02129cam a22003013u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000033001122450037001452640051001823000047002333360026002803370026003063380036003325000031003685080029003995201285004285340045017136530010017588560042017689990017018102741UtSlPG20260610133102.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHV1 aDumas, Alexandre,d1802-187014aThe Borgias :bCelebrated Crimes 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-09-22  aProduced by David Widger  a"The Borgias" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the notorious Borgia family during the late 15th and early 16th centuries, a period marked by corruption, power struggles, and intrigue in Italy. Central figures include Lorenzo de' Medici, the influential statesman, and Roderigo Borgia, who later becomes Pope Alexander VI, as well as his children, Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia, each embroiled in scandal and politics.  At the start of the book, Dumas presents a gripping prologue detailing the deathbed confession of Lorenzo de' Medici. Surrounded by close associates, he wrestles with his moral failings and the impending arrival of the austere monk Savonarola, who is poised to offer absolution with grave conditions regarding the legitimacy of his rule and the state of Florence. The opening chapters then shift focus to the political climate of Rome as the papacy faces a power vacuum following the death of Pope Innocent VIII, highlighting the ensuing papal conclave and revealing the plans of Roderigo Borgia to secure the papal throne. The narrative sets the stage for the Borgia family's rise to power amid the chaos of political machinations and familial ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCrime40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2741  c44817d44817