Magione conspiracy

The Magione conspiracy was a 1502 plot on behalf of several Italian lords to kill or overthrow Cesare Borgia and to split up his dominions, as they believed he was becoming too powerful. ^{[1] [2]} The conspirators were Oliverotto Euffreducci, Vitellozzo Vitelli, Gian Paolo Baglioni, Pandolfo Petrucci, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Giovanni Bentivoglio (through his son Ermes) and the leading members of Orsini family. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} After the failure of the conspiracy, Borgia was able to rearm himself with troops and thus break up the conspiracy by having many of the conspirators – Vitelli, Euffreducci and two of the Orsini brothers – killed. ^[7]

See also

• List of political conspiracies
• The Description

References

1. Meyer, G. J. (2013). The Borgias: The Hidden History. Bantam Books. ISBN   978-0-345-52691-5.
2. Strathern, Paul (29 September 2009). The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped. Random House Publishing. ISBN   978-0-553-90689-9.
3. Meyer, pg 349
4. "PETRUCCI, Pandolfo - Enciclopedia".
5. "Magione - Enciclopedia".
6. "Bòrgia, Cesare - Enciclopedia".
7. Sabatini, Rafael. The Life of Cesare Borgia. pg 252

Further reading

Meyer, G. J. (2013). The Borgias: The Hidden History. Bantam Books. ISBN   978-0-345-52691-5.