#giuliafarnese

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A scary and seductive take on the Dracula story starring the talented and beautiful @Marta_Gastini as #MinaHarker Argento’s #Dracula by Rutger Hauer amzn.to/2ybb2cB #MartaGastini also brilliantly portrayed #GiuliaFarnese in the incredible series #Borgia! draculachronicle.com‬ #HorrorMovies

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[draculachronicle]

The incredible actress #MartaGastini stars in a scary and seductive take on the Dracula story. @Marta_Gastini as #MinaHarker Argento’s #Dracula by Rutger Hauer amzn.to/2ybb2cB She also brilliantly portrayed #GiuliaFarnese in the incredible series #Borgia! draculachronicle.com‬

[draculachronicle]

#MartaGastini as #GiuliaFarnese in #Borgia is as lovely as the most beautiful #Renaissance painting! #ClassicBeauty draculachronicle.com

[infamoushistory]

“La Bella” of Rome: Power, Scandal, and the Borgia Court

Giulia Farnese—often called “Giulia la Bella” (“Julia the Beautiful”)—was one of the most famous noblewomen of Renaissance Italy and a central figure in the political and personal intrigues of the Vatican during the late 15th century.

Born into the powerful Farnese family in Canino, she was educated within elite Roman society and married Orsino Orsini, a member of another influential aristocratic house. However, her historical fame comes largely from her relationship with Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, who later became Pope Alexander VI.

Giulia became the pope’s official mistress while still married, a connection that placed her at the heart of Vatican politics. Their relationship was not only personal but also political: through her influence and her family’s ambitions, the Farnese family gained prestige and power. Her brother, Alessandro Farnese, was elevated in the Church hierarchy and later became Pope Paul III, showing how deeply her position shaped the fortunes of her family.

Contemporary accounts describe Giulia as exceptionally beautiful, and she was idealized in Renaissance culture—sometimes portrayed in art as a symbol of beauty and virtue. After her relationship with Alexander VI cooled around the turn of the century, she gradually withdrew from court life. In her later years, she governed the town of Carbognano, where she exercised real administrative authority.

Giulia Farnese died in Rome on 23 March 1524, leaving behind a legacy that blends beauty, influence, scandal, and political power in one of the most turbulent periods of Renaissance Italy.

[draculachronicle]

DRACULA 3D - A scary and seductive take on the Dracula story starring the talented and beautiful @Marta_Gastini as #MinaHarker Argento’s #Dracula by Rutger Hauer amzn.to/2ybb2cB #MartaGastini also brilliantly portrayed #GiuliaFarnese in the incredible series #Borgia! draculachronicle.com‬ https://www.instagram.com/p/BweHSCLBJHU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ynvun85txxl6

[draculachronicle]

DRACULA 3D - A scary and seductive take on the Dracula story starring the talented and beautiful @Marta_Gastini as #MinaHarker Argento’s #Dracula by Rutger Hauer amzn.to/2ybb2cB #MartaGastini also brilliantly portrayed #GiuliaFarnese in the incredible series #Borgia! draculachronicle.com‬ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bux9cXUFQ9R/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t6ufem1bja51

[draculachronicle]

DRACULA 3D - A scary and seductive take on the Dracula story starring the talented and beautiful @Marta_Gastini as #MinaHarker Argento’s #Dracula by Rutger Hauer amzn.to/2ybb2cB #MartaGastini also brilliantly portrayed #GiuliaFarnese in the incredible series #Borgia! draculachronicle.com‬ https://www.instagram.com/p/Btc5dX9l04P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1btv3rmixjcek