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Cesare Borgia (born c. 1475/76, probably Rome [Italy]—died 1507, near Viana, Spain) was the natural son of Pope Alexander VI. He was a Renaissance captain who, as holder of the offices of duke of the Romagna and captain general of the armies of the church, enhanced the political power of his father’s papacy and tried to establish his own principality in central Italy .
- Michael Edward Mallett
Sep 10, 2019 · The Rise of the Borgias. The most famous branch of the Borgia family originated with Alfonso de Borgia (1378–1458, and or Alfons de Borja in Spanish), the son of a middling status family, in Valencia, Spain. Alfons went to university and studied canon and civil law, where he demonstrated talent and after graduation began to rise through the ...
May 25, 2011 · Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere, b. 1443–d. 1513, pope 1503–1513) is best known as the “warrior pope” who used warfare to accomplish his ends of gaining control of the Papal States after the alienation of sections to Cesare Borgia, the incursions and confiscation of the Venetians, and the rebellion of local lords.
Julius II (born Dec. 5, 1443, Albisola, Republic of Genoa—died Feb. 21, 1513, Rome) was the greatest art patron of the papal line (reigned 1503–13) and one of the most powerful rulers of his age. Although he led military efforts to prevent French Italy domination of , Julius is most important for his close friendship with Michelangelo and ...
- Hans Kühner
Sep 27, 2024 · Lucrezia Borgia (q.v.; 1480–1519), a daughter of Rodrigo and a patron of the arts, became famous for her skill at political intrigue. The family produced many other persons of lesser importance. One, St. Francis Borgia (1510–1572), a great-grandson of Rodrigo, was canonized. The family began to decline in the late 1500s.
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Cesare as a boy, painted by Pinturicchio. Like many aspects of Cesare Borgia's life, the date of his birth is a subject of dispute. He was born in Subiaco in Lazio, Italy [1] [2] in either 1475 or 1476, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Roderic Llançol i de Borja, usually known as "Rodrigo Borgia", later Pope Alexander VI, and his Italian mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei, about whom information ...
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A like paradox is Cesare Borgia (pronounced chez’iray bor’ja), a tangle of traits we might now look back on as both good and bad. Certainly Cesare was a brave soldier. In addition, he commanded the respect of his troops, and even in his own day was rated one of the finest military men of the age. City after city fell to his army.
