The Borgias (74 page)

  
5.
He intended to “prevent …”:
Strathern,
Artist, Philosopher
, p. 293.

  
6.
Another newly minted cardinal … :
Soderini’s words on Cesare are in Villari,
Machiavelli
, p. 361.

  
7.
Cardinal Lloris … :
Mallett,
Borgias
, p. 249 and 251, Strathern,
Artist, Philosopher
, p. 293.

  
8.
At one point … :
Strathern,
Artist, Philosopher
, p. 299.

  
9.
Evidently he remained … :
Ibid., p. 366.

10.
Now recovered from his injuries … :
Quote is ibid., p. 367.

Aftermath

The literature on Lucrezia Borgia is, for the most part, as credulous and unjustifiably sensational as it is extensive. Bradford,
Lucrezia Borgia
, is the best biography and unquestionably superior to everything that precedes it. Bradford does not, however, consider the paternity question or even acknowledge that such a question might exist, and neither De Roo nor Ferrara appears in her otherwise impressive bibliography. Ferrara,
Borgia Pope
, is good on the Borgia family and its relations after the death of Lucrezia.

  
1.
In almost all ways … :
Gregorovius,
Lucretia Borgia
, p. 159.

  
2.
But as the Borgia biographer … :
Mallett,
Borgias
, p. 262.

  
3.
Her descendants, like Lucrezia’s … :
Ibid., p. 260.

  
4.
When he fell sick …:
Gonzaga’s account of the deathbed scene is in Bradford,
Lucrezia Borgia
, p. 200.

  
5.
Considered by many … :
Gregorovius,
Lucretia Borgia
, p. 281.

Examining Old Assumptions

  
1.
Because to let go … :
Lucas-Dubreton,
Borgias
, p. 57.

  
2.
As noted in the introduction … :
Gregorovius,
History of Rome
, p. 7:326.

  
3.
An English historian … :
Robertson,
Cesare Borgia
, p. 11.

  
4.
A more recent historian … :
Mallett,
Borgias
, p. 101.

  
5.
“All experience of psychology …”:
Gregorovius,
Lucretia Borgia
, p. 290.

  
6.
Did she become Rodrigo’s mistress … :
Pastor’s opinion is in his
History of Popes
, p. 5:361. “Shortly before 1470” is in Gregorovius,
History of Rome
, p. 7:327.

  
7.
“We find,” he writes … :
That “there must have been several” Vannozzas is in Ferrara,
Borgia Pope
, p. 147.

  
8.
Ferrara concludes … :
Ibid., p. 152.

  
9.
He was several years older … :
Conti’s assertion about pressure to make Farnese a cardinal is in Pastor,
History of Popes
, p. 5:417.

10.
As Ferrara says … :
Ferrara,
Borgia Pope
, p. 154.

11.
Madonna Adriana and Giulia have arrived …:
Ibid., p. 158.

12.
W. H. Woodward … :
Woodward,
Cesare Borgia
, p. 125.

13.
Writing earlier, Ludwig Pastor … :
Pastor,
History of Popes
, p. 6:128.

14.
In her fourth chapter … :
Bellonci,
Lucrezia Borgia
, p. 108.

15.
When Bellonci returns … :
Ibid., p. 180.

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