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 = [[Knights Templar]] [[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 the arch-nemesis of [[Master Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore|Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. Like his father, he was a [[Templar]]; 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 Knights Templar]], and his long-term mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. He was brother to [[Lucrezia Borgia]].

===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]]! |Cesare Borgia to [[Ezio Auditore]], 1499.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
In 1499, Cesare, who had been brought up in the Templar ways, lead 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 [[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 - E3 gameplay demo">''[http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/46470/Ubisoft-E3-2010-Assassins-Creed-Brotherhood-Demo/ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo]''</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 Borgia briefly employed [[Leonardo da Vinci]] as military architect and engineer between 1502 and 1503. Cesare and Leonardo became intimate instantaneously — Cesare provided Leonardo with an unlimited pass to inspect and direct all planned and undergoing construction in his domain. After Cesare, Leonardo was unsuccessful in finding another patron in Italy.
*Cesare's comments about bloodshed and the need for cleansing may highlight the origin of the name Abstergo being adopted by the Knights Templar, which is Latin for "I cleanse".
*Cesare and Ezio are seen fighting at the end of Developers Diary #2.
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