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Cesare Borgia's conquest of Romagna

Type Event Region Europe Time 1501–1503

From 1501 Cesare Borgia, backed by Louis XII, conquered the cities of Romagna in central Italy and established a personal duchy, an episode Machiavel…

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  1. 1501Rome · LazioCesare Borgia resigned his cardinalate, allied with Louis XII, received the title Duke of Valentinois, and led a mixed army south to attack the local regimes of Romagna.
  2. 1502–1503Romagna · Emilia-RomagnaBorgia's forces successively took Imola, Faenza, Rimini, Pesaro and other city-states, suppressing revolts with brutal methods and establishing centralized rule in Romagna; the Florentine diplomat Machiavelli observed its military and political affairs while accompanying a mission.

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