Cesare Borgia

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|name = Cesare Borgia
|image = Assassins-creed-brotherhood-20100614064133450 640w-1-.jpg
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|birth = 13 September 1475<br>[[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|death = 12 March 1507 (aged 31)<br>[[wikipedia:Viana|Viana]], [[Spain]]
|period = Italian [[Renaissance]] (15<sup>th</sup> century)
|faction = *[[Templars]]
**[[House of Borgia]]
*[[Papacy]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
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{{Quote|Ezio Auditore. Brave of you to stand alone against me, but also quite foolish... Assassin.|Cesare Borgia, 1503.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

'''Cesare Borgia''' (13 September 1475 - 12 March 1507) was the son of [[Rodrigo Borgia]] and an arch-nemesis of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]. Like his father, he was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. Eventually, he became the commander of the [[Papacy|Papal]] army and a leader in the Templar Order.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Cesare Borgia was born in [[Rome]] in 1475, to Rodrigo Borgia, the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order]], and his long-term mistress [[wikipedia:Vannozza dei Cattanei|Vannozza dei Cattanei]]. He was one of [[Lucrezia Borgia]]'s brothers.

===Becoming a Templar leader===
In 1496, when his father waged war with the Orsini Family to seize their territory, Cesare joined the battle. Among the enemy's ranks was [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], in secret an [[Assassin]]. When Bartolomeo's resources were down to three fortresses, Cesare cut off his supplies. When it looked like victory was near, Carlo Orsini arrived with his army and joined Bartolomeo, even wounding Cesare in the face.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

His father placed the fate of the Templars in his brother [[Giovanni Borgia|Giovanni]]'s hands. Cesare, tasting power, killed his own brother in 1497.<ref name="Who is Cesare Borgia?">[http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/brotherhood/news/12152.html ''Assassin's Creed Brotherhood'' Dev Blog - Fourth Entry: ''"Who is Cesare Borgia?"'']</ref>

===Siege of Monteriggioni===
{{Quote|I know you're there, Ezio! The Pope told me about you and your little group of [[Assassins]]! And [[First Apple|this]]!|Cesare Borgia to Ezio Auditore, 1499.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
In 1499, Cesare, who had been brought up in the Templar ways, lead [[Siege of Monteriggioni|an assault]] on [[Monteriggioni]], headquarters of the [[File:Apple.jpg|thumb|250px|Cesare Borgia at Monteriggioni's gates, holding the Apple of Eden.]]Assassins in Italy in order to eliminate the [[Master Assassin]] Ezio Auditore. Besieging the city, Cesare's forces overwhelmed the city's defenders and handed to him [[Mario Auditore]] and [[Caterina Sforza]]. Standing at the city gates, the [[First Apple|Apple of Eden]] in his hand, Cesare 'invited' Ezio to come and face him in [[Rome]] with a shot of his firearm that killed Mario. Ezio was then shot down and wounded by a team of [[arquebusier]]s and the battle was won. With Monteriggioni in ruins, Cesare returned to Rome with his prize.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

===War in Rome===
{{quote
|I have watched the city of [[Rome]], I have studied, trained and killed within it's walls, and in time I have tamed it, shaped it..
|Cesare Borgia, Rome.
}}
By 1500, Cesare had Rome under his iron fist, as he was commander of the Papal army, though it appeared that he and his [[File:Cesare_and_the_Papal_Guard.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cesare speaking to the Papal Guard.]]father sometimes disagreed on his choices. He used [[Borgia towers]] to keep control over the five districts of Rome. In 1502, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] was forced into service for the Borgia against his will. Cesare made Leonardo build the [[armored car|armored tank]] and another [[Flying Machine|flying machine]], not to mention "''other monstrosities besides"'', but all of Leonardo's creations were stolen and destroyed by Ezio Auditore, in secret at Leonardo's own behest. In 1503, Cesare and his father Rodrigo paraded through Rome in the Papal parade, but were ambushed by Ezio and his apprentices.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

===Siege of Viana and death===
[[File:Ezio_Auditore_and_Cesare_Borgia_Staredown.jpg|thumb|250px|Cesare being confronted by Ezio Auditore.]]
In 1507, Cesare travelled to [[Siege of Viana|Viana]], [[Spain]] to try and commandeer the King of Navarre (John III's), vast army, only to die during the siege against the castle, and he would be buried there. <ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=270248</ref> In a recent trailer for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]], ''Cesare faces off against Ezio Auditore on the rampart's of the castle wall. For a brief moment the two stare each other down until a cannonball crashes into the wall and Ezio springs into action, emerging from the smoke and dirt, rushing at Cesare with his hidden blade equipped. Cesare quickly drops his sword and attempts to grab Ezio's arm as the trailer fades out.

==Trivia==
*Historically, it is said that [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] greatly admired Cesare. However, in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Machiavelli seeks to eliminate Cesare and his [[House of Borgia|family members]] alongside [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]].
*Cesare's comments about bloodshed and the need for cleansing may highlight the origin of the name [[Abstergo]] being adopted by the Templars, which is Latin for "I cleanse".
*It has been confirmed from the Brotherhood storyline trailer that the Siege of Viana will appear in the game.
*Cesare shows some respect towards Ezio as seen in the ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' - The Story Trailer.

==Gallery==

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Image:Cesare Borgia in Viana.JPG|Cesare Borgia as he appears in 1507.
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