Lucrezia Borgia: a biography. Because.. you know.
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- čas přidán 6. 03. 2021
- Brief biography about one of the most interesting women of the Italian Renaissance.
Was she an evil schemer? Or was she a woman living in the shadow of her family?
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Good video! It's sad that Lucrezia is so hated and maligned. Too many people today judge history through modern eyes and values. So much blame is put on her as a scheming 'femme fatale' no different than her father and brothers. We must remember that she was barely 13 on her first marriage, with absolutely no say about it. When that marriage was annulled, she was still only 15 or 16 and still had no say. It doesn't sound like a happy marriage, and she was probably relieved to escape it though. Then when her first husband started the incest rumors, of course SHE was tainted much more than her father, who would've been solely responsible if it were true, which I doubt.
Her second marriage was happy, so of course it was destroyed by her family after just a few years. She defied her family the only way she could: nursing her husband and keeping him safe for weeks, but she and her sister-in-law couldn't do it forever. When he was eventually murdered, she deeply mourned his loss, defying them again and possibly delaying talks for her next marriage. She was very lucky her 3rd marriage was allowed to last, probably helped by being in HIS city, and away from her family. Once finally given the chance, she showed she was a capable and loyal wife and administrator who did many good things. History tends to ignore that because she's forever tainted by her family. She was used as a pawn, and she's only remembered for being part of an evil, corrupt family. I'm glad Lucrezia finally escaped Rome and her family. Her 3rd marriage was the best a woman could hope for at the time.
I enjoyed this so much, your style is so engaging and I adore Italian history. I would love to know more about the great Italian families of Medieval and Renaissance Italy, the Visconti, Bentivogli and Baglioni for example - so murderous yet some of them so cultured!
I'm also really fascinated by how such love of beauty and such violence could live together. I hope to do some more soon 😉 Happy you enjoyed it 😁
Great video!! Im fascinated with European history and the italian renaissance and Lucrezia Borgia and honeatly she was a pawn used by her family in my opinion and she was more a victim than an evil schemer. But unless someone invents a time machine we will never know the full story to witness ourselves. And I love your accent
I agree she was very much used by her family. And yes, we will never know the truth but I think looking at the sources and especially at who has written them helps a lot. Many of the slanders against her were written by enemy of the Borgias or even by people who never met her.
And thank you 😁
@@mayetta88 I agree! Lucrezia was the lesser evil of the Borgia family and she suffered tragically multiple times in her short life, and she was misunderstood and a victim of liesand rumors and I find her extremely fascinating! Have you read the book of love letters between her Pietro Rembo? Great book and heartbreaking and intriguing! Thank you for your reply and your accent is beautiful and sexy. Where are you from? Im from the 🇺🇸
@@mayetta88 oh and I subscribed to your channel 😊
@@shanethomasdonovan6033 I will for sure add it to my tbr. I've studied Bembo in High School as I'm from Italy and it's part of our curricula. Fascinating artist! Thank you for sharing!
@@mayetta88 its called: The Prettiest love letters in the world
Good video! Are you planning on doing any more videos on the Italian Renaissance or the late fifteenth/early sixteenth century in general?
Thank you! An I hope so! But I always do a lot of research before doing a video so don't loose hope 😉
My name is a derivative of hers.
Lucrezia, as historically appears, never exist.
In fact her name was ANNA MARIA SFORZA, a daughter of the Duke of Milan; Galeazzo Maria Sforza.
She supposedly died in 1497 giving birth to an ALEXANDER, but there is no grave of ANNA-MARIA SFORZA, who is said to have been buried in the SAN VITO monastery, which has long since been dissolved, but according to Christian custom she should have been reburied, which did not happen.
A picture of the LUCREZIA BORGIA (National-Galery of Melbourne, Australia) clearly reveals ANNA MARIA SFORZA with the dagger of the LUCREZIA BORGIA and the MYSTICAL ROSE, the same that also appears in the picture of LEONARDO DA VINCI as the ANNA MARIA SFROZA, very revealing, not true?
ANNA MARIA SFORZA only changed her identity and became LUCREZIA BORGIA (*18.4.1480 looks at the numbers). Compare the picture from Melbourne with the PIETA by Michelangelo Buonarotti in the Vatican, it is 100% the same woman and the man is ALFONSO D´ESTE the later DUKE of FERRARA, the HUSBAND of ANNA MARIA SFORZA and allegedly the later HUSBAND of LUCREZIA BORGIA. (Politically-strategically unimportant, Ferrara was not important), if VENICE, where there is a STATUE of LUCREZIA, but which is older than LUCREZIA and comes from the king of the HOUSE OF ARAGON (Naples).
Historians should look into this more closely, because the MONALISA of LEONARDO DA VINCI was the "BROTHER" of ANNA MARIA SFORZA = GIAN GALEAZZO MARIA SFORZA a TRANSSEXUAL better known as SALAI = LISA-A, MY LISA = MON A-LISA = NOM = MON = for the NAME and A-LISA = SALAI.
The sister of ANNA MARIA SFORZA was the EMPRESS of HABSBURG "BIANCA MARIA SFORZA".
It all sounds a bit bold, but I did some research and it's the truth.
Added to this is the house OF ARAGON (NAPLES). The wife of MONALISA (ISABELLA of ARAGON) came from this house, her MOTHER was a SFORZA.
The second husband of LUCREZIA BORGIA "allegedly" also came from the house of ARAGON.
The GRANDMOTHER and MOTHER of ALFONSO D'ESTE as well.
JOFRE BORGIA was also married to a half-sister of ISABELLA OF ARAGON, the wife of GIAN GALEAZZO MARIA SFORZA... the MONALISA; whereby SANCHA OF ARAGON, like ALFONSO of ARAGON, historically have a difficult place in time, presumably these are only fictional personalities (?).
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