Giuseppe Francesco da Borgia

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Giuseppe Francesco da Borgia
Information
Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Gyldenholt Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Per saltire gules and sable, in pale two harps and in fess two chalices issuant from each a dagger inverted Or
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Baron Giuseppe Francesco da Borgia, OL, joined the SCA at Trimarian Fall Crown Tourney held at Camp Wewa, Apopka, FL in 1989 (AS XXIV), and joined House Corvus on November 1, 1998 at Sacred Stone's Mabinogi: Curse of the Raven event.

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

• Head of Kingdom Feast Server's Guild, Kingdom of Trimaris (1992-1994)
• Minister of Arts & Sciences, Shire of the Storm/Trimaris (1993-1994)
• Kingdom Dance Minister, Trimaris (1993-1995)
• Dance Master, Barony of Wyvernwood, Trimaris (6/1/95-10/1/97)
• Hospitaller, Barony of Wyvernwood, Trimaris (9/1/95-10/1/96)
• Arts & Sciences Chancellor (100s Division), Trimaris (1995-1997)
• Seneschal, Barony of Wyvernwood, Trimaris (10/1/96-1/1/98)
• Minister of Arts & Sciences, Trimaris (1/1/97-1/9/99)
• 7th Barone of Wyvernwood/Trimaris (1/1/98-7/17/99)
• Historian, Shire of the Storm/Trimaris (5/1/00-5/26/01)
• Seneschal, Shire of the Storm/Trimaris (5/26/01-4/1/02)
• Head, Baronial Dance Guild and Newcomers Guild, Barony of Gyldenholt/Caid (2003 - present)
• Deputy Minister of Arts & Sciences, Caid (6/1/05 - 6/1/06)
• Minister of Arts & Sciences, Caid (6/1/06 - present)
• Deputy Minister of Arts & Sciences, Society for Creative Anachronism (7/15/06 - present)
• Deputy Seneschal, Barony of Gyldenholt/Caid (10/01/07 - warrant ends 06/01/08)
• Companion for Sven and Kolfinna, 2006
• Companion for Sven II and Kolfinna II, 11/2008-6/2009

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)
• Host, Caid Monthly Scriptorim (4/20/04 - present)

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 12th C. English Costuming
• Culinary Arts (cooking & recipe redaction)
• Domestic Arts
• Lampwork (beadmaking)
• Calligraphy & Illumination
• General Research