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A condottiero, nobleman, politician and cardinal, whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by Machiavelli. Most people consider Cesare Borgia one of history's great question marks.

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Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475 - 12 March 1507) was an Italian and Aragonese politician and condottiero (mercenary leader) whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by Machiavelli. He was an illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI. After initially entering... Read Full Overview

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The Life of Cesare Borgia Rafael Sabatini

A condottiero, nobleman, politician and cardinal, whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by Machiavelli. Most people consider Cesare Borgia one of history's great question marks.

After initially entering the church and becoming... Read Full Overview

The life of the powerful son of a Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.