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100 1  Fletcher, Catherine,|d1975-|eauthor. 
245 14 The black prince of Florence :|bthe spectacular life and 
       treacherous world of Alessandro de' Medici /|cCatherine 
       Fletcher. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bOxford University Press,|c[2016] 
300    xxiii, 308 pages :|billustrations (chiefly color) ;|c25 cm
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-280) and 
       index. 
505 0  Family tree -- Glossary of names -- Timeline -- Map -- A 
       note on money -- Prologue -- Book one: The bastard son -- 
       Book two: The obedient nephew -- Book three: The prince 
       alone -- Afterword: Alessandro's ethnicity. 
520    "Ruler of Florence for seven bloody years, 1531 to 1537, 
       Alessandro de' Medici was arguably the first person of 
       color to serve as a head of state in the Western world. 
       Born out of wedlock to a dark-skinned maid and Lorenzo de'
       Medici, he was the last legitimate heir to the line of 
       Lorenzo the Magnificent. When Alessandro's noble father 
       died of syphilis, the family looked to him. Groomed for 
       power, he carved a path through the backstabbing world of 
       Italian politics in a time when cardinals, popes, and 
       princes vied for wealth and advantage. By the age of 
       nineteen, he was prince of Florence, inheritor of the 
       legacy of the grandest dynasty of the Italian Renaissance.
       Alessandro faced down family rivalry and enormous 
       resistance from Florence's oligarchs, who called him a 
       womanizer-which he undoubtedly was--and a tyrant. Yet this
       real-life counterpart to Machiavelli's Prince kept his 
       grip on power until he was assassinated at the age of 26 
       during a late-night tryst arranged by his scheming 
       cousins. After his death, his brief but colorful reign was
       criticized by those who had murdered him in a failed 
       attempt to restore the Florentine republic. For the first 
       time, the true story is told in The Black Prince of 
       Florence. Catherine Fletcher tells the riveting tale of 
       Alessandro's unexpected rise and spectacular fall, 
       unraveling centuries-old mysteries, exposing forgeries, 
       and bringing to life the epic personalities of the Medicis,
       Borgias, and others as they waged sordid campaigns to rise
       to the top. Drawing on new research and first-hand sources,
       this biography of a most intriguing Renaissance figure 
       combines archival scholarship with discussions of race and
       class that are still relevant today."--Provided by 
       publisher. 
600 10 Medici, Alessandro de',|d1510-1537. 
600 30 Medici, House of. 
650  0 Racially mixed people|zItaly|zFlorence|vBiography. 
651  0 Florence (Italy)|xKings and rulers|vBiography. 
651  0 Florence (Italy)|xHistory|y1421-1737|vBiography. 
775 08 |iReproduction of (manifestation):|aFletcher, Catherine, 
       1975-|tBlack prince of Florence|dLondon : The Bodley Head,
       2016|z9781847922694