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Borgia

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Bor·gia  (bôrj, -zh)
Italian family, influential from the 14th to the 16th century, that included the son and daughter of Pope Alexander VI. Cesare (1475?-1507), a religious, military, and political leader, was the model for Machiavelli's The Prince. Lucrezia (1489-1519), the Duchess of Ferrara, was a patron of learning and the arts.
Borgia (Italian) [ˈbordʒa]
n
1. (Biographies / Borgia, Cesare (1475-1507) M, Italian, RELIGION: cardinal, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: military leader) Cesare (ˈtʃezare), son of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI). 1475-1507, Italian cardinal, politician, and military leader; model for Machiavelli's The Prince
2. (Biographies / Borgia, Lucrezia (1480-1519) F, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: patron) 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
3. (Biographies / Borgia, Rodrigo) Rodrigo (rodˈrigo). See Alexander VI
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Borgia - Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
Alfonso Borgia, Calixtus III
2.BorgiaBorgia - Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)
Duchess of Ferrara, Lucrezia Borgia
3.BorgiaBorgia - Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)
Cesare Borgia
4.BorgiaBorgia - Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
Alexander VI, Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia
Translations
Borgia [ˈbɔːdʒjə] N → Borja m


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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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