Giuseppe Francesco da Borgia
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Barone Giuseppe Francesco da Borgia, Master of the Laurel and of the Pelican, joined the SCA at Trimarian Fall Crown Tourney held at Camp Wewa, Apopka, FL in 1989 (AS XXIV).
Giuseppe was elevated to the Order of the Laurel by Bytor and Anastasia, King and Queen of Trimaris, on 3/23/1996. Giuseppe was elevated to the Order of the Pelican by Patrick and Kara on 3/13/2010. At their stepping down, Kings Agrippa III and Dawid granted him an Augmentation of Arms.
Persona
Born in 1490 in Avignon to a French mother and Spa...Italian father, Giuseppe is a well-known dance instructor in Venice as well as Trimaris, Meridies, Ansteorra, and Caid. Unlike others in his father's family, he prefers that his dinner guests enjoy his cooking and return for more. Giuseppe is married to Giles Hill.
Offices & Positions
SCA
- Deputy Minister of Arts & Sciences, Society for Creative Anachronism (7/15/06 - present)
Trimaris
- Head of Kingdom Feast Servers Guild, Kingdom of Trimaris, 1992-1994
- Minister of Arts & Sciences, (now Marcaster), Trimaris, 1993-1994
- Kingdom Dance Minister, Trimaris, 1993-1995
- Dance Master, Barony of Wyvernwoode, Trimaris, 06/01/1995-10/01/1997
- Hospitaller, Barony of Wyvernwoode, Trimaris, 09/01/1995-10/01/1996
- Arts & Sciences Chancellor (100s Division), Trimaris, 1995-1997
- Seneschal, Barony of Wyvernwoode, Trimaris, 10/01/1996-01/01/1998
- Minister of Arts & Sciences, Trimaris, 01/01/1997-01/09/1999
- 7th Barone of Wyvernwoode,Trimaris, 01/01/1998-07/17/1999
- Historian, Shire of the Storm (now Marcaster), Trimaris, 05/01/2000-05/26/2001
- Seneschal, Shire of the Storm (now Marcaster), Trimaris, 05/26/2001-04/01/2002
Kingdom of Caid
- Deputy Minister of Arts & Sciences, Caid, 06/01/2005-06/01/2006
- Minister of Arts & Sciences, Caid, 06/01/2006-06/01/2008
- Companion for Sven and Kolfinna, 06/03/2006-11/11/2006
- Companion for Sven II and Kolfinna II, 11/08/2008-06/062009
- Arts and Sciences Pentathlon Champion, 04/25/2009
- Co-Chamberlain (with Giles Hill) for Agrippa III and Dawid
Gyldenholt
- Head, Baronial Dance Guild, Gyldenholt, 2003-present
- Head, Newcomers Guild, Gyldenholt, 2003-2006
- Deputy Seneschal, Gyldenholt, 10/01/2007-06/01/2008
- Seneschal, Gyldenholt, 06/01/2008-06/01/2010
- Reeve, Gyldenholt, 06/11/2011-06/16/2012
- Baron of Gyldenholt (with Giles Hill), 06/16/2012-06/11/2016
- Bocce Tournament Champion, Baron's Feast 2018
Event Staff
- Trimarian Arts & Sciences "Crat", Gulf Wars V, Trimaris (1996)
- Trimarian Arts & Sciences "Crat", Gulf Wars VI, Trimaris (1997)
- Trimarian Arts & Sciences "Crat", Gulf Wars VII, Trimaris (1998)
Classes Taught
- 15th Century Italian costuming for Men, Collegium Caidis Spring 2003
- 15th C Italian Balli for Beginners, Collegium Caidis Spring 2003
- 15th Century Italian Balli (Advanced), Collegium Caidis Spring 2003
- Sand-casting, Collegium Caidis Spring 2003
- Italian Balli: Fun Embellishments and Style, Collegium Caidis Fall 2003
- Inns of Court - How Tudors Danced, Collegium Caidis Fall 2004
- No Electricity? How The Heck Am I Supposed To Cook? , co-teacher Collegium Caidis Fall 2005
- Practice Session For Revels & Dances, Collegium Caidis Fall 2005
- Redaction 101, Collegium Caidis Spring 2005, Collegium Caidis Fall 2008
- A Different Dance Class, Collegium Caidis Spring 2005
- Redaction 101 How to Cook From Period Sources, Collegium Caidis Fall 2006
- How the Tudors Danced, Dances from Gresley, Collegium Caidis Fall 2006
- Dance Theory: A Survey of Western European Dance Sources, Collegium Caidis 2009
- Dance Gems From The Gresley Manuscript, Collegium Caidis 2009
Projects & Publications
- Host, Caid Monthly Scriptorim (4/20/04 - 6/1/07)
Scrolls
Associates
- Squire #72 to Kyr Yaroslav the Persistent
Miscellany
Artistic interests
- 15th C. Italian "balli" (Dance)
- 9th C. Irish and 16th C. Italian Embroidery
- Metalsmithing, Soapstone Carving & Pewtercasting
- 9th C. Irish, 15th C. Italian, and 14th C. English Costuming
- Culinary Arts (cooking & recipe redaction)
- Domestic Arts
- Lampwork (beadmaking)
- Calligraphy & Illumination
- General Research
Competitions
- Light of the Desert Best Single Encampment at Al-Sahid's Highland War 2010 along with Giles Hill of Sweetwater