PREFACE
EDGCUMBE STALE
INTRODUCTION
THE TRAGEDIES OF THE MEDICI
CHAPTER I — The Pazzi Conspiracy — Lorenzo, “ Il Magnifico ” — Giuliano, “ Il Pensieroso ”.
CHAPTER II — The First Tyrannicide — Ippolito, “ Il Cardinale ” — Alessandro, “ Il Negro ” — Lorenzino, “ Il Terribile ”.
CHAPTER III — A Father’s Vengeance — Maria, Giovanni, and Garzia de’Medici — Malatesta de’ Malatesti
CHAPTER IV — Three Murdered Princesses —Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara and Creole de’ Contrari — Eleanora Garzia, wife of Piero de Medici, Alessandro Gaci, and Bernardino degl’ Antinori — Isabella, Duchess of Bracciano — Troilo d’Orsini and Lelio Torello.
CHAPTER V — True and False Lovers — Francesco, “ Il Virtuoso ” — Bianca Cappello, “ La Figlia di Venezia ” — Pietro Buonaventuri — Cassandra de’Borghiani — Pellegrina Buonaventuri, wife of Ulisse Bentivoglio — Antonio Riario.
CHAPTER VI — Pathetic Victims of Fateful Passion — Eleanora degli Albizzi and Sforza Almeni — Cammilla de’ Martelli — Virginia de’ Medici e d’Este — Cardinal Ferdinando de’ Medici.
A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
