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Updated: June 21, 2025
This marriage was performed in the presence of the bride's father, Cardinals Stefano Nardini and Gianbattista Savelli, and the Roman nobles Virginius Orsini, Giuliano Cesarini, and Antonio Porcaro. The instrument of January, 1482, is the earliest authentic document we possess regarding the family life of Cardinal Borgia.
Gentile and Gianpaolo Baglioni, Cardinal Gianbattista Orsini, Francesco Orsini, Duke of Gravina, Paolo Orsini, the bastard son of the Archbishop of Trani, Pandolfo Petrucci Lord of Siena and Hermes Bentivogli were all present.
"I mean you may go for good. I do not need you any longer." He felt in his pocket for his purse, opened it, and took out some small notes. "I give you an hour to take your things from my house," he continued. "There are your wages you shall not tell the priest that I cheated you." Gianbattista stood still in the middle of the room while Marzio held out the money to him.
The priest did not indeed think that Gianbattista was altogether good enough for Lucia. The boy was occasionally a little wild in his speech, and though he was too much in awe of Don Paolo to repeat before him any of the opinions he had learned from his master, his manner showed occasionally that he was inclined to take the side of the latter in most questions that arose.
"I believe in forgiveness when the other side begins," said Gianbattista. "Perhaps Marzio will forgive too," argued the priest. "He has nothing to forgive," answered the young man. The reasoning seemed to him beyond refutation. "But if he says he has no objection, if he begs you to come back, I think you might make some advance on your side, Tista.
For a moment the whole thing looked like an evil dream, and Gianbattista smiled as he looked down again at his work. Then the reality of the occurrence rose up again and confronted him stubbornly. He was not mistaken, Marzio had actually pronounced those words, and Don Paolo had sprung forward to prevent Gianbattista from attacking his master then and there.
Michael like himself, he was inhibited by the terms of that knighthood from levying war upon him. To that he adhered, whilst disposing, however, to lay siege to Ceri, where Giulio and Giovanni Orsini had taken refuge. In the meantime, the Cardinal Gianbattista Orsini had breathed his last in the Castle of Sant' Angelo.
"Because you are a traitor to the cause," cried Marzio, with sudden fierceness. "Because you are a friend of Paolo. Is not that enough?" "Poor Don Paolo seems to stick in your throat," observed Gianbattista. "I do not see what he has done, except that he prevented me from killing you last night!" "Paolo! Paolo is a snake, a venomous viper!
"A miracle?" repeated her husband, with a strange expression. "Who knows? Perhaps!" At that moment Gianbattista and Lucia entered through the open door, and stood together watching the scene without understanding what was passing. The young girl recognised the crucifix at once. She supposed that her father did not realise Paolo's condition, and was merely showing the masterpiece to her mother.
The law does not allow a girl of seventeen to be married without her father's consent." "The law again!" exclaimed Gianbattista in disgust. "I thought the law protected Lucia from her father. You said so last night, and you repeated it this morning." "Certainly, my boy. But the law also protects parents against any rashness their children may meditate.
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