time, the true story is told in The Black Prince of Florence. Catherine Fletcher tells the riveting tale of Alessandro's unexpected rise and spectacular fall, unraveling centuries-old mysteries, exposing forgeries, and bringing to life the epic personalities of the Medicis, Borgias, and others as they waged sordid campaigns to rise to the top. Drawing on new research and first-hand sources, this biography of a most intriguing Renaissance figure combines archival scholarship with discussions of race and class that are still relevant today."--Provided by publisher. 600 10 Medici, Alessandro de',|d1510-1537. 600 17 Medici, Alessandro de',|d1510-1537.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00347856 600 30 Medici, House of. 600 37 Medici, House of.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00212417 648 7 1421-1737|2fast 650 0 Racially mixed people|zItaly|zFlorence|vBiography. 650 7 Kings and rulers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00987694 650 7 Racially mixed people.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01086595 651 0 Florence (Italy)|xKings and rulers|vBiography. 651 0 Florence (Italy)|xHistory|y1421-1737|vBiography. 651 7 Italy|zFlorence.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204699 655 7 Biography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 994 C0|bMCP
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