Lucrezia Borgia was considered a nefarious and scheming criminal. On April 18, 1480, in Rome, Italy (Lucrezia Borgia 1), she was born to Rodrigo Borgia, who later became Pope Alexander VI, and his lover, Vanonozza de Cattanei (Help 4), and became a member of the infamous Borgia. family. Lucrezia Borgia's evil reputation was unjustified because she had been manipulated by her relatives to fuel their political ambitions, was a recipient of her family's criminal history, and was the victim of unjust propaganda. Lucretia was used to advance her family's political stature in Europe through organized deals. weddings. At the time of the Renaissance, the area of ​​modern Italy was composed of various city-states (Lucrezia Borgia 8:44), two of the most prosperous being Milan and Naples (Meyers 1). Lucrezia's father, Pope Alexander VI, wanted to conquer these city-states to gain power for the Church and his family (Lucrezia Borgia 8:57). He and his brother, Cesare Borgia, (Mallet 304-305) arranged marriages for Lucrezia with prominent families from many of these city-states to help achieve this goal (Lucrezia Borgia 8:57). Because of her status, wealth, beauty and intelligence, many men desired to marry her. “…[T]he choice to end one marriage or arrange another was never hers [Lucrezia's]” (Mallet 271). Lucrezia was not involved in any of these ambitious projects; therefore, she should not have been held responsible for the actions of her father and brother. Lucrezia was engaged five times in her life. His first two engagements were canceled when he was eleven (Help 4). Lucrezia's first marriage, in 1493 (Lucrezia Borgia 1) at the age of thirteen (Hibbert 44), was to Giovanni Sforza of the powerful Milanese family (Ai...... middle of sheet ......Lucrezia she died in childbirth (Mallet 312) at the age of thirty-nine (Hibbert 309-310) on 24 June 1519 in Ferrara, Italy (Lucrezia Borgia 1). Her death was devastating to Alfonso d'Este who wrote a letter to his nephew saying, "I cannot write this without tears, knowing that I am deprived of so dear and sweet a companion" (Duke of Ferrara 357). His words are in direct contrast to the widespread belief that Lucretia was a ruthless, evil, member woman villain of the Borgia family. This reputation was not justified by Lucrezia's actions. She was used by her family, she was assumed to be corrupt like her infamous relatives and her name was negatively affected by gossip after she moved to Ferrara and eventually was. Free from the shadow of her evil family, Lucrezia's true compassionate nature finally manifested itself where she lived her life as a kind and devout Christian..