How do you use Borgia in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like pope or pontiff, plus the exact meaning.
Borgia meaning
A surname. Famously borne by the House of Borgia, a prominent family during the Renaissance.
Synonyms of Borgia
Using Borgia
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. Famously borne by the House of Borgia, a prominent family during the Renaissance.
- Useful related words include: pope, bishop of rome, vicar of christ, holy father.
- In the example corpus, borgia often appears in combinations such as: lucrezia borgia, cesare borgia, the borgia.
Context around Borgia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Borgia
- In this selection, "borgia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lucrezia, cesare, giovanni, family, became and various stand out and add context to how "borgia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include borgia cared strongly and borgia received a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "borgia" sits close to words such as acolytes, acv and afolabi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with borgia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Borgia received a fatal injury from a spear. (8 words)
In 1501, two papal bulls were issued concerning the child, Giovanni Borgia. (12 words)
Borgia was left lying naked, with just a red tile covering his genitals. (13 words)
After the successful staging of Lucrezia Borgia in 1833, his reputation was further consolidated, and Donizetti followed the paths of both Rossini and Bellini by visiting Paris, where his Marin Faliero was given at the Théâtre-Italien in March 1835. (40 words)
According to Machiavelli this was due to his planning for all possibilities but his own illness. citation Early life seeAlso Like nearly all aspects of Cesare Borgia's life, the date of his birth is a subject of dispute. (39 words)
He is killed by Cesare, who after becoming aware of his father's plot to assassinate him (due to Cesare's campaigning in Romagna resulting in declining Borgia influence in Rome) forces his own poisoned apple in his mouth. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Lucrezia Borgia A year after her marriage to Isabella's brother, Alfonso Note:In June 1505, Alfonso succeeded their father as duke, making Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara in 1502, the notorious Lucrezia Borgia became the mistress of Francesco.
She was a contemporary of another illegitimate daughter of a Pope, the much more famous Lucrezia Borgia.
The cast of Renaissance characters is also large and somewhat ungainly, populated with outsize historical players that include Michelangelo, Savonarola, Raphael, Niccolò Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia, various popes, assorted Medicis and many more.
The two went looking for the suspect, but he had headed westbound, said Borgia.
Oh, and while many vendors weren’t accepting credit cards, yon handy ATM was ready to dispense thee all the farthings required for a Borgia Family-sized spending spree.
According to Machiavelli this was due to his planning for all possibilities but his own illness. citation Early life seeAlso Like nearly all aspects of Cesare Borgia's life, the date of his birth is a subject of dispute.
After the successful staging of Lucrezia Borgia in 1833, his reputation was further consolidated, and Donizetti followed the paths of both Rossini and Bellini by visiting Paris, where his Marin Faliero was given at the Théâtre-Italien in March 1835.
Also popular during this period were films about historical figures, such as Caserini's Beatrice Cenci (1909) and Ugo Falena 's Lucrezia Borgia (1910).
At first the papal troops were defeated and things looked bleak for the house of Borgia.
Before his elevation to the papacy, Cardinal Borgia's passion for Vannozza somewhat diminished, and she subsequently led a very retired life.
Borgia cared strongly for the reestablishment of the unity of the church and his influence with the Aragonese monarch was the factor that allowed for the conclusion of the accord between the king and the new pope.
Borgia received a fatal injury from a spear.
Borgia was left lying naked, with just a red tile covering his genitals.
Cesare Borgia's remains then were sent to Viana's town hall, directly across from Santa María, where they remained until 1953.
Despite being deprived of his French troops after the conquest of those two cities, Borgia returned to Rome to celebrate a triumph and to receive the title of Papal Gonfalonier from his father.
Evaluation A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia (1893) by John Collier Niccolò Machiavelli met the Duke on a diplomatic mission in his function as Secretary of the Florentine Chancellery.
He is killed by Cesare, who after becoming aware of his father's plot to assassinate him (due to Cesare's campaigning in Romagna resulting in declining Borgia influence in Rome) forces his own poisoned apple in his mouth.
He was involved in Alexander VI's short-lived effort to reform the Roman Curia following the murder of his son Giovanni Borgia in 1497 and was named a member of a commission of six cardinals.
However, when his father died, and a rival to the Borgia family entered the Papal seat, Cesare was overthrown in a matter of months.
In 1501, two papal bulls were issued concerning the child, Giovanni Borgia.
Common combinations with borgia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lucrezia borgia 7×
- cesare borgia 5×
- the borgia 5×
- borgia in 4×
- borgia was 4×
- of borgia 2×
- giovanni borgia 2×
- borgia family 2×