cheekymonkey503

Cesare Borgia was born in Rome on September 13th, 1475; the son of Cardinal Rodrigo de Lanzol y Borgia, soon to become Pope Alexander VI, and his mistress Vanozza dei Cattanei. He was made Bishop of Pamplona at the age of 15. Following school in Perugia and Pisa where Cesare studied law, along with his father's elevation to Pope, Cesare was made Cardinal three years later. After his brother Juan's death, Cesare became the first person in history to resign the cardinalate. On the same day the French King Louis XII named Cesare Duke of Valentinois, and this title, along with his former position as Cardinal of Valencia, explains the nickname "Valentino". Cesare's military career was founded upon his father's ability to distribute patronage, along with his alliance with France (reinforced by his marriage with Charlotte d'Albret, sister of John III of Navarre), in the course of the Italian Wars. At the time of his father's death in 1503, Cesare's dominons in the Romagna disintegrated without continued Papal support. In order to smooth the way to his election as pope, Giuliano Della Rovere - later Pope Julius II - made an agreement with Cesare, promising to make him captain of the papal troops again. After the conclave, Cesare surrendered the Castel Sant' Angelo and came to live with Della Rovere in the Vatican. The pope toyed with the idea of using Cesare to stem the Venetians in the Romagna, for he could still attract loyalty not only from the Spanish but also, to some degree, from the people of the province. However, the Venetians claimed that all they were doing was taking the lands of their common enemy, Cesare Boriga. Hence, Julius II asked Cesare for the countersigns of the fortresses that he held (Cesena, Bertinoro and Forlì). In return Cesare received a brief saying that he could go where he liked once the cities had been surrendered. He went to Naples and begun to try to recruit troops but when the Spanish monarchs heard of this they ordered their viceroy Gonsalvo to arrest Cesare. Exiled to Spain in 1504, he was imprisoned in the Castle of La Mota, Medina del Campo, from which he escaped and joined his brother-in-law King John III of Navarre. Subsequently, Cesare was killed in 1507 while fighting for the Navarrese king in the city of Viana, Spain.

In "The Prince", Machiavelli uses Cesare Borgia as an example to elucidate the dangers of acquiring a principality by virtue of another. Cesare also inspired many novels and was portrayed in many movies and television series based on the Borgia's rise and fall. For instance most recently:


François Arnaud (born 5 July 1985 in Québéc, Canada) is a French Canadian stage and film actor who trained at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Montréal in 2007. He is best known for his performances as "Cesare Borgia" in Showtime's TV series The Borgias and as "Antonin" in the critically acclaimed French Canadian movie J'ai tué ma mère. In 2009, he had a part in Sophie Lorain's Les Grandes Chaleurs. In Québéc, François is known for his role as "Théo" in the TV series Yamaska.

BL.Arinna_1982

tftnt, Christine.

cheekymonkey503

You're welcome Arinna did you update older threads links cause I didn't.





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mohindy

Hi everyone,
Hope you're all well

How's François? Do we have news about future projects, a steamy photoshoot?

cheekymonkey503

DANIELLE!! Hello love yes he is in Europe now filming a new movie about Queen Christina of Sweden He plays Karl Gustav, whose in love w/her.
And not from a "new" photo shoot but a very old one but pics are new to us.









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mohindy

A new movie YESSSSSS !!!!
Is it a supporting role or is he the romantic lead?
Do we have more news about his strange project Amapola?
Our boy is working hard, can't wait to watch his movies.

Thank you for the pics.
I missed his face, then I watched "The prince" and felt better

BL.Arinna_1982

Thanks for the pics! And I sure hope he's in the leading role.

mohindy

If the Girl King is indeed inspired from the play "Christine, la reine garçon" as the article I read mentioned, I'm not sure François has a big role in it. Christine was a feminist, torn between her love for women and her royal duties. It's a great character, a very active role for the actress.

Christine's cousin (Charles/Karl aka François) was in love with her and from her wikipedia we learn that:
He was infatuated with her and they became secretly engaged before he left in 1642 to serve in the army in Germany for three years.
He reappeared few years later when she abdicated her throne on 5 June 1654 in favor of him. Charles, who was crowned later on that day, proposed her again to marry. Christina laughed and left the country, hoping for a warm reception in Catholic countries. Charles had to move into an empty palace.

You probably all already talked about that and I'm late to the party, sorry if that's the case.

cheekymonkey503

Nope we didn't so thanks Danielle What a dizzy Queen if she laughs at that face and heads off to Catholic (Italy I think it was) countries.



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mohindy

She didn't want to marry anyone. She was not a "sweet" queen, she was fierce and wanted to be as strong as the men.
François will be rejected yeah

Lucresiare

If she was a lesbian, it makes sense

cheekymonkey503

Good thing he ends up King then. She must not have disliked him all that much if she left did that for him.
Cause I know from twitter damn near everyone wants this guy. Gay men, straight men, gay woman, and of course straight woman soo queen is it seems.





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BL.Arinna_1982

Yep, I have to agree with you on that. Everybody wants him.

cheekymonkey503

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BL.Arinna_1982

Hello, my Prince!