Giulia Farnese

thumb|For we looked as if we had despoiled Florence of brocade. Giulia Farnese (1474 – 23 March 1524) was an Italian noblewoman, a mistress to Pope Alexander VI, and the sister of Pope Paul III. Known as Giulia la Bella (Italian for 'Julia the Beautiful'), she was a member of the noble Farnese family, who were prominent leaders in the Italian regions of Parma and Piacenza. Quotes For we looked as if we had despoiled Florence of brocade. Letter to Pope Alexander VI. On the impression made by herself, Giovanni, and the Pope's daughter Lucrezia in Pesaro. Archivium Secretum Apostol Vaticum, A.A., Arm. I-XVIII 5027, Lettere di diverse Dame scritte à Papa Alessandro VI, p. 18 · Ludwig Pastor, La Storia dei Papi, Supplemento al III (Rome: Desclee, 1912) letter 6, p. 473. Reported in Rachel Erlanger, Lucrezia Borgia: A Biography (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1978) p. 61 External links Category:1473 births Category:1524 deaths Category:Women from Italy