Cesare Borgia

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Cesare Borgia (1475-09-13 – 1507-03-12) of the House of Borgia was the son of Pope Alexander VI who appointed him as a military leader.

Contents 1 Sourced 2 Unsourced 3 Criticism 4 External links

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• My task is not to tyrannize but to destroy tyrants.
  • Clive Foss, The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption, London: Quercus Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1905204965, p. 71

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• Aut Caesar, aut nihil.
  • Translation: Either Caesar or nothing (all or nothing)
  • This motto is supposedly inscribed on his sword

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• Aut Caesar aut nihil (et nihil fuit).
  • Translation: Either Caesar or nothing (and nothing came of it).
  • Title of a requiem mass that was celebrated in the Santa Maria Church of Viana in Navarra in remembrance of Cesare Borgia.
    • Henk (2007-08-05). Aut Caesar aut nihil (et nihil fuit). Blogger (service). Retrieved on 2008-09-18.

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