#[[ a princess of the vatican ;; ABOUT LUCREZIA ]]

[borgialucrezia]

i feel like it goes without saying that juan is a deeply closeted incestuous-only bisexual and lucrezia, whose first real kiss was with giulia, is obviously bi and out and proud of it, but i cannot for the life of me figure out what cesare's sexuality is (besides him being lucreziasexual obviously lmaooo). like, to me he kinda gives the straightest man you'll ever meet but confident enough in his own sexuality that if he did something with a guy it wouldn't send him into a panic vibes?? would you agree or could you see him as bisexual or some other all-inclusive sexuality?

well it's very accurate about juan! considering how he's generally portrayed as a flamboyant brat who experiments and overcompensates with womanizing. i think this rumor stemmed from his very close relationship with prince djem as they traveled together, shared each other's clothes, etc + juan's refusal to consummate his marriage with maria until cesare sent him a letter urging him to get on with it as the delayed consummation distressed their father lol. he was portrayed as openly gay in alejandro jodorowsky's 'the borgias' comics where we see him arguing with rodrigo over a marriage proposal to maria, with cesare frequently using homophobic slurs against him (rip). in 'the vatican princess: a novel of lucrezia borgia' by c.w. gortner, juan is depicted as being in love with prince djem also incestuosuly in love with lucrezia, and lucrezia witnesses a scene where juan, djem and giulia engage in a threesome (yeah ik it's wild). in 'borgia f&f,' he spends a a chunk of screen time kissing various men including cesare, showcasing both incestuous and fluid sexuality. and in showtime's 'the borgias,' i kinda immediately sensed that juan's portrayal wouldn't be heterosexual even before seeing anything yet, considering the casting of an actor well versed in playing gay roles (david oakes). his attraction to his siblings was subtly portrayed on the show but his constant sexual gestures towards both siblings would be discernible to those adept at interpreting symbolism and subtext, revealing how he unconsciously acts upon his incestuous feelings. the actor also confirmed that juan desired to be part of cesare and lucrezia's incestuous affair so…lol

with lucrezia...i don't like how they don't lean into sapphicism often. i feel like we were robbed of a lot of sapphic!lucrezia material, especially when it really had a place for storylines. i don't think there's anything hotter than having some action with your father's new young girlfriend, giulia, or sometimes kissing your sister-in-law, isabella d'este, having a toxic yuri moment with caterina gonzaga. like there's so much rich material, but instead they always give her so many boring men lol. that being said, there was only a sapphic moment in alejandro jodorowsky's 'the borgias' comics, but rather in a male gaze, you know what i mean? like i didn't enjoy it much rip

hmm yk i've always perceived cesare as heterosexual tbh like the allegations of homosexuality seem one-sided often involving either machiavelli or da vinci. showtime's 'the borgias' explored the homoerotic subtext of cesare with both micheletto (his assassin) and juan (his brother). but for some reason françois arnaud denied any romantic involvement between micheletto and cesare as the ship started to get popular in the fandom (it seems like françois is a hardcore and bitter ceslu shipper as he should tbh lol), but that doesn't negate the presence of homoerotic undertones even if françois doesn't acknowledge them/play into them. cesare is also consistently depicted as engaging in an incestuous affair with lucrezia in various portrayals whether emotionally or physically…considering the fluidity of sexuality during a period when same-sex relationships were publicly condemned yet privately tolerated, i wouldn't dismiss the possibility of cesare's sexuality being more complex. idk he gives off vibes that suggest he might be willing to do a 'favor' for a man to achieve his tasks even if he's not romantically or sexually interested in them idk something like that ig?? lol

[prideandprejudice]

hi :)

@ your lastest text post: since lucrezia borgia is one of your favorite characters, i assume you watched borgia.

i stopped watching the pilot a few weeks ago bc there was quite a bit of (graphic) violence in it & i wanted to check in with someone who knows more about the show. is that one of it’s themes or does it subside after 1x01?

hi!! yes, i watched the 3 seasons and lucrezia will always be my vatican princess, i really love her (in all possible adaptations) <3

but i have to be honest: it doesn't get better )):

i understand that the historical period is marked by violent situations, but tom fontana has a very graphic narrative, especially towards women imo... i found myself asking several times during the episodes if the scenes were really necessary!

it's a great series, it brought me awesome moments, especially to feed my hunger for the borgia family, but there are scenes that are difficult to watch! and may negatively affect some viewers...

i hope i helped in some way <3

[venicepearl]

Sancha of Aragon (1478 in Gaeta – 1506 in Naples), or Sancia of Aragon, was an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso II of Naples and his mistress Trogia Gazzela. In 1494, she was married to Gioffre Borgia, youngest son of Pope Alexander VI. Upon her marriage, she and her husband were created Prince and Princess of Squillace, a province in the south of Italy. For the majority of their marriage, Sancha and her husband lived in the Vatican with the rest of his family. There Sancha became friends with her sister-in-law Lucrezia, and allegedly had affairs with both of her husband's older brothers: Juan Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, also known as Giovanni Borgia, and Cesare Borgia. Her affair with Juan is sometimes said to be the reason for Cesare's alleged murder of Juan in 1497.

Sancha's brother, Alfonso of Aragon, married Lucrezia Borgia. Sancha's life among the Borgias became a turbulent one after Cesare made an advantageous marriage with a French princess, Charlotte d'Albret, in order to secure French support for his military campaigns. This put Cesare's interests in direct conflict with those of the Italian states. Sancha's home city of Naples was no exception, and it had long been nervous about militant French interests.

It is rumored that Alfonso was brutally murdered in 1500 by Cesare, due to interests with France against Naples. Sancha, now a political embarrassment, was imprisoned in the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome until the death of Pope Alexander in 1503. Upon his death, she managed to regain her freedom and returned to Naples with her young nephew, Rodrigo, whom she raised as her own. She never lived with her husband, Gioffre, again. Cesare visited her not long after and asked if she would take on the care of Giovanni "The Roman Infant", possibly Lucrezia's illegitimate child, but probably the illegitimate child of Pope Alexander VI, which she agreed to do. She died of an undisclosed illness in 1506, a year before Cesare's own death.

[thecatsaesthetics]

Round-Up:l Historical Fiction I’ve read in the past 6 months or so…

I wanted to do a round-up, I don’t think I’ve told people here but I got a job last December where I work from 3pm to 11pm as a data processor and I’m not allowed to have my phone or anything on me but an mp3 player. So I’ve been listening to audible books after audible books. So today I’ve going to give you a short round-up of the books I’ve listened to. 

Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey:

This book centers on the Young Marie Antoinette, through her childhood to her accession to the French Throne. It’s a rather good take on the character of Marie Antoinette, they show how underprepared she was for life at the French Court. How different the Austrian Court was. They showed how Maria Theresa had to fight battle after battle to ensure the alliance took place. The marriage of Louis and Marie was so well done. The author really took her time to slowly build the relationship up and highlight how deep there love for each other became. This book was actually perfect for a historical fiction novel, stuck to the facts, very well researched about the era and had interesting characters. The only issue I had is a series but the rest of the series isn’t available in audiobook format. I hope one day the other two books get narrated and I can listen to them.  

The Romanov Empress by C. W. Gortner: 

This book centers on Tsarina Maria “Minnie” Feodorovna (mother of Nicholas II), it starts with her sisters in the engagement of the future Edward VII and to WWI and the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. The book closes out on Minnie and her remaining children fleeing to Great Britain. 

Now this book was very conflicting for me. The problem I had with this book was the characterization of Alexandra Feodorovna (Nicholas II’s wife). It seems Gortner is of the opinion that Alexandra caused the downfall of the Romanov’s, which frankly just isn’t true. The problem for me is, it could be Gortner doesn’t actually believe this, historically Minnie and Alexandra didn’t get along, the book is written from Minnie’s POV. So it’s natural that there is a lot Alexandra hate, but it also seemed over the top. The book blames Alexandra for Nicholas for celebrating after the Khodynka Tragedy (which literally ensured his poor reputation amongst the people). However, everything I’ve read on the topic indicates it was Nicholas’ uncles that insisted the parties continue. To blame Alexandra for every action Nicholas took is just incredibly unfair and simply not true. Alexandra certainly wasn’t a victim but we really need to let Nicholas II stand on his own. If you’re interested the History of Russian Rulers did amazing podcast episodes on Nicholas and really showed how his own actions led to his demise. Now the positives of this book are it really highlights Minnie’s relationship with her sister Alexandra of Denmark (who was the wife of Edward VII). It also shows how interconnected all the families of the first WWI was. The characterization of Alexander III is spot on, and the love between him and Minnie is incredibly believable. I also loved Alexander II in this book (his good and bad sides). Minnie’s relationship with her sister in law Maria of Mecklenburgh adds spice to the book. They were true frenemies. The book does a great job of taking you back to the late 1800s and into the last hours of Imperial Russia. They also highlight the danger the last Romanovs were truly in and how naïve they were to the challenges they were facing. It also showed how Minnie and Alexander’s parenting came back to bit them. Minnie seems to just face conflict after conflict with all of her children. But it’s also heartbreaking to read her reaction to her sons (not just Nicholas but also her son Michael) and grandchildren were murdered. Not to mention the other children she lost (to illness). Also the death of Alexander III was touching. If you’re interesting in Russian history I would give this a go, but take the Alexandra stuff with a huge grain of salt.

The Queens Vows by C. W. Gortner: 

This book centers on Isabel of Castile, going from her childhood to events of 1492. Now I’m going to say this if you’re interested in Gortner as an author you should read this book. Out of the three books I’ve read by him this is the one I believe is most worth your time. His exploration into the character of Isabel is near perfect. While he does have a few inaccuracies (which he mentions at the end of the book) they only add to the story. This book was really able to capture the 1400s for me in a way no other book has to date.

The marriage between Isabel and Ferdinand in this book is extremely well done. You get to see how much they love each other and how troubled the marriage could be. I truly enjoyed the characterization of her brother Henry IV. The weaknesses he had and the struggle between him and Isabel. If you enjoyed the Isabel TV Series this would be a great add on. It’s not exactly the same (Gortner makes it near certain that Isabel’s niece is illegitimate unlike the show) but it’s a perfect add on if you have been craving more since the show ended. I think Gortner handled the Jewish expulsion of 1492 very well. He notes in the back we really don’t know what went through Isabel’s head during that decision, he chose to take one version of it. He also notes how incredibly powerful the idea of damnation was, and that even if Isabel had no personal issues with Jewish people in her realm the overwhelming religious pressure cannot be denied. I agree with him on this point, and while it’s easy for us (in the 21st century) laugh off the idea of damnation in 1492 it was a part of there reality.  

The Vatican Princess by C. W. Gortner: 

This follows the life of Lucrezia Borgia from the start of her father’s succession to the papacy to her entering her marriage with Alfonso d’Este. This one by Gortner was my least favorite. Like the other two, it was incredibly well researched and it does a great job pulling you back. However, I personally didn’t like the characterizations or the route he chose at times. I’m going to give spoilers for the book FYI so scroll past if you don’t want to know. He took the route of victim Lucrezia, which doesn’t appeal to me very much. Also he had Vannozza dei Cattanei hate her daughter for steal the attention of Rodrigo, it has Giovanni Sforza be an abusive ass who sexually assaults her, it has Rodrigo sending Giulia to sleep with Giovanni Sforza to keep him off Lucrezia (And sleep with Juan as well for some reason), it has her brother Juan rape and impregnate her and he does this because he’s upset Cesare killed his lover Prince Cem and wants to hurt Cesare, has Rodrigo grow to despise Lucrezia for Cesare murdering Juan, Rodrigo allows Cesare to murder Alfonso of Aragon to hurt Lucrezia like he was hurt by Juan’s death, oh also Cesare doesn’t murder Juan for the rape itself it’s more about Juan getting to have Lucrezia “first”, it also has Vannozza upset with Lucrezia for Juan raping her as well, and has Lucrezia end up despising Cesare after the murder of Alfonso of Aragon.

Now I’m not a Borgia expert by any means but the book seems to just be filled with nonsense to me. The only good parts of this book were Sancha of Aragon and Lucrezia’s friendship (WHICH BOTH TV SERIES DENIED ME OF) and Giulia Farnese massively calling out Rodrigo for basically pimping her out. While I find the latter inaccurate it was enjoyable to read Giulia talk about how Rodrigo took her when she was barely more than a child and ruined her. Personally, I’d skip this book it’s really not worth it.

The Accidental Empress and Sisi Empress on Her Own by Allison Pataki:

This follows the life of Empress Sisi of Austria-Hungary from her childhood to her assassination.  

This is a series but the two books were read by different people so it didn’t feel like to me. I think all series should have to be read by the same person. To sum it up, the first book is interesting and the second book is a dud. 

The first book I enjoyed so much, it follows Sisi from her childhood to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. It follows her disasters marriage with Emperor Franz Joseph at the age of 15, her struggles with her mother in law, her struggles with postpartum depression, and her romance with the Hungarian Count Andrassy. The first book really makes you feel bad for Sisi, she struggles with a rather cold abusive man who claims to love her (but only really loves her image not her) and her struggle for freedom in the Austrian Court. Sisi is more or less pushed out of Franz Joseph and her children’s life. Franz replaces her with mistresses and her mother in law takes over the role of mother to her children. The book ends on a clear high note (Sisi gaining Hungary proper status in the Empire) and honestly the author should have left it there. 

The second book is set after the birth of her final child Valerie (the only child she’s allowed to raise) and to her assassination. The book was a drag, I personally didn’t like the narrator and it took me forever to finish the book. The book makes Sisi incredibly unlikable, it makes it seem more like she abandoned her husband and family rather than being pushed out. The book opens up with Sisi having the opportunity to oversee Crown Prince Rudolf’s (And to have more involvement in his upbringing) but would rather go to Britain to ride horses. She basically is framed as being responsible for his tragedy. The author also ruins the love story she had set up between Andrassy and Sisi (which I had adored in the previous book). Now I understand you have to keep with history but you can’t set up a massive love story in the first book and they tear it down a few chapters in by the second book. The whole second book was a massive let down, I’d reread the first one but not the second one.

The Summer Queen, The Winter Crown, The Autumn Throne, by Elizabeth Chadwick: This book series centers on Eleanor of Aquitaine from childhood to death.  

This series was by far one of my favorite reads of 2019. You should really believe the hype about this series, it truly is that good. Now the books span a massive amount of time so I can’t go into everything but it was 1000% worth reading. The books explore the early Medieval World incredibly well. The author takes a highly realistic approach to Eleanor (who at the end of her first novel claims wasn’t a woman ahead of her time but rather a woman of her time) with a few dramatizations. This book series should be picked up for a TV series on Starz, HBO, or Showtime. It has all the material you need to make an epic TV series. I highly enjoyed the exploration of her marriages to both Louis VIII of France and Henry II of England. How different and yet strikingly similar the relationships were. The only slight issue I have is the author does tend to go the route of King John evil, King Richard I good. Which I personally don’t believe is true. However, they do a great job showing that even though Richard is Eleanor’s favorite she does love John. Again the books take a highly realistic approach to Eleanor so the author more or less stays away from all the rumors about her  (with the expectation of one which I find to add more to the series rather than take away). This is a must-read series, and I can only hope Elizabeth Chadwick will write more series like this. I also hope one day a TV network picks up the novels to adapt.

House of Rejoicing (Part 1), Storm in the Sky (Part 2), Eater of Hearts (Part 3) (The Book of Coming Forth by Day Series) by Libbie Hawker:  These books have multiple points of view (GRRM style) set in Ancient Egypt during the Amarna Era. Starting at the end of Amenhotep III and to the death of King Tut. The POVs range from Kiya, Nefertiti, Tiye, Sitamun, Beketaten, Horemheb, Meritaten, and Ankhesenpaaten (I might have missed some but idk). This series is not for the light of heart, the books include rape, incest, pedophilia, violence against women, etc. I mean this book series is just a lot to take in. The author goes down the route that Akhenaten was an abusive pedophile screwing every barely 13-year-old girl he could get his hands on (his daughters, sisters, sister in law etc). The concept of this series was excellent. A multi-narrative series set in Ancient Egypt, however, the series just misses the mark. I feel like Hawker wanted this to be the ASOIAF of Ancient Egypt novels but couldn’t commit. One of the biggest writing issues I had with this was how short the books were for A. the number of POVs we had, and B. for the span of time we went through. I think this series would have benefited from more books and longer novels. The author also tries to dive into the misogyny and how it affected women. However again she just misses the mark somehow. I could see what she was attempting but it just never got there if you know what I mean. I think this series feels more a draft than a finished product.  Also, the plot is a jumbled mess. Now it’s Ancient Egypt you can really do anything (especially with the Amarna era) but this series was so out there… and I’ve read Philippa Gregory. Some of the things that happened nearly had me bursting out laughing at work.  I really can’t get into all craziness of this series but it’s a lot just trust me. Like I said Akhenaten is a pedophile (actually a lot of the men were) in this book, which idk I don’t feel comfortable with how all of the problematic stuff was handled. The first book was the best book of the series and the last two are really where the craziness begins. But truly I would skip this series unless you up for hours of nonsense and craziness.

[anghraine]

I feel the same about terrible depictions of Adriana, I just don’t understand why does everyone have to make her so unlikeable! One of the few exceptions is a recently-published novel called The Vatican Princess where she is treated fairly, but Vannozza is outright cruel with Lucrezia (because she stole her place in Rodrigo’s affections??), Giulia is very petty with Lucrezia and in general Everyone in the Borgia Family is Super Evil (with the exception of Lucrezia, of course). Sigh.

*fistbump* I just … it’s like there’s absolute refusal to accept that four women could have complex personalities and relationships without one or more being a) evil or b) saintly, and particularly that they could get along in a messy situation—no matter how much evidence there is of it. 

[animusviincit]

REALLY  LONG CHARACTER SURVEY. RULES. repost, don’t reblog ! tag 10 ! good  luck ! TAGGED. @regiaservitia (thankss!!) TAGGING. whoever wants to?? i am lazy rn xD

BASICS. FULL  NAME : lucrezia borgia d’este (sforza d’aragona) NICKNAME : n/a AGE : 20 BIRTHDAY : april 18 ETHNIC  GROUP : italian/spanish NATIONALITY :  italian LANGUAGE / S : italian, spanish, latin, french, english SEXUAL  ORIENTATION: bisexual                 ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION : more heteroromantic RELATIONSHIP  STATUS : sadly married most of the time CLASS : wealthy HOME  TOWN / AREA : rome, italy CURRENT  HOME : depends, rome or ferrara PROFESSION : daughter of the pope, governour, regent, papal chancellor, duchess

PHYSICAL. HAIR : dark blonde, long and wavy EYES : a lighter brown, also described as “of no special colour” NOSE : a perfect little nose uwu FACE : oval, very symmetrical LIPS : reddish COMPLEXION : going towards an olive teint BLEMISHES : a mole on her neck SCARS : none TATTOOS : none HEIGHT : 5′4″ WEIGHT : 131 lbs BUILD : delicately, but with some small curves FEATURES : see above ALLERGIES : none USUAL  HAIR  STYLE : usually pinned-up or with a veil USUAL  FACE  LOOK : joyful, interested, concentrated USUAL  CLOTHING : take a look here !

PSYCHOLOGY. FEAR / S : loss, abandonment, downfall ASPIRATION / S : to build a life of her own, freedom, happiness and love, do some good in the world, be remembered for her own achievements POSITIVE  TRAITS : intelligent, compassionate, caring, determinded NEGATIVE  TRAITS : ambitious, stubborn, proud MBTI : enjf-t (the protagonist) ZODIAC : aries TEMPERAMENT : sanguine SOUL  TYPE / S : thinker, performer, hunter, creator, leader, spiritualist, helper, caregiver, educator ANIMALS : wildcat VICE  HABIT / S : alcohol, sex?? FAITH : roman catholic GHOSTS ? : open to the possibity AFTERLIFE ? : yes, she believes in this REINCARNATION ? : see above ALIENS ? : naaaa POLITICAL  ALIGNMENT : liberal, supports her family ECONOMIC  PREFERENCE : money is always good?? SOCIOPOLITICAL  POSITION : definitely at the top EDUCATION  LEVEL :  highly educated in languages, literature and politics

FAMILY. FATHER : rodrigo borgia / pope alexander vi. MOTHER : vanozza de’ cattanei SIBLINGS : 3 brothers, cesare, juan, goffredo EXTENDED  FAMILY : a lot of cousins, as well as half-siblings NAME  MEANING / S : profit, wealth HISTORICAL  CONNECTION ? : she is a historical person??

FAVOURITES. BOOK : dante’s “la divina commedia” MOVIE : pride and prejudice perhaps xD 5  SONGS : DEITY : god HOLIDAY : christmas MONTH : june SEASON : summer PLACE : the lateran palace, by the lake/sea WEATHER : sun SOUND : the lute and the harp SCENT / S : roses usually TASTE / S : blueberries, oranges FEEL / S : sitting on a throne, soft silk on her skin ANIMAL / S : horses NUMBER : 4 COLOUR : mulberry/lilac

EXTRA. TALENTS : speaks 5 different languages, horse riding, playing the flute & the harp, writing poetry, ruling (the consistery, a town, a duchy) BAD  AT : being alone, dealing with failure, TURN  ONS : kindness, confidence, $$$$$$, intelligence TURN  OFFS : dishonesty, cockiness, ego, self-depreciation HOBBIES : going to the opera, bouzouki, dancing, singing // swimming, reading & writing poetry, traveling internationally TROPES : costume porn, daddy’s girl, may-december romance, happiness in slavery, morality pet, proper lady, you killed my father, chekhov’s gunman, dragon ascendant, earn your happy ending, “the reason you suck” speech, spanner in the works, tragic keepsake AESTHETIC  TAGS : everything is rose, rose // worthy daughter of epirus // and she, who was a good and modest girl // picked roses and flowers each dawn GPOY  QUOTES : ❛ to all who walk the dark path, and to those who walk in the sunshine but hold out a hand in the darkness to travel beside us ❜

FC INFO. MAIN  FC / S : isolda dychauk ALT  FC / S : blanca suarez, melanie laurent, hannah new ... OLDER  FC / S : blanca suarez YOUNGER  FC / S : jenessa grant in some verses VOICE  CLAIM / S : isolda tbh ^^ GENDERBENT  FC / S : n/a

MUN QUESTIONS. Q1 : if  you  could  write  your  character  your  way  in  their  own movie ,   what  would  it  be  called ,  what  style  would  it  be filmed  in ,  and  what  would  it  be  about ?           A1 : OHHH bc i am boring af it would be something like ‘the princess of the vatican’ or ‘blood and beauty’ and a lot of beautiful sceneries and no in/cest and THE WHOLE LIFE of lu including her last marriage and the time after cesares death. Q2 : what  would  their  soundtrack / score  sound  like ?           A2 : renaissance music of italy and spain, a lot of harp. Q3 : why  did  you  start  writing  this  character ?           A3 : i watched borgia and loved her and and a few years later I had read some more novels about the borgias and I was bored in holidays so ... :))))) Q4 : what  first  attracted  you  to  this  character ?           A4 : i think how delicate she was in the world she lived in, that she was such good soul and in many ways always carried that with her Q5 : describe  the  biggest  thing  you  dislike  about  your  muse.           A5 : that she doesn’t let anybody really love her. she blames herself for shit she had no influence on and that made her believe she doesn’t deserve love and she is deadly for people close to her. Q6 : what  do  you  have  in  common  with  your  muse ?           A6 : there are some things. like we both love reading (and are classic hoes tbh) and I can also pick up new languages quite good (not as good as lucrezia though). Q7 : how  does  your  muse  feel  about  you ?           A7 : depends. it’s a constant battle between hate and love lmao Q8 : what  characters  does  your  muse  have  interesting  interactions  with ?         A8 : her family historically I think, and actually every interation here I can’t even choose. Q9 : what  gives  you  inspiration  to  write  your  muse ?         A9 : watching borgia & renaissance music and lana del rey music Q10 : how  long  did  this  take  you  to  complete ?         A10 : i am never complete???

[animusviincit]

the test is here. — below the surface everyone is pretty complicated. based on your answers, we think the following three traits are important strands in your personality:

INDEPENDENCE

You don’t set out to be different for its own sake; you are more easily guided by what interests and moves you. You are more concerned about what is right for you than about the pressure to fit in. In sex you are more aware than others of impulses which are not entirely conventional. You know the value of selective irresponsibility, of forgetting occasionally about being ‘good’.

SENSITIVITY

You have delicate, sensitive perceptions; you can be deeply moved by appearances – the right light in a room, or good food, or the texture of a piece of clothing. Expressive, intelligent language has a powerful hold on you; your mind works better when it is inspired and provoked by vivid imagery. It can be sad to live in a world which is often so ugly and not properly looked after. But you know that things can be otherwise, and you have the ability to appreciate the world at its best.

EXHIBITIONISM

There’s a strand in your nature which loves making an impression – perhaps with your clothes, or conversation, or in a self-revealing blog or a novel. You like to dramatise yourself, to pose as a unique, perhaps mysterious person, to joke or exaggerate your part in adventures. Though you might more than once have been called a show off, it is actually a generous tendency: you want to please and entertain others. It could be the start of good teaching and leadership.

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[animusviincit]

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Name: Lucrezia Middlename: Maria Lastname: Borgia Age: around 20 Gender: female   Sexuality: bisexual Family: Rodrigo (father), Vanozza (mother), Cesare, Juan, Joffre (brothers) Household: lives with her father and brothers, later moves to her own appartment Hometown: Los Angeles, USA Current location: Los Angeles, USA    Nationality: american Ethnicity: half spanish, half italian Spoken languages: english, spanish and italian, learns french and latin Religion: catholic Height: 162cm Bodytype: medium height, slim (but no underweight) Haircolor and type: dark blonde, thick and wavy, though she sometimes straightens it, goes down to her butt Eyecolor and shape: a lighter brown, t15, big lashes Tattoos:  none, though she thinks about a little bull on her back Piercings: ears, she had a nose piercing once Educational background: very educated, studied drama and arts Pets: a horse at her father’s estate (Pandora), later a cat called Dante Career: she wants to start an acting career and did some smaller roles in soap operas Social media used: facebook, instagram, snapchat, and printerest Smoking: never / occasionally / “party smoker “ / often Drinking: never / occasionally / often Drugs: never / occasionally (drifting towards never) / often If they do drugs, what kind?: she likes shisha and tried weed Athletics they enjoy?: riding best Hobbies: singing, playing the harp, reading, writing Virgin?: yes / no If not, how old were they when they lost their virginity?: 16  Favorite drink: coffee, cuba libre, pina colada Favorite food: the typical italian stuff (pizza, spaghetti, lasagna ...), chocolate, but also strawberries, cherries and blueberries  Favorite music: she tries out a lot, but mostly indie and rock/pop Favorite movie: she loves stuff like “Pride and Prejudice” and “Jane Eyre” Favorite tv shows: Marco Polo, Stranger Things, Da Vinci’s Demons, Medici : Masters of Florence Favorite books: classical novels, like from dumas or jane austen and italian ones like the decamerone by Boccaccio Clothing style: not too extravagant, mostly casual with jeans and shirt and jacket (leather jacket), usually lighter colours. but she also loves dresses so she wears them a lot, often combined with boots Underwear type: lingerie, she has a lot of bras with flowers and other motives Heroes: some historical women (like Caterina Sforza, Isabella of Castile ...) but also her father and Cesare in some senses

Tagged by: @warriorrhaenys (kinda xD)

Tagging: idk who did this already, so feel free to do it :D

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tagged by: @indispensablx (thanks dear <333)

tagging: @undauntedlioness @desxde @propheticwolf @pearllheart @elenacarboni 

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NAME: Lucrezia Borgia AGE: 19 SPECIES: human GENDER: female ORIENTATION: bisexual PROFESSION: princess, duchess, governor, regent (the pope’s daughter)

{ PHYSICAL ASPECTS } BODY TYPE: slender EYES: brown SKIN:  slightly tanned HEIGHT: 5′4″ WEIGHT: ~ 123 lbs

{ FAMILY } FAMILY: parents, cesare, juan & joffre (brothers) PARENTS: rodrigo borgia/pope alexander vi.; vanozza de’ cattanei                                                ANY PETS?: a horse

{ SKILLS } COMBAT:  2/10 SPEED: 8/10 STAMINA: 7/10 INTELLIGENCE: 9/10 TEAMWORK: 9/10

{ LIKES } COLOURS: gold, lilac, red SMELLS:  roses, lavender, the smell of books FOOD: bread, fruits, meat, fish FRUITS: grapes, apples, oranges DRINKS: water, wine ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES? wine mostly FAVORITES: reading, writing, music, dancing

{ OTHER DETAILS } SMOKES? yes [  ] || no [  ] || occasionally [ x ] DRUGS?: yes [  ] || no [ x ] || occasionally [  ] DRIVER: yes [  ] || no [  ]  || occasionally [ x ] (verse dependent)