Lucretia Borgia
Subtitle: according to original documents and correspondence of her day
Publisher: D. Appleton and Co.
Published: 1909
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: BOOK THE FIRST — LUCRETIA BORGIA IN ROME; title: CHAPTER I; title: Lucretia's Father 3; title: CHAPTER II; title: Lucretia's Mother 10; title: CHAPTER III; title: Lucretia's First Home 15; title: CHAPTER IV; title: Lucretia's Education 20; title: CHAPTER V; title: Nepotism — Giulia Farnese — Lucretia's Betrothals 34; title: CHAPTER VI; title: Her Father becomes Pope — Giovanni Sforsa 44; title: CHAPTER VII; title: Lucretia's First Marriage 53; title: CHAPTER VIII; title: Family Affairs 62; title: CHAPTER IX; title: Lucretia Leaves Rome 71; title: CHAPTER X; title: History and Description of Pesaro 76; title: CHAPTER XI; title: The Invasion of Italy — The Profligate World 87; title: CHAPTER XII; title: The Divorce and Second Marriage 102; title: CHAPTER XIII; title: A Regent and a Mother 113; title: CHAPTER XIV; title: Social Life of the Borgias 125; title: CHAPTER XV; title: Misfortunes of Catarina Sforza 137; title: CHAPTER XVI; title: Murder of Alfonso of Aragon 145; title: CHAPTER XVII; title: Lucretia at Nepi 152; title: CHAPTER XVIII; title: Caesar at Pesaro 159; title: CHAPTER XIX; title: Another Marriage Planned for Lucrbtia 167; title: CHAPTER XX; title: Negotiations with the House of Este 182; title: CHAPTER XXI; title: The Eye of the Wedding 196; title: CHAPTER XXII; title: Arrival and Return of the Bridal Escort 207; title: BOOK THE SECOND — LUCRETIA IN FERRARA; title: CHAPTER I; title: Lucretia's Journey to Ferrara 229; title: CHAPTER II; title: Formal Entry into Ferrara 239; title: CHAPTER III; title: Fetes Given in Lucretia's Honor 250; title: CHAPTER IV; title: The Este Dynasty — Description of Ferrara 266; title: CHAPTER V; title: Death of Alexander VI 279; title: CHAPTER VI; title: Events Following the Pope's Death 293; title: CHAPTER VII; title: Court Poets — Giulia Bella and Julius II — The Este Dynasty Endangered 303; title: CHAPTER VIII; title: Escape and Death of Caesar 317; title: CHAPTER IX; title: Murder of Ercole Strozzi — Death of Giovanni Sforza and of Lucretia's Eldest Son 326; title: CHAPTER X; title: Effects or the War — The Roman Infants 336; title: CHAPTER XI; title: Last Years and Death of Vannozza 345; title: CHAPTER XII; title: Death of Lucretia Borgia — Conclusion 355