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Cesare Borgia
Sign in to saveAlso known as César de Borja, Cæsar Borgia, Caesar Borgia, Borgia, Cesare, 1476?-1507
Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- César
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Papal States
- Place of birth
- Subiaco
- Place of death
- Viana
- Spouse
- Charlotte of Albret
- Father
- Alexander VI
- Mother
- Vannozza dei Cattanei
- Sibling
- Pier Luigi de Borgia
- Educated at
- University of Perugia
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Award
- Peerage of France
- Family
- House of Borgia
- Noble title
- Duke of Valentinois
- Student of
- Filippo Decio
- Conflict
- Italian Wars of 1499–1504
- Military rank
- generalissimo
- Image
- Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois.jpg
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- Cesare Borgia
- date of birth
- 1475-09-00
- date of death
- 1507-03-12
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- Cesare Borgia
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- Cèsar de Borja i Catanei
- place of burial
- Viana
- cause of death
- bleeding
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- Category:Cesare Borgia
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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