2006-07-25 05:18:08 · 3 answers · asked by whatever_9123 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He pretty much destroyed any respect for the Papacy in most of Europe at the time.
2006-07-25 06:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by Spel Chekker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cesare Borgia's cruelty brought peace and unity to the Romagna region of Italy. Cesare also seized (1502) Piombino, Elba, Camerino, and the duchy of Urbino, on his death former possessions had passed under direct papal rule; thus, he must be regarded as instrumental in the consolidation of the Papal States, even if that was not his purpose. Cesare has long been considered the model of the Renaissance prince, the prototype of Niccolò Machiavelli's Prince —intelligent, cruel, treacherous, and ruthlessly opportunistic.
2006-07-25 17:40:52 · answer #2 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was my kind of GUY!
2006-07-25 12:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by jeepfaust 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋