Alessandro de' Medici, Black Prince of Florence
How did the illegitimate son of a Medici Duke and a mixed-race servant rise to power in Florence, against all the odds, only to be murdered by his jealous cousin? What was the true story behind Alessandro de' Medici and his brutal demise?
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
August 12, 202145m 51s
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<p>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.</p><br><p>In this edition of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Professor Catherine Fletcher, author of <em>The Black Prince of Florence</em>, about one man's spectacular rise to power against the odds, and his violent demise.</p>
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