Borgia

Cesare Borgia was a famous politician and cardinal in Italy, but his rise to power is controversial because of the immorality that was necessary to get to that position. Cesare Borgia is mentioned many times in The Prince by Niccoló Machiavelli because of the discussion of whether it is appropriate to achieve goals by immoral means. Before passing judgment on Cesare Borgia it’s important to be aware of all the immoral actions he took over his lifetime. Cesare Borgia did many things that are considered

feared leader will be a strong country as seen in multiple times periods throughout history. We will look at the time period where Cesare Borgia was a feared leader and not a loved ruler. We will also look at the time period where Joseph Stalin was a feared leader. The first example of why bosses or rulers should be feared and not loved would be the ruler Cesare Borgia that is talked about in Machiavelli’s the prince. According to the prince he was considered cruel but his cruelty had brought order to

Born to Rodrigo Borgia in 1475, Cesare worked his way up and gained multiple positions of power and authority which imprinted his influence for centuries to come. Although a controversial figure during the Renaissance. Cesare Borgia is known as “The Prince” because of his ambitious spirit and strong leadership. Since birth Cesare was dealt a upper hand, illegitimate son of Rodrigo Borgia and his mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. Cesare had three other siblings, one by the name of Lucrezia who is also

relationship of fear that must occur within a nation’s citizens is through the example of Cesare Borgia. Borgia was able to control and manipulate his powers through the extensive use of force. He only came to power out of luck and good fortune, but his power was worked to maintain. Through killing his opponents, creating his own army, securing his own state, and killing local rulers, people were terrified to gross Borgia. Within The Prince, Machiavelli is not necessary saying that a ruler should use their

Casare Borgia was born September 13th, 1475 in Rome, Italy. He was the natural son of Pope Alexander the 6th. Cesare Borgia was the son of his father’s most famous mistress, Vannozza Catanei. His father, at that time Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, was vice chancellor of the church.Cesare was, however, the oldest of the four children born to Vannozza and Rodrigo and was Rodrigo’s second son. As was customary for second sons, he was educated to pursue a career in the church, and in 1480 Pope Sixtus IV dispensed

Machiavelli’s La Mandragola is a satire which focuses on major flaws in the world: the corruption and immorality of the Catholic Church. La Mandragola describes a great, wise, and virtuous woman, Lucrezia, who is turned sour and spoils. Lucrezia is manipulated by men to adhere to their wants and needs and, in the end, she becomes what every husband fears—unfaithful. This is very comparable to the behavior of the Catholic church during the same period; thus, Machiavelli thought to draw a parallel

vitru, represents a man’s strength and abilities. Machiavelli uses Cesare Borgia as his main example of a prince with great prowess. Cesare Borgia gained power through the good fortune of his father Pope Alexander VI, but it was his prowess that upheld his position. Cesare Borgia became duke of Romagna, which was an unsafe and disordered city. This state of anarchy needed to be unified, and in order to do so Cesare Borgia hired Remirro de Orco. Remirro, who “pacified and unified the Romagna,” was

Machiavelli and Guicciardini offer a different depiction of the Cesare Borgia. And as someone who did not live during that time, it is interesting and challenging to see how different two people can differ in their ideas and their depiction of the exact same person. Citizens become princes by two means: either by skill of Fortune. Machiavelli suggests that those who become the prince through their own strength and skills, will maintain it fairly easily. In contrast, those who become the prince by

to write,” It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both”. This quote can be looked at different ways but he point comes off as be a strong ruler and show no compassion. Machiavelli would go on and even give an example of Cesare Borgia. Borgia was the man who restores Romagna by being

He also argues that fortuna has the power to end political action. Once again, Machiavelli uses Borgia as an example. Borgia made no mistakes while in power and he maintained virtúoso throughout his rule. However, he ultimately fell from power. Machiavelli writes that “his failure was due to extraordinary and exceptional hostility on the part of fortune” (22)