num_pages: 300
description: Madonna of the Seven Hills tells the story of Lucrezia Borgia, born into history's most notorious family. The Borgias provided a source of scandal during their lives which has not abated after five centuries. Indeed, Lucrezia's father, Roderigo, who became Pope Alexander VI, was known as "the most carnal man of his age."Here is the story of the Borgias from the rise of Roderigo Borgia to the mysterious birth of the Infante Romano and Lucrezia's marriage. It is a tale of such passion, intrigue and murder as has rarely, if ever, occurred before or since. Its setting is fifteenth-century Rome and the jeweled splendor of the Papal court.All the Borgias are here: the infamous Roderigo, Vannozza Catenei, his mistress and mother of his children; Cesare, Giovanni and Goffredo, his sons; and Lucrezia, his daughter, who, growing from childhood into beautiful womanhood, becomes aware of that destiny from which, as a Borgia, she could not hope to escape…
language: English
title: Madonna of the Seven Hills
titlecomplete: Madonna of the Seven Hills (Lucrezia Borgia, #1)
characters: Sancha of Aragon, Pope Alexander VI, Giovanni Sforza, Gioffre Borgia, Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, Vannozza dei Cattanei
genres: Fiction, Historical, Religion, Italy, 15th Century, Politics, Romance, Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, 16th Century
ratings_count: 1900
places: Rome
series: Lucrezia Borgia
publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons