[bawr-juh, -zhuh; It. bawr-jah] 
| 1. | Ce⋅sa⋅re [che-zah-re] , 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician. |
| 2. | Lu⋅cre⋅zia [loo-kree-shuh, -zhuh; It. loo-kre-tsyah] , (Duchess of Ferrara ), 1480–1519, sister and political pawn of Cesare Borgia: patron of the arts. |
| 3. | their father, Ro⋅dri⋅go [raw-dree-gaw] . Alexander VI. |
| duchess of ferrara | |
noun | |
| Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) [syn: Borgia] |