> >>
>
> Hmm, the Medicis were bankers, not warriors, and Giovanni became
Pope Leo X.
>
> Not having seen the film in question (Il Mestiere delle armi) I
wonder if it
> just used the name ahistorically or whether he was a junior member
of the
> family.
>
> Jim Chapin
I seem to dimly recall that the Borgias seemed to have some decent military might and comanders. But my Italian 'warring-states' peroid is a bit rusty.
Jeff
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