Alessandro de' Medici, Black Prince of Florence
Podcast: Not Just the TudorsPublished On: Thu Aug 12 2021
Description: In the cut-throat world of Renaissance Florence, Alessandro - the illegitimate son of a Duke and a mixed-race servant - attempts to reassert the Medicis’ faltering grip on the city state. But after just six years in power, Alessandro is murdered by his cousin while anticipating an adulterous liaison.In this edition of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Professor Catherine Fletcher, author of The Black Prince of Florence, about one man's spectacular rise to power against the odds, and his violent demise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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