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The black prince of Florence : the spectacular life and treacherous world of Alessandro de' Medici

text The black prince of Florence : the spectacular life and treacherous world of Alessandro de' Medici

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"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 l... Read more
Contents

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.

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xxiii, 308 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Publisher
Oxford University Press 2016

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 921 MEDICI, ALESSANDRO DE FLE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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