#CesareBorgia was born #OnThisDay in 1475, son of the future Pope Alexander VI; with his father's death, Cesare lost the power base from which he sought to advance the unification of Italy; he was killed in 1507, an example of overweening ambition ending in disaster
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"Aut Cesare; aut nihil."

⚔️ #CesareBorgia, Italian cardinal and condottiero, son of Pope Alexander VI, inspiration for #Machiavelli's "The Prince", was #BOTD 13 September 1475. #LeonardoDaVinci drew maps and designed weapons for his military campaigns. #History