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 [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|death = 12 March 1507 (aged 31) [[wikipedia:Viana|Viana]], [[Spain]]
|period = Italian [[Renaissance]] (15th century)
|faction = [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] [[Templars]] [[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... |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]]. 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.

===As a Templar===
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>

====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 Assassins in Italy in order to eliminate the [[Master Assassin]] Ezio Auditore da Firenze. 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====
By 1500, Cesare had Rome under his iron fist, as he was commander of the Papal army. 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]], but both 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>

==Trivia==
[[File:Cesare Borgia-Brotherhood-1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Cesare Borgia, 1503.]]
*Historically, it is said that [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] greatly admired Cesare.
*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".

==References==
{{reflist}}Whether or not this was intentional Cesare Borgias' face is very similar to Prince of Persia another of Ubisoft best sellers

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