Borgia
Ce·sa·re [che-zah-re], /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/, 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
Lu·cre·zia [loo-kree-shuh, -zhuh; Italian loo-kre-tsyah], /luˈkri ʃə, -ʒə; Italian luˈkrɛ tsyɑ/, Duchess of Ferrara, 1480–1519, sister and political pawn of Cesare Borgia: patron of the arts.
their father, Ro·dri·go [raw-dree-gaw]. /rɔˈdri gɔ/. Alexander VI.
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How to use Borgia in a sentence
That was not the device of a woman who loved—it savored rather of the cool state-craft of a Lucrezia Borgia.
The Red Year | Louis TracyI regard Lucrezia Borgia as a homicidal maniac, and Torquemada as a religious maniac.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordLucretia Borgia, with all them tur'ble recordin' notches on the handle!
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. Matthews"Lucretia Borgia" was the high-sounding and significant name Welcome had bestowed upon an ancient revolver.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. MatthewsI'll git out ole Lucretia Borgia an' hike fer the mountings immediate.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for Borgia
/ (Italian ˈbordʒa) /
Cesare (ˈtʃezare), son of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI). 1475–1507, Italian cardinal, politician, and military leader; model for Machiavelli's The Prince
his sister, Lucrezia (luˈkrɛttsja), daughter of Rodrigo Borgia. 1480–1519, Italian noblewoman. After her third marriage (1501), to the Duke of Ferrara, she became a patron of the arts and science
Rodrigo (rodˈriɡo).: See Alexander VI
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