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Late 15th-century Italian nobleman and Catholic cardinal

Cesare Borgia^[b] (13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was a Roman Catholicdeacon—cardinal and later an Italiancondottiero (mercenary).

He was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI of the AragoneseHouse of Borgia and was a 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.

Assassination attempt on pope borgia biography

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.

Accordingly, his quest for political power was a major inspiration for The Prince by the renowned Florentine historian, Niccolò Machiavelli.^[3]

Early life

See also: House of Borgia