HOW POPE'S ILLEGITIMATE DAUGHTER LUCREZIA BORGIA GOT WEALTHY DURING AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

The Hindustan Times | January 8, 2009 | Copyright

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Washington, Jan. 08 -- (ANI): A new study by a USC historian sheds new light on how Lucrezia Borgia, the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI, became so wealthy during an economic downturn.

Diane Yvonne Ghirardo has revealed that the Duchess of Ferrara was less interested in political intrigue than in running a business, and undertaking massive land development projects.

Forced by an economic downturn to reduce expenses and become an entrepreneur, Lucrezia would control between 30,000 and 50,000 acres in northern ...

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