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Books : History
The Bad Popes
Chamberlin, E. R.
Hardcover, $ 6.95
ISBN 0-8802-9116-8
Barnes & Noble, 1993.
310 pages.
Cesare (Borgia) had come to Rome not only to display his triumph but for money to continue his
conquests, and his father (Pope Alexander VI) was quick to oblige. The Jubilee gifts of tens of
thousands of pilgrims found their way into Borgia coffers, but even this was not enough. In
September, nine new cardinals were created.. “Most of them are men of doubtful reputation.
All have paid handsomely for their elevation – some of them have paid 20,000 ducats and more,
so that between 120,000 and 130,000 ducats have been collected. Alexander VI is showing to
the world that the amount of a Pope’s income is exactly what he chooses.” Chapters
include:
The Golden City: An introduction to Rome in the year 900 AD,
The House of Theophylact: Senetrix of Rome (926-932) -Setting the stage for Marozia - Pope Joan,
Octavian: Of Pope-Kings and Empires - Pope John XII (953-963),
Theophylact: Pope Benedict IX (1032-1046) The Rule of the Magician and Sale of the Papacy,
The Lord of Europe: Benedict Gaetani, Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303),
The Wandering Pope: Bartolomeo Prignano - Pope Urban VI (1378-1389) covering the Schism of the Church,
The Spanish Bull: Rodrigo Borgia - Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503),
The Golden Age: Giovanni de' Medici - Pope Leo X (1513-1521) The High Renaissance, the Medici, Conspiracy of Cardinals, and Martin Luther,
The Last Day of Italy: Guilio de' Medici - Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) Events leading up to the sack of Rome
Sources Bibliography Notes Index
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