The Scarlet City: A Novel of 16th Century ItalyChicago Review Press, 1 aug 2005 - 368 pagina's Although he bears one of the most notorious names in all of Italy, Giovanni Borgia doesn't know his parentage. Hella Haasse uses the Italian Wars as a backdrop for Giovanni's agonizing quest for his identity. Set against the backdrop of the Italian wars, this novel seeks to unravel the puzzle of Giovanni Borgia's true identity. Machiavelli, Vittoria Colonna, Michelangelo, the Borgias and the Medici are some of the characters who inhabit the secretive and dangerous world of sixteenth century Rome. |
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Pagina xi
... Sforza. Charles VIII of France invades Italy. Charles VIII seizes Naples, but is forced to retreat by a coalition consisting of Spain, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI and the city-states of Venice and Milan. [1497 ...
... Sforza. Charles VIII of France invades Italy. Charles VIII seizes Naples, but is forced to retreat by a coalition consisting of Spain, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI and the city-states of Venice and Milan. [1497 ...
Pagina xii
... Sforza to the throne. The Swiss rout the French at Novara and take over Lombardy. Death of Pope Julius II; his successor is Leo X, a Medici pope. Francis I of France, successor to Louis XII, defeats the Swiss at Marignano. 1519: 1521 ...
... Sforza to the throne. The Swiss rout the French at Novara and take over Lombardy. Death of Pope Julius II; his successor is Leo X, a Medici pope. Francis I of France, successor to Louis XII, defeats the Swiss at Marignano. 1519: 1521 ...
Pagina 15
... Sforza in. 1. Sancia of Aragon of Pesaro 2. Alfonso of 2. Maria de Mila Bisceglie (died 1500) (brother of Sancia) 3. Alfonso d'Este second second third wife husband husband |-- 4 children Rodrigo of Ercole 6 children Bisceglie (1508-59) ...
... Sforza in. 1. Sancia of Aragon of Pesaro 2. Alfonso of 2. Maria de Mila Bisceglie (died 1500) (brother of Sancia) 3. Alfonso d'Este second second third wife husband husband |-- 4 children Rodrigo of Ercole 6 children Bisceglie (1508-59) ...
Pagina 70
... , formal meeting with no opportunity for private conversation. We were guests at Bona Sforza's wedding, honored guests. We couldn't avoid even one of the countless ceremonies. Day after day and part of every night we sat The Scarlet City.
... , formal meeting with no opportunity for private conversation. We were guests at Bona Sforza's wedding, honored guests. We couldn't avoid even one of the countless ceremonies. Day after day and part of every night we sat The Scarlet City.
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Inhoudsopgave
XI Tullia dAragona | 217 |
XII Vittoria Colonna | 233 |
XIII Giovanni Borgia | 251 |
XIV Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini | 269 |
XV Tullia dAragona | 279 |
XVI Giovanni Borgia | 295 |
XVII Francesco Guicciardini and Niccolò Machiavelli | 311 |
XVIII Michelangelo Buonarroti | 325 |
VII Vittoria Colonna | 131 |
VIII Francesco Guicciardini to Niccolò Machiavelli | 143 |
IX Giovanni Borgia | 151 |
X Pietro Aretino and Giovanni Borgia | 203 |
XIX Giovanni Borgia | 335 |
XX Vittoria Colonna | 351 |
XXI Giovanni Borgia | 365 |
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