Borgia
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Cesare 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
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Lucrezia Duchess of Ferrara, 1480–1519, sister and political pawn of Cesare Borgia: patron of the arts.
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their father Rodrigo Alexander VI.
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Cesare (ˈtʃezare), son of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI). 1475–1507, Italian cardinal, politician, and military leader; model for Machiavelli's The Prince
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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
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Rodrigo (rodˈriɡo). See Alexander VI
Example Sentences
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Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon Paolo Borgia, who attended the funeral, said he "shared the worries" of the residents and was trying "to find solutions".
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Told during a Zoom interview that Sofia seemed more like Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine de’ Medici than a comic book character, Milioti matter-of-factly says, “That’s certainly incredible company to be in.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
The selection was curated by Italian photographer Gregorio Borgia.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Joe Borgia, who retired from the N.B.A.’s referee operations department in 2020, also does commentary for Turner Sports.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
Cesare Borgia was considered cruel; nonetheless, this cruelty of his brought order to the Romagna, united it, and restored it to peace and loyalty.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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