
Description
(The Life of Cesar Borgia, Duke of Valentinos, son of Pope Alexandre VI)
2 parts in 1 volume
Translated by T. Tomasi
Amsterdam and Leipzig, Schreuder & Mortimer; 1756
With engraved portrait.
2 leaves, 22 pages, 1 blank leaf, 324 pages; 2 leaves, 348 pages.
Original vellum binding with gilt spine title.
With Bookplate
Rare
Very good condition
Size: 4 1/4 by 7 inches
Text in FRENCH
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Cesare Borgia (1475 – 1507) was an Italian cardinal deacon and later a condottiero, as well as a member of the Spanish House of Borgia.
He was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and sibling to Lucrezia Borgia.
After initially entering the Church and becoming a cardinal on his father's election to the papacy, he resigned his diaconal profession after the death of his brother in 1498.
He was employed as a condottiero for King Louis XII of France around 1500, and occupied both Milan and Naples during the Italian Wars.
At the same time, he carved out a state for himself in Central Italy, but he was unable to retain power for long after his father's death.
His quest for political power was a major inspiration for The Prince by the renowned Florentine historian, Niccolò Machiavelli.
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
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