Lucrezia Borgia, the Italian femme fatale

[Ulla]

Well, she was ethnic Spanish I think... or Basque, or whatever they were.

Very incestuous, allegedly... and possibly a murderer.

Kinky shit, either way.

No, She was half Spanish and half Italian.

Her Spanish father was Roderic Llançol i de Borja born in Xativa near Valencia (Spain).




Her Italian mother was Vannozza Cattanei (born Mantua, Lombardy, North Italy).

[Ulla]

More seriously though, I am not sure if we can believe all of the more scandalous rumors about Lucrezia Borgia. Some of the nastier accusations may have been devised by her enemies and became part of the popular consciousness because of repetition.

I agree, some of the accusations could have been enemy propaganda.

She had Spanish roots on her father's side, while her mother was an Italian commoner.

She moved from Mantua to Rome where she was the owner of some "locanda" (inn) in the centre of Rome.

[Empecinado]

I think she and her family was not worse than the other relevant families there.

[Ulla]

I think she and her family was not worse than the other relevant families there.

To be honest all the prominent Spanish that settled in Italy they never act differently from the relevant Italian families, for better or for worse.

[Empecinado]

To be honest all the prominent Spanish that settled in Italy they never act differently from the relevant Italian families, for better or for worse.

Yes, this behaviour was characteristic from all the powerful families be in Spain or in Italy. The Machiavello Prince is based on Fernando of Aragon, for example.

[staedtler]

kinda fucked up up with the incest and all, if its true The show is pretty awesome though, too bad they canceled it

[Smaug]

Ugly.

[Arbërori]

To be honest all the prominent Spanish that settled in Italy they never act differently from the relevant Italian families, for better or for worse.

Were there any known, relevant Albanian families?

Did she ever speak to her mother after she was taken from her?

[Gallop]

Well, she was ethnic Spanish I think... or Basque, or whatever they were.

Very incestuous, allegedly... and possibly a murderer.

Kinky shit, either way.

Valencia