Borgia

Bor·gia

 (bôr′jə, -zhə)

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

2. (Biography) 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. (Biography) Rodrigo (rodˈriɡo). See Alexander VI

Bor•gia

(ˈbɔr dʒə, -ʒə)

n.

1. Cesare, 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.

2. Lucrezia (Duchess of Ferrara), 1480–1519, sister of Cesare Borgia: patron of the arts.

3. their father, Rodrigo, Alexander VI.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Borgia - Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458) Alfonso Borgia, Calixtus III
	2.	Borgia - Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) Duchess of Ferrara, Lucrezia Borgia
	3.	Borgia - Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507) Cesare Borgia
	4.	Borgia - Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) Alexander VI, Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia

Translations

Borgia

[ˈbɔːdʒjə] N → Borja m