Read part one here. Lucrezia’s long train now headed north in horrible winter weather, and they finally made their entry into the city of Bologna on 29 January 1502. On 31 January, they arrived at Bentivoglio, where she finally but unexpectedly met her husband, and she was pleasantly surprised. They continued towards Ferrara by water. [read more]
Lucrezia Borgia was born on 18 April 1480 in the fortress of Subiaco as the illegitimate daughter of Vannozza dei Cattanei and Cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia, who would become Pope Alexander VI in 1492. Rodrigo fathered eight or maybe even nine children. He had a total of three children with Vannozza, and Lucrezia had two [read more]
Rodrigo Borgia or Pope Alexander VI was Pope from 1492 until his death in 1503. Despite serving the church as a Cardinal and later Archbishop for over forty years before becoming Pope, Rodrigo is not often remembered for his piety. Pope Alexander VI is instead known as the Papa Cattivo or naughty Pope, a nickname [read more]
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