Lucrezia Borgia

Ferdinand Gregorovius

SEVERUS Verlag, 2015 - 428 sider

Giftmischerin, Hexe, Ehebrecherin: Viele Legenden ranken sich um Lucrezia Borgia, die Tochter des Papstes Alexander VI. Indem er sich von diesen Mythen distanzierte, gelang dem deutschen Historiker Ferdinand Gregorovius die wahrscheinlich erste unabhängige Biographie der Lucrezia Borgia. Gregorovius schafft aus Briefen, Urkunden und anderen Dokumenten jener Zeit ein beeindruckendes Bild von Lucrezia als Gelehrte, Stellvertreterin des Papstes und Unternehmerin in Ferrara und erzählt damit vom Aufstieg und Fall einer mächtigen Familie.

Om forfatteren

Ferdinand Gregorovius (January 19, 1821 - May 1, 1891) was a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Rome. He is best known for Wanderjahre in Italien, his account of the walks he took through Italy in the 1850s, and the monumental Die Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter (History of Rome in the Middle Ages), a classic for Medieval and early Renaissance history. He also wrote biographies of Pope Alexander VI and Lucrezia Borgia, as well as works on Byzantine history and medieval Athens, and translated Italian authors into German, among them Giovanni Melis. According to Jesuit Father John Hardon, S.J. Gregorovius was "a bitter enemy of the popes." Gregorovius was born at Neidenburg (Nidzica), East Prussia, and studied theology and philosophy at the University of Konigsberg. In 1838 he joined the Corps Masovia. After teaching for many years, Gregorovius took up residence in Italy in 1852, remaining in that country for over twenty years. In 1876 he was made honorary citizen of Rome, the first German to be awarded this honor. A street and a square is named after him. He eventually returned to Germany, where he died in Munich.

Bibliografiske oplysninger

• Titel: Lucrezia Borgia
• Forfatter: Ferdinand Gregorovius
• Udgave: illustreret
• Udgiver: SEVERUS Verlag, 2015
• ISBN: 3958012582, 9783958012585
• Længde: 428 sider