Project Gutenberg 2004-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 425 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas The Borgias Celebrated Crimes Produced by David Widger "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2741/2741-rst/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2741/2741-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 45.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Crime HV Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious Category: History - Royalty 536412 2025-07-02T04:06:51.254334 text/html 539361 2018-10-04T09:17:10 text/html 536298 2025-01-08T01:43:54.055651 text/html 320987 2025-07-02T04:07:00.587225 application/epub+zip 672674 2025-01-08T01:44:08.076548 application/pdf 579407 2025-01-08T01:43:58.355603 application/pdf 321230 2025-07-02T04:06:54.670286 application/epub+zip 274450 2025-07-02T04:06:52.707283 application/epub+zip 442186 2025-07-02T04:07:04.614270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410975 2025-07-02T04:06:59.234294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364278 2022-09-02T05:46:06.272074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496118 2025-07-02T04:06:50.264271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496954 2018-10-04T09:17:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 495670 2018-10-04T09:17:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 495668 2018-10-04T09:17:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26672 2025-07-02T04:07:04.750218 application/rdf+xml 470021 2025-07-02T04:06:50.056284 text/x-rst 470021 2018-10-04T09:17:04 text/x-rst 15387 2025-07-02T04:06:53.351270 image/jpeg 2550 2025-07-02T04:06:53.001234 image/jpeg 186346 2018-10-04T09:17:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 186005 2018-10-04T09:17:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 279510 2018-10-04T09:17:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 264491 2018-10-04T09:17:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 185997 2018-10-04T09:17:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 278973 2025-07-02T04:06:51.298255 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia