Cesare Borgia

Also known as César de Borja, Cæsar Borgia, Caesar Borgia, Borgia, Cesare, 1476?-1507

Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal

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Cesare Borgia was an Italian Renaissance nobleman who served as Duke of Romagna and was formerly a cardinal in the Catholic Church, making him a powerful figure at the intersection of religious and political authority. He remains historically significant as a prominent example of Renaissance ambition and power politics, and later became famous as a potential inspiration for Machiavelli's "The Prince."

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1476?
Died: 1507
Works: 0

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Country: FR
Active from: 2003
Active to: 2010-10-07

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Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475 – 13 March 1507) was an Italian cardinal deacon and later a condottiero, as well as a member of the Spanish House of Borgia. He was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and sibling to Lucrezia Borgia.

After initially entering the Church and becoming a cardinal on his father's election to the papacy, he resigned his diaconal profession after the death of his brother in 1498. He was employed as a condottiero for King Louis XII of France around 1500, and occupied both Milan and Naples during the Italian Wars. At the same time, he carved out a state for himself in Central Italy, but he was unable to retain power for long after his father's death. His quest for political power was a major inspiration for The Prince by the renowned Florentine historian, Niccolò Machiavelli.