Duke of Romagna

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The Duke of Romagna was the noble title held by Cesare Borgia during his brief but influential rule over territories in central Italy at the height of his political and military power.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duca di Romagna 1
Duke of Romagna canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy title
noble title
abolished yes
appliesToPerson Cesare Borgia
associatedWith Borgia family
Italian Wars
Machiavellian politics
capital Forlì
Imola
country Papal States
createdBy Pope Alexander VI
createdFor Cesare Borgia
dynastyOfHolder House of Borgia
endCause death of Pope Alexander VI
downfall of Cesare Borgia
endTime 1503
establishedDuring pontificate of Alexander VI
governmentForm hereditary lordship
hasTerritory Camerino
Cesena
Faenza
Forlì
Imola
Pesaro
Rimini
Urbino
historicalSignificance example of papal territorial expansion
model for Machiavelli’s analysis of principalities
holder Cesare Borgia
languageOfTitle Italian
locatedIn Italy
central Italy
mentionedBy Niccolò Machiavelli
mentionedIn The Prince
notableHolder Cesare Borgia
originalLanguageForm Duca di Romagna
linked to: Duke of Romagna
partOf Papal States
region Romagna
linked to: Emilia-Romagna
startTime 1499
subordinateTo Pope Alexander VI
papacy
successorEntity direct papal rule in Romagna
timePeriod Italian Renaissance
early 16th century
late 15th century
titleHolderReligion Roman Catholicism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cesare Borgia heldPosition Duke of Romagna
Duke of Romagna originalLanguageForm Duca di Romagna
linked to: Duke of Romagna