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The new film deals with the infamous Borgia family which produced no less than two saintly Popes in Italy during the 14th and 15th century.
Page 28 of the Codex Borgia is, in effect, one page in an almanac produced by astronomer-calculators to suit a particular time and place of celestial observation.
In principle, under the rule of Caesar Borgia, called Valentino in 1501 passed into the hands of the Papal States.
It was reconquered by James I, before passing into the hands of the Borgia family.
Its most striking building is the church of Santa María, a church-fortress in whose atrium the remains of Caesar Borgia lie.
The Cardinal was the son of Lucretia Borgia, a very educated man that took care of every detail.
Saint Francis Borgia was born on October 28th, 1510 and was the Fourth Duke of Gandía and Viceroy of Catalonia.
These are the traits that have portrayed the personage of Lucretia Borgia in the collective imagination for centuries.
The business is temporarily residing at the Borgia Market in the Rainbow Outlet Mall, formerly known as the City Centre.
From October 27th to 30th Father General will be in Spain on the occasion of the closing of the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Francis Borgia.
Downtown Sudbury was known as the Borgia district.
Military occupation, there were only two times and for a very short time: the first in 1503 with Cesare Borgia, called Valentino and the second in 1739 with Cardinal Giulio Alberoni.
Thus, the prominent Italian families looked down on the Borgia family, and they resented their power, which they sought for themselves.
Cesare resigned the cardinalate in 1498 and married Charlotte d'Albret in order to cement the Borgia alliance with the French king Louis XII, whose request for a marriage annulment was granted by the pope.
Her international breakthrough came in 1965. She was asked at short notice to learn the title role in Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia which was to be given a concert performance in Carnegie Hall.
He glitters as the wicked Cesare Borgia, giving him a quick wit and devilish panache, which leaves the movie's supposed hero, Tyrone Power, struggling to appear anywhere near as captivating as its villain.
As poisoned chalices go, the leadership of the Liberal Democrats 12 months ago resembled something rustled up by Lucrezia Borgia on one of her more vengeful days.
Her surname alone, Borgia, is enough to evoke controversial figures such as Pope Alexander VI and the Condottiere Cesare Borgia, known as Valentino, who inspired Machiavelli's The Prince.
Then, in 1502, she fled and sought shelter in Atri from the siege of the city by Cesare Borgia and it was not until 1504 that she was able to return to Camerino.
From the first job he got rid of only through the death of Borgia and the second occupation he was lawfully dissolved by appeal to the pope that he recognized the right of independence.
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It is a nice instance of how Borgia history has grown, and is still growing.
If that is so, by what Borgia was the secret of its existence ever divulged?
By that time, of course, I knew for certain that it was the Borgia pearl that we were after.
Gradually he drew in and in to the Borgia, centre of all his spinning thought.
He was sooner dead than he dared to hope, and died cursing the name of Borgia.
These paintings are now lost, and with them the portraits of the members of the Borgia family.
From Alcoy a short line runs to Ganda on the coast, the cradle of the famous house of Borgia.
The stele from the Borgia collection, at present in Naples, resembles it in general style.
All Rome resounded with the jubilations of the retainers of the house of Borgia.
This latter town was the birthplace of Ribera, and, as some say, of Alexander Borgia.
They were ambitious, and Caesar Borgia soon found purchasers for their appointments.
Who will ever question anything that is uttered against a Borgia?
As a digester, Maurice Levy would have disappointed a Borgia.
Beautiful as Pauline Borghese, she looked at the moment scarcely purer than Lucrece de Borgia.
This morning I had been looking at Giorgione's picture of the cruel-eyed woman, said to be a likeness of Lucrezia Borgia.
What befell Asdrubal or Caesar Borgia is as much an illustration of the mind's powers and depravations as what has befallen us.
The performance announced was Lucrezia Borgia, and it was to take place that evening.
What was this secret traffic 'twixt Cesare Borgia and his sister?
Lucretia Borgia is the most unfortunate woman in modern history.
I shall never hesitate to cite Cesare Borgia and his actions.
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