House of Borgia

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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 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

Gallery

References

Templars

Order of the Ancients

Notable members	Smenkhkare • Amorges • Flavius Metellus • Julius Caesar • Augustus • Rufio • Arthur Pendragon • Yang Guozhong • An Lushan • Charlemagne • Qabiha • Isaac • Alfred the Great • Fulke

Notable allies and puppets	Darius I • Xerxes I • Alexander the Great • Qin Shi Huang • Ptolemy XIII • Cleopatra • Caligula • Emperor Xuanzong • Al-Mutawakkil • Basil I

Branches	China (Golden Turtles • Yeluohe) • Egypt • England (Wardens of War • Wardens of Relics • Wardens of Faith • Wardens of Law • Wardens of Wealth) • Norway • Persia (Order of Hunters • Order of the Storm • Order of Dominion) • Roman Empire

Ranks	Magus \| Ra's Al-Af'a • Tha'abeen \| Grand Maegester • Maegester • Palatinus • Preost • Zealot

Affiliated groups	Achaemenid Empire • Cult of Kosmos (Peloponnesian League • Delian League • Followers of Ares) • Ptolemaic Kingdom • Roman Empire (Gabiniani) • Abbasid Caliphate (Turkic Army) • Franks • Anglo-Saxons • Vikings (Wolf Clan) • Descendants of the Round Table

Other	Deities (Father of Understanding • Mother of Wisdom • Sacred Voice) • Order of the Ancients medallion • Eagle Vision • Assassin-Templar War

Templar Order

Notable Templars	Hugues de Payens • Robert de Sablé • Armand Bouchart • Jacques de Molay • Rodrigo Borgia • Tomás de Torquemada • Cesare Borgia • Ahmet • Manuel Palaiologos • Zhang Yong • Laureano de Torres y Ayala • Woodes Rogers • Shimazu Saito • Reginald Birch • Haytham Kenway • Charles Lee • Shay Cormac • Madeleine de L'Isle • Élise de la Serre • François-Thomas Germain • Jan van der Graff • Francis Cotton • William Sleeman • Crawford Starrick • Konstanze von Visler • Albert Bolden • Alan Rikkin • Warren Vidic • Daniel Cross • Lucy Stillman • Juhani Otso Berg

Notable allies and puppets	Richard the Lionheart • Al Mualim • Pope Sixtus IV • Lucrezia Borgia • Sirus Favero • Zhengde Emperor • James Cook • Tsar Nicholas II • Adolf Hitler • Joseph Stalin • Margaret Thatcher

Rites	Algeria • Austria • Byzantine Empire • Canada • Caribbean • Chile • China • Egypt • France • Germany • Greece • Italy • Japan • Levant • Libya • Louisiana • Mexico • Mongol Empire • Portugal • Russia • Spain • Sweden • Tunisia • UK (Lann Fala) • US

Ranks	Black Cross • General of the Cross • Grand Master • Guardian • Master Templar • Templar leader • Inner Sanctum • Council of Elders

Paramilitary groups	Delta Team • Omega Team • Sigma Team • Taurus Team • Team Epsilon

Affiliated groups	Crusaders (Knights Hospitalier • Knights Teutonic) • Papal States • House of Borgia (Cento Occhi • Crows • Followers of Romulus) • Byzantines • Great Ming (Eight Tigers) • Shimazu clan • Colonial empires (Portuguese • Spanish • English / British • French) • Baptiste's followers • Extremists (Royalists • Jacobins • Cult of Baphomet • Cult of the Supreme Being) • Blighters • Russian Empire • Nazi Germany (Wehrmacht) • United States (FBI • CIA • NASA) • Abstergo Industries (Abstergo Entertainment)

Other	Assassin-Templar War • Children of Cain • Eagle Vision • Instruments of the First Will • New World Order • Templar insignia • Templar pin • Templar ring

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Claudia Auditore da Firenze • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • La Volpe • Niccolò Machiavelli

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Cesare Borgia • Juan Borgia the Elder • Lucrezia Borgia • Rodrigo Borgia • Il Carnefice • Micheletto Corella • Gaspar de la Croix • Lanz • Malfatto • Donato Mancini • Auguste Oberlin • Vieri de' Pazzi • Ristoro • Lia de Russo • Silvestro Sabbatini • Octavian de Valois

Isu	Juno

Others	Petruccio Auditore da Firenze • Pantasilea Baglioni • Pietro Rossi • Patrizio • Nicolaus Copernicus • Leonardo da Vinci • Fabio Orsini • Duccio de Luca • Ercole Massimo • Salaì • Caterina Sforza • Manfredo Soderini • Cristina Vespucci

Animi Avatars	Doctor • Courtesan • Executioner • Nobleman • Priest • Prowler • Barber • Engineer • Blacksmith • Captain • Smuggler • Footpad • Mercenary • Harlequin • Hellequin • Officer • Thief • Dama Rossa • Pariah • Marquis • Knight

Factions

Assassins (Guilds • Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Kingdom of France (French Army) • Cento Occhi • Courtesans • Followers of Romulus • Hermeticists • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Monteriggioni (Sanctuary) • Rome (Antico District • Campagna District • Centro District • Vaticano District) • Colli Albani • Naples • Valnerina • Monte Circeo • Viana • Florence • Venice

Events

Renaissance (Siege of Monteriggioni • Liberation of Rome • Search for Cesare Borgia • Siege of Viana)

Terms and concepts

Animus • Achievements • Bleeding Effect • Borgia Towers • Cannons • Chase breakers • Codex • Contracts • Customization • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Emails (Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman • Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings) • Flying Machine • Heralds • Horses • Lairs of Romulus • Leap of Faith • Memories • Multiplayer • Officials • Outfits • Parachutes • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden) • Ranks • Rifts • Social Stealth • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons • Crossbow • Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade • Hidden Gun • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Poison Blade • Poison darts • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Throwing knives

DLC

Animus Project Update 1.0 • Animus Project Update 2.0 • Animus Project Update 3.0 • Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance

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-The '''House of Borgia''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] noble family that became prominent during the [[Renaissance]]. Notable members of the family include [[Rodrigo Borgia]] and [[Cesare Borgia]]. The family is known today for their crimes such as theft and murder. During the Renaissance, the Borgia family were the most prominent members of the [[Knights Templar]] and also their leader.
+|notable = [[Rodrigo Borgia]]<br>[[Juan Borgia the Younger]]<br>[[Cesare Borgia]]<br>[[Lucrezia Borgia]]}}
+The '''House of Borgia''', or '''Borja''', was a [[Spain|Spanish]] 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.
-''Notable Members'':
+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]]
+*[[Francisco de Borja]]
+*[[Juan Borgia the Elder]]
+*[[Juan Borgia the Younger]]
 *[[Cesare Borgia]]
 *[[Lucrezia Borgia]]
+*[[Jofré Borgia]]
+*[[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]]''
+{{Templars nav}}
+{{ACBH}}
+<!--Interwiki links-->
-==Trivia==
+[[de:Borgia]]
-In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' during the mission 'Hell on Wheels', [[Ezio]] uses [[Eagle Vision]] and a nearby Borgia flag is seen as bright red, indicating the Borgia are still a threat.
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Contents

Notable members

Family tree

Gallery

References