CONTENTS Page EDITOR'S PREFACE . vii Part One • LUCREZIA BORGIA IN ROME I. Lucrezia's Father ..... i II. Lucrezia's Mother . 6 III. Lucrezia's First Home .... 9 IV. Lucrezia's Education . .13 V. Nepotism—Giulia Farnese—Lucrezia's Betrothals . 20 "VI. Her Father becomes Pope—Giovanni Sforza . 27 VII. Lucrezia's First Marriage . ... 33 Vm. Family Affairs . 38 -EX. Lucrezia Leaves Rome . ... 44 X. History and Description of Pesaro . .47 XI. The Invasion of Italy—The Profligate World . 54 XII. The Divorce and Second Marriage . .64 Xm. A Regent and a Mother . .70 XTV. Social Life of the Borgias • . .• . 78 XV. Misfortunes of Catarina Sforza . .87 XVI. Murder of Alfonso of Aragon . .92 XVn. Lucrezia at Nepi . -97 XVHI. Cesare at Pesaro ..... 101 XIX. Another Marriage Planned for Lucrezia . 107 XX. Negotiations with the House of Este . .117 XXI. The Eve of the Wedding .... 126 XXn. Arrival and Return.of the Bridal Escort 133 http://d-nb.info/577732579 vi CONTENTS Part Two Page LUCREZIA BORGIA IN FERRARA I. Lucrezia's Journey to Ferrara . 147 II. Formal Entry into Ferrara.... 153 III. Fetes Given in Lucrezia's Honour . 160 IV. The Este Dynasty—Description of Ferrara . .170 V. Death of Alexander VI . 179 VI. Events Following the Pope's Death . .188 VII. Life and History at the Court of Ferrara . 194 VIII. Escape and Death of Cesare Borgia . 203 IX. Murder of Ercole Strozzi—Death of Giovanni Sforza and of Lucrezia's Eldest Son . 209 X. Effects of the War—The Roman Infante . 216 XI. Last Years and Death of Vannozza . 220 XII. Death of Lucrezia Borgia—Conclusion . 227 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTB . 234 GENEALOGICAL TABLES " Family Tree of the Borgias . 236 The Descendants of Pope Alexander VI .237. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLB . 238 FACSIMILES A letter from Pope Alexander VI . 240 A letter from Lucrezia Borgia . 241 PLATES ......245 NOTES ON THE PLATES .... 34I INDEX 355 .