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Borgia (bōr`jä), Span. Borja (bôr`hä), Spanish-Italian noble family, originally from Aragón. When Alfonso de Borja, cardinal-archbishop of Valencia, was pope as Calixtus III (1455–58), several relatives followed him to Rome. His nephew Rodrigo became pope as Alexander VI Alexander VI, 1431?–1503, pope (1492–1503), a Spaniard (b. Játiva) named Rodrigo de Borja or, in Italian, Rodrigo Borgia; successor of Innocent VIII. He took Borja as his surname from his mother's brother Alfonso, who was Pope Calixtus III.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Rodrigo's illegitimate children were Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia; the later reputations of these Borgias made the family name a synonym for avarice and treachery. To the Spanish branch of the family belonged St. Francis Borgia Francis Borgia, Saint , 1510–72, Spanish Roman Catholic reformer, third general of the Jesuits (see Jesus, Society of). He was a member of the famous Borgia family, a great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, and cousin to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
..... Click the link for more information. and Francisco Borja (1581–1658), a Spanish general and viceroy of Peru. The direct line of the family, whose senior members bore the title duke of Gandia, died out in the 18th cent.

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Borgia

1. Cesare , son of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI). 1475--1507, Italian cardinal, politician, and military leader; model for Machiavelli's The Prince

2. his sister, Lucrezia , 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

3. Rodrigo . See Alexander VI

Borgia

(Italian form; Spanish form, Borja), an aristocratic family of Spanish descent (from Aragón), which played a significant role in 15th- and early 16th-century Italian history. The rise of the family began with Alfonso (1378–1458), who became pope under the name of Calistus III (1455–58). His nephew Rodrigo (Pope Alexander VI; 1492–1503) and Rodrigo’s son Cesare (about 1475–1507) attempted, stopping at nothing, to create a big state in central Italy, with Cesare holding absolute power. To this end they arranged marriages for Alexander VI’s daughter Lucrezia (1480–1519) three times for political aims. In 1499, Cesare became the ruler of Romagna. Cesare served as a prototype of the ruler in Machiavelli’s work. After the death of Alexander VI, Cesare’s great plans began to fail, and the Borgia family disappeared from the historical scene.

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Portigliotti, G. I. Borgia. Milan, 1921.
Pepe, G. La politico dei Borgia. Naples, 1946.
Lucas-Dybreton, J. Les Borgia. Paris, 1952.
Brion, M. Le pape et le prince: Les Borgia. Paris, 1953.

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No references found	And on these matters I spoke at Nantes with Rouen, when Valentino, as Cesare Borgia, the son of Pope Alexander, was usually called, occupied the Romagna, and on Cardinal Rouen observing to me that the Italians did not understand war, I replied to him that the French did not understand statecraft, meaning that otherwise they would not have allowed the Church to reach such greatness. The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context The performance announced was Lucrezia Borgia, and it was to take place that evening. The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context This morning I had been looking at Giorgione's picture of the cruel-eyed woman, said to be a likeness of Lucrezia Borgia. The Lifted Veil by Eliot, George View in context	boresight boresight camera boresighting Boreskov, Georgii Boreskov, Georgii Konstantinovich Boreskov, Mikhail Boreskov, Mikhail Matveevich Boresomeness Boretskii Family borf Borg Borg, Björn Borgå Borga Diet of 1809 Borge, Victor Borgen, Johan Borger Borgerhout Borges Borges, Jorge Luis Borgese, Giuseppe Antonio Borghese Borghese family Borghese Villa Borgholm Borgia Borgia, Cesare Borgia, Francis Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Rodrigo Borgias Borglum Day Borglum, Gutzon Borgman, Ivan Borgman, Ivan Ivanovich Borgognone Borhyaenidae Borhyaenoidea Bori Bori, Lucrezia Borian, Bagrat Borian, Bagrat Artemovich Borian, Gurgen Borian, Gurgen Mikhailovich boric Boric Acid boric acid ester boric oxide borickite boride Borides	Borgasyssel Borge Rosenbaum Borge, Victor Borgen Borgen Borgen, Johan Borgeois Borgeois Borgeoisie Borgeoisie Borger Borgerhout Borgerhout Borges Borges Borges the European Borges the European Borges, Jorge Luis Borges, Jorge Luis Borgese, Giuseppe Antonio Borgesian Borgesian Borgess at Woodbridge Hills Borghese Borghese Borghese Family Borghese Villa Borghesi Borghesi Borgholm Borgia Borgia's bouquet Borgia, Cesare Borgia, Cesare Borgia, Francis Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Rodrigo Borgia, Rodrigo Borgias Borgias Borging Borging Borglum Borglum Day Borglum, Gutzon Borgman, Ivan Borgman, Ivan Ivanovich Borgo Matériel Location Borgogna Bianco Borgognone BoRhap BORHS Borhyaenid Borhyaenidae

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And on these matters I spoke at Nantes with Rouen, when Valentino, as Cesare Borgia, the son of Pope Alexander, was usually called, occupied the Romagna, and on Cardinal Rouen observing to me that the Italians did not understand war, I replied to him that the French did not understand statecraft, meaning that otherwise they would not have allowed the Church to reach such greatness.

The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context

The performance announced was Lucrezia Borgia, and it was to take place that evening.

The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context

This morning I had been looking at Giorgione's picture of the cruel-eyed woman, said to be a likeness of Lucrezia Borgia.

The Lifted Veil by Eliot, George View in context

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