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"I should have stayed in the stables... what a family this Pope has..."

―Toffana, a servant to the Borgia, 1503.^[src]

The House of Borgia, or Borja, was a Spanish-Italian noble family that came to prominence during the Renaissance, when they acted as a most striking embodiment of the Templar Order. Notable members include Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and his illegitimate children, Lucrezia and Cesare. In 1492, Rodrigo was elected Pope Alexander VI; as a result of his rule, the city of Rome declined into corruption, theft, murder and oppression.

During the reign of Alexander VI, the Borgia family was suspected of many crimes, including adultery, simony, theft, bribery, incest, and murder – especially by arsenic poisoning. Because of their constant grasp for power, the Borgia made enemies of the Medici, the Sforza, and the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, among others. Despite this, they were also patrons of the arts who contributed to the Renaissance.

Ezio Auditore da Firenze became a steadfast resistance against the Borgia in the early 16th century, and recruited citizens to the Assassin Order's cause. As the power of the Borgias declined into disarray, the city of Rome experienced a change, in that the benefits of art and culture finally arrived and its people discovered the prosperity of the Renaissance.

In 1503, with the murder of Rodrigo – courtesy of his son, Cesare – the Borgia family took an instant downfall, and Cesare, the former Captain General of the Papal armies, was arrested and exiled to Spain in 1504. Subsequently, the family lost all of its influence upon the death of Rodrigo, after Pius III and later Julius II succeeded him as Pope.

Notable members

Family tree

Jofré Llançol i Escrivá

Isabel de Borja

Rodrigo Borgia

Vannozza dei Cattanei

Juan Borgia the Younger

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-{{Era|ac2|brotherhood|renaissance|bbook|lineage|templars}}
 {{WP-REAL|House of Borgia}}
+{{Quote|I should have stayed in the stables... what a family this Pope has...|[[Toffana]], a servant to the Borgia, 1503.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
-{{Faction infobox
+{{Faction Infobox
 |name = House of Borgia
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+|image = Blason famille it Borgia01.png
+|headquarters = [[Rome]], {{Wiki|Papal States}}
-|imgdesc = Coat of Arms of the House of Borgia
-|hideo = No
+|locations =
+|related = [[Papacy]]<br>[[Templars]]
-|founder =
+*[[Roman Rite of the Templar Order]]
-|leader = [[Rodrigo Borgia]]
+|religion = Non-religious<br>{{Wiki|Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism}}
-|headquarters = [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
-|locations =
+|formed =
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-|related =
+|hidea = yes
-|religion = [[wikipedia:Atheism|Atheist]], pretend to be [[wikipedia:Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
+|notable = [[Rodrigo Borgia]]<br>[[Juan Borgia the Younger]]<br>[[Cesare Borgia]]<br>[[Lucrezia Borgia]]}}
-|hideh =
-|formed =
-|reorganised =
-|collapsed = 1507
-|hidea = No
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-}}
-The '''House of Borgia''', or '''Borja,''' was a [[Spain|Spanish]]-Italian noble family that became prominent during the [[Renaissance]]. Notable members of the family include Rodrigo, Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia. The family is known today for their crimes, such as theft, murder, incest and simony. During the Renaissance, the Borgia family was the most prominent embodiment of the [[Templars]] and also the Order's leaders. In 1492 with election of Rodrigo Borgia to Pope, the family became the ruling body of the [[Papacy|Papal state]]. The city of Rome declined into corruption, theft, murder and oppression.
+The '''House of Borgia''', or '''Borja''', was a [[Spain|Spanish]]-[[Italy|Italian]] noble family that came to prominence during the [[Renaissance]], when they acted as a most striking embodiment of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. Notable members include Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and his illegitimate children, Lucrezia and Cesare. In 1492, Rodrigo was elected Pope Alexander VI; as a result of his rule, the city of [[Rome]] declined into corruption, theft, murder and oppression.
-[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] became a prominent resistance against the Borgia in the early 16th century, and [[Apprentices|recruited citizens]] to the [[Assassins]]' [[Liberation of Rome|cause]]. As the power of the Borgias declined and disarrayed, the city of Rome experienced a change, the benefits of art and culture finally arrived and its people discovered the prosperity of the Renaissance. In 1503 with the murder of Rodrigo Borgia, courtesy of his son, Cesare, the Borgia family took an instant downfall, with Cesare, the Captain General of the Papal armies, arrested and exiled to Spain in 1504. The family lost all of its influence upon the death of Rodrigo after Pius III and later [[Julius II]] succeeded him as Pope.
+During the reign of Alexander VI, the Borgia family was suspected of many crimes, including adultery, simony, theft, bribery, incest, and murder – especially by arsenic poisoning. Because of their constant grasp for power, the Borgia made enemies of the [[House of Medici|Medici]], the [[House of Sforza|Sforza]], and the Dominican friar [[Girolamo Savonarola]], among others. Despite this, they were also patrons of the arts who contributed to the Renaissance.
+[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] became a steadfast resistance against the Borgia in the early 16th century, and [[Assassin apprentices|recruited citizens]] to the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]]'s [[Liberation of Rome|cause]]. As the power of the Borgias declined into disarray, the city of Rome experienced a change, in that the benefits of art and culture finally arrived and its people discovered the prosperity of the Renaissance.
+In 1503, with the murder of Rodrigo – courtesy of his son, Cesare – the Borgia family took an instant downfall, and Cesare, the former Captain General of the Papal armies, was arrested and exiled to Spain in 1504. Subsequently, the family lost all of its influence upon the death of Rodrigo, after [[Pius III]] and later [[Julius II]] succeeded him as Pope.
 ==Notable members==
+*[[Callixtus III|Alfons de Borja]]
-* [[Rodrigo Borgia]]
-* [[Juan Borgia the Younger]]
+*[[Rodrigo Borgia]]
-* [[Cesare Borgia]]
+*[[Francisco de Borja]]
-* [[Lucrezia Borgia]]
+*[[Juan Borgia the Elder]]
-* [[Jofré Borgia]]
+*[[Juan Borgia the Younger]]
-* [[Giovanni Borgia]]
+*[[Cesare Borgia]]
-* [[Juan Borgia the Elder]]
+*[[Lucrezia Borgia]]
-* [[Battista Borgia]]
+*[[Jofré Borgia]]
-* [[Francisco de Borja]]
+*[[Giovanni Borgia]]
+*[[Battista Borgia]]
+*[[Francis Borgia]]
+==Family tree==
+{{Familytree/start}}
+{{Familytree | | | | JOF |~|y|~| ISA | JOF = Jofré Llançol i Escrivá | ISA= Isabel de Borja }}
+{{Familytree | | | | | | | |!| | |}}
+{{Familytree | | | | | | | ROD |~|y|~| VAN |ROD = [[Rodrigo Borgia]]| VAN = [[Vannozza dei Cattanei]]}}
+{{Familytree | | | | | | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|.| | |}}
+{{Familytree | | | | | | JUA | | CES | | LUC |y| PER | | JOF | | JUA = [[Juan Borgia the Younger]] | CES = [[Cesare Borgia]] | LUC = [[Lucrezia Borgia]] | PER = [[Perotto Calderon]] | JOF = [[Jofré Borgia]]}}
+{{Familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | |}}
+{{Familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GIO |~| MAR | | | | | GIO = [[Giovanni Borgia]] | MAR = [[Maria Amiel]]}}
+{{Familytree/end}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
+AC2CallixtusIII.jpg|Alfons de Borja
+Gallery3.jpg|Rodrigo Borgia
+Gallery4.jpg|Juan Borgia the Elder
+Juan Borgia the Younger.png|Juan Borgia the Younger
+Gallery7.jpg|Cesare Borgia
+Gallery5.jpg|Lucrezia Borgia
+GiovanniBorgia.jpg|Giovanni Borgia
+A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia - John Collier.jpg|''A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia'' by {{Wiki|John Collier (painter)|John Collier}}
+Francis Borgia.jpg|''Saint Francis Borgia Helping a Dying Impenitent'' by {{Wiki|Francisco Goya}}
+</gallery>
+==References==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
+[[pt-br:Casa dos Bórgia]]
+[[uk:Сім'я Борджіа]]
 [[Category:Houses]]
-[[Category:Templar Order]]
+[[Category:Templar lineages]]