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borgialucrezia · 4 months ago

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“I will write love letters to you that will still be read a century after we are gone.” — Pietro Bembo to Lucrezia Borgia, July 1504

A lock of Lucrezia Borgia's hair displayed in a glass case at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan. It was discovered around 1680, was preserved along with love letters between Lucrezia and Pietro Bembo.

#there's also a book (which i'm about to read very soon) that transcribes their love letters !!#it was said their love letters to each other were considered the most beautiful love letters of all time #and when i do some historical revisionism and make them about lucrezia and cesare instead then what...#jokes on bembo though !! even juan's letter to lucrezia about loving her and missing her were more romantic aww don't make that face #hopefully bitter history nerds won't be taking what i say in the tags very seriously #lucrezia borgia #the borgias #history #italian renaissance #borgia #pinacoteca ambrosiana #renaissance #borgias #historical #historical figures #milan #italy #tb text post

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