borgia

Noun

• Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)

• Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)

• Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)

• Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Alexander VI , Pope Alexander VI , Borgia , Rodrigo Borgia , Cesare Borgia , Lucrezia Borgia , Duchess of Ferrara , Calixtus III , Alfonso Borgia