Project Gutenberg 1997-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 88 Stendhal 1783 1842 Marie-Henri Beyle Beyle, Marie Henri Vittoria Accoramboni Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittoria_Accoramboni_(Stendhal) Produced by Tokuya Matsumoto "Vittoria Accoramboni by Stendhal" is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book recounts the life and tragic events surrounding Vittoria Accoramboni, a woman of noble birth in Italy during the late 16th century, highlighting themes of beauty, ambition, and the treachery prevalent among the nobility during this tumultuous era. The narrative unfolds in a style that seeks to reflect the authenticity and complexities of its historical context. The story centers on Vittoria Accoramboni, whose extraordinary beauty and charm captivate everyone around her. Born into a noble family, she is eventually married to Félix Peretti, nephew of Cardinal Montalto, who later becomes Pope Sixtus V. Their marriage is marked by intense love, but the allure of greater power leads to Félix's untimely death under mysterious circumstances, suspected to be an assassination tied to political rivalries involving the Orsini family. Following her husband's death, Vittoria marries Paolo Giordano Orsini, facing societal scrutiny and accusations connected to the murder of her first husband. Ultimately, her life is tragically cut short as she becomes a victim of a brutal assassination, and the narrative captures the ensuing turmoil and the fateful consequences of ambition and desire in the dangerous world of Italian nobility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Italy -- Fiction PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Royalty 86737 2025-07-01T07:14:54.918323 text/html 86558 2025-01-07T13:13:35.820576 text/html 102088 2025-07-01T07:14:59.529310 application/epub+zip 101004 2025-07-01T07:14:57.423281 application/epub+zip 85241 2025-07-01T07:14:56.424294 application/epub+zip 208076 2025-07-01T07:15:01.083303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201808 2025-07-01T07:14:58.941312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176871 2022-09-01T08:13:30.014294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76319 2025-07-01T07:14:54.709323 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74783 2013-10-05T11:24:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29029 2013-10-05T11:24:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18110 2025-07-01T07:15:01.203276 application/rdf+xml 14057 2025-07-01T07:14:56.896294 image/jpeg 3687 2025-07-01T07:14:56.659305 image/jpeg 102277 2025-07-01T07:14:54.927332 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia