num_pages: 282
description: The Most Evil Man in Italy? Cesare Borgia served as Machiavelli's model of the ideal ruler for The Prince. The illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, he was a cardinal at age 22. He lived hard and died hard, murdering his enemies, seizing power in Florence, and marrying off his sister Lucretia for political gain, not once but three times. This is his remarkable story.
language: English
title: The Life of Cesare Borgia
titlecomplete: The Life of Cesare Borgia
characters: Ludovico Sforza, Sancha of Aragon, Giovanni Sforza, Pope Alexander VI, Pope Julius II, Girolamo Savonarola, Cesare Borgia, Giulia Farnese, Alfonso of Aragon, Micheletto Corella, Ascanio Sforza, Lucrezia Borgia, Louis XII of France, Giovanni Borgia, Vannozza dei Cattanei
genres: Historical, Biography, Italy, British Literature, European History, Nonfiction, Classics, Biography Memoir, 20th Century, History
ratings_count: 510
places: Florence, Tuscany, Rome, Italy
publisher: Wildside Press