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Dark History of the Popes by Brenda Ralph Lewis

Author:Brenda Ralph Lewis [Lewis, Brenda Ralph] , Date: June 14, 2016 ,Views: 488

Dark History of the Popes by Brenda Ralph Lewis

Author:Brenda Ralph Lewis [Lewis, Brenda Ralph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Published: 2016-06-12T16:00:00+00:00


His chief rivals for the papal succession were Cardinal Ascanio Sforza of Milan and Cardinal Giuliani della Rovere, the latter being bankrolled to the tune of 200,000 gold ducats by the King Charles VIII of France. The Republic of Genoa contributed another 100,000 gold ducats to his campaign funds as well. Della Rovere and Sforza ran neck and neck for the lead in the first three ballots with Rodrigo Borgia coming third. But it was not a distant third, and the deadlock between the other two candidates enhanced Borgia’s chances of victory.



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