Caesar Borgia: A Study of the Renaissance

Caesar arrives at the Court of his brother-in-law, the King of Navarre--D’Albret’s danger--The Agramont and Beaumont factions--Beaumont holds Viana--War is declared between D’Al...

The conspiracy of Caesar’s captains--Machiavelli and Valentino-- Vacillation of the conspirators--They offer to return to Caesar-- They again take heart--A reconciliation is eff...

Caesar arrives at the Court of his brother-in-law, the King of Navarre--D’Albret’s danger--The Agramont and Beaumont factions-- Beaumont holds Viana--War is declared between D’A...

Election of Giuliano della Rovere--Julius II. and Caesar Borgia-- Caesar leaves Rome--Machiavelli and Caesar--Arrest of Caesar-- Victory of Gonsalvo de Cordova at the Garigliano...

The enemies of the Borgia pour into Rome--Fears of the Sacred College--Orsini and Colonna--The Cardinals and Valentino--Caesar enters into an agreement with France--The Cardinal...

Murder of Alfonso of Naples, Duke of Bisceglia--The second campaign in Romagna--Pesaro surrenders--Caesar’s private life--Pandolfaccio Malatesta gives up Rimini--Astorre Manfred...

Charles VIII. invades Italy--Caesar a hostage--Caesar leaves the King’s camp--The league against France--Charles enters Rome-- Caesar appointed Governor of Orvieto--The Pope con...

The Spanish house of Borja, tracing its line back to 1035, claimed descent from Don Ramiro Sanchez of Aragon. A certain Don Pedro de Borja who died in 1152--the year in which Do...

Louis XII. succeeds to the throne of France--His bargain with the Pope--Caesar prepares to go to France--He renounces his cardinalate--He arrives in Avignon, where he meets Card...

The first campaign in Romagna--Imola surrenders--Caterina Sforza, the type of the virago--Caesar enters Forli--Death of Cardinal Giovanni Borgia--Return of Ludovico il Moro to M...

The most circumstantial account we have of the murder of the Duke of Gandia is contained in Burchard’s diary,[16] and is as follows: “June fourteenth the cardinal of Valencia an...

The expedition against Naples--The taking of Capua--Naples surrenders--Caesar returns to Rome--The orgy in his apartments in the Vatican--The Pope divides the conquered territor...

The third campaign in Romagna--Caesar goes to Spoleto--The Duke of Urbino flees to Florence--Valentino takes possession of Urbino-- Florence sends envoys to him--Machiavelli’s f...

The conspiracy of Caesar’s captains--Machiavelli and Valentino--Vacillation of the conspirators--They offer to return to Caesar--They again take heart--A reconciliation is effec...

Murder of Alfonso of Naples, Duke of Bisceglie--The second campaign in Romagna--Pesaro surrenders--Caesar’s private life--Pandolfaccio Malatesta gives up Rimini--Astorre Manfred...

The third campaign in Romagna--Caesar goes to Spoleto-- The Duke of Urbino flees to Florence--Valentino takes possession of Urbino--Florence sends envoys to him-- Machiavelli’s...

Charles VIII. invades Italy--Caesar a hostage--Caesar leaves the King’s camp--The League against France--Charles enters Rome--Caesar appointed Governor of Orvieto--The Pope conc...

Louis XII. succeeds to the throne of France--His bargain with the Pope--Caesar prepares to go to France--He renounces his cardinalate--He arrives in Avignon, where he meets Card...

The first campaign in Romagna--Imola surrenders--Caterina Sforza, the type of the virago--Caesar enters Forli-- Death of Cardinal Giovanni Borgia--Return of Ludovico il Moro to...

The enemies of the Borgia pour into Rome--Fears of the Sacred College--Orsini and Colonna--The Cardinals and Valentino--Caesar enters into an agreement with France-- The Cardina...

The expedition against Naples--The taking of Capua--Naples surrenders--Caesar returns to Rome--The orgy in his apartments in the Vatican--The Pope divides the conquered territor...

Election of Giuliano della Rovere--Julius II. and Caesar Borgia--Caesar leaves Rome--Machiavelli and Caesar-- Arrest of Caesar--Victory of Gonsalvo de Cordova at the Garigliano-...