Catherine Fletcher: The Black Prince of Florence

Virtually Speaking

English - September 30, 2016 01:00 - 48 minutes - 43.4 MB - ★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Born to a dark-skinned maid, fatherhood acknowledged by Lorenzo II de Medici, Alessandro de' Medici rose to the Dukedom of Florence. Catherine Fletcher discusses the world of Renaissance Florence, the Holy Roman Empire ruled by Charles V and Papal Rome ruled by the de' Medici Pontiff Clement the 7th in the context of her book The Black Prince of Florence