Hibbert, Christopher,  1924-2008 <br/><br/>
The Borgias and their enemies :  1431-1519 / 
Christopher Hibbert 
 - 1st Mariner books ed 
 - Boston :  Mariner Books,  2009 
 - vi, 328 pages ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>The crumbling city -- Elections and celebrations -- A man of endless virility -- Servant of the servant of God -- Marriages and alliances -- The French in Rome -- The conquest of Naples -- The Borgia bull -- Father and children -- The Dominican Friar -- Murder -- Another husband for Lucrezia -- The unwanted Cardinal's hat -- Cesare's French bride -- Conquests -- Jubilee -- Duke of the Romagna -- The Naples Campaign -- The duke and the Borgia girl -- Frolics and festivities -- The new bride -- Castles and condottieri -- The death of the pope -- Conclaves -- Cesare at bay -- Duchess of Ferrara -- The end of the affair -- The death of the duchess -- Saints and sinners 
<br/><br/> A biography of the Borgia family looks at the dynasty's rise to power from its Spanish roots, while profiling its powerful patriarch, Pope Alexander VI; his daughter, Lucrezia; and his ruthless son Cesare, the model for Machiavelli's "The Prince." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780547247816 0547247818 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Borgia family<br/>Nobility--Italy--Biography
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Italy--History--15th century<br/>Italy--History--1492-1559
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DG463.8.B7  / H53 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>945.050922