The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro De' Medici by Catherine Fletcher

The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro De' Medici

Catherine Fletcher

336 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
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Born to a dark-skinned maid and Lorenzo II de' Medici, the illegitimate Alessandro was groomed for power. In 1532, at the age of nineteen, backed by the Holy Roman Emperor--his future father-in-law--and the Pope, he became Duke of Florence, facing...

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