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*Historically, it is said that [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], an Assassin, greatly admired Cesare. | *Historically, it is said that [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], an Assassin, 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 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. | ||
*During the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], before killing Mario, Cesare is seen with an (as yet) unidentified woman by his side. It is possible that this woman is [[wikipedia:Charlotte of Albret]], Cesare's wife. | *During the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], before killing Mario, Cesare is seen with an (as yet) unidentified woman by his side. It is possible that this woman is [[wikipedia:Charlotte of Albret|Charlotte of Albret]], Cesare's wife. | ||
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- "Ezio Auditore. Brave of you to stand alone against me, but also quite foolish."
- ―Cesare Borgia to Ezio Auditore, 1503.[src]
Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475 - 12 March 1507) was the son of Rodrigo Borgia. Like his father, he was a Templar. Eventually, he became the commander of the 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.
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[1].
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. Standing at the city gates, the Apple of Eden in his hand, Cesare 'invited' Ezio to come to Rome with a shot of his firearm; the shot killed Mario. The Apple in hand, Cesare returned to Rome[2].
The following year, in 1503, Cesare and his father paraded through Rome when they were ambushed by Ezio Auditore and his apprenticed Assassins[3].
Trivia
- Historically, it is said that Niccolò Machiavelli, an Assassin, 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.
- During the Siege of Monteriggioni, before killing Mario, Cesare is seen with an (as yet) unidentified woman by his side. It is possible that this woman is Charlotte of Albret, Cesare's wife.