Lucrezia Borgia, one of my favorite Renaissance ladies, is on the cover of a beautiful book I received for Christmas.
The Borgia Chronicles, 1414-1572, by Mary Hollingsworth, speaks of not only Lucrezia's life but also that of her famous father, Pope Alexander VI, and her brother Cesare, as well as their ancestors and descendants. Lucrezia, herself, is the ancestress of many of the current European royals, including
Juan Carlos I of Spain,
Albert II of Belgium,
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, as well as the Count of Paris and the claimants to the Thrones of the Bavaria, Brazil, Parma, Saxony and the Two Sicilies. I'm looking forward to ordering through Netflix the recent Showtime series,
The Borgias, starring Jeremy Irons.
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