Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475 - 12 March 1507) was an Italian and Aragonese politician and condottiero (mercenary leader) whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by Machiavelli.
After initially entering the church and becoming a cardinal on his father\'s election to the Papacy, he became, after the death of his brother in 1498, the first person to resign a cardinalate..
He was an illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI.
Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475 - 12 March 1507) was an Italian and Aragonese politician and condottiero (mercenary leader) whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by Machiavelli