I am doing a mock trial and I have to be Cesare Borgia, I'm curious on how he would be introduced when he walks into a room. Also, if anyone has any tips or uncommon info I can use to be his character better, it would be much appreciated. I'm being charged for murder, Guelph and responsible for Machiavelli's "end is justified by the means" Thank you again for any help.
Since you are mentioning Machiavelli, I am going to assume that the trial takes place after 1499, which is the year Cesare Borgia became the Duke of Valentinois. Incidentally, he was also the Bishop of Pamplona before becoming the Archbishop and later the Cardinal of Valencia until 1499. Because of his secular title he was often referred to as “il Valentino”. He, also, was a Chevalier de Ordre de Saint-Michel. Now, you may want to put “il Duca di Valentino” as his title. Wether you will use Borja or Borgia is up to you, but he himself Italianized his name (Borgia).
As you can see in Machiavelli’s Prince (p 83-86), Machiavelli himself refers to him by this name (il Valentino). If you can manage, please take time to read chapter 18 of The Prince, as I think that may be helpful with your project. I would recommend reading the whole text if you can find the time.
As for Guelfs defence, there are arguments for both sides and they often boil down to how dependent on Papal State a certain Signoria was. I can go into more details if it need be.
When it comes to the murder, I can only guess it is about Giovanni Borgia. Jealousy is most widely accepted motive for this murder. Unfortunately, I can provide only a few, scarce sources in English.
Not entirely related, but the best defence I ever came by for the said murder is actually in fiction: written by Dario Fo in a book called "The Pope's Daughter", but as it is not a textbook I can not recommend it as a source, but it gives a wonderful depiction of people that three most famous Borgias may have been. It is also a wonderful read, but do not use it as source for this project because it is, as I said, fiction.
N.B. And I cannot stress this enough: there is no such thing as “end justifies means” in The Prince! The author himself asserts that the leader must act in the best interest of the state, but must not do as he pleases, because that would be the very definition of lunacy.
Sources: Machiavelli, Niccolò, De Principatibus, and you can also use [this biography] (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/630406.Cesare_Borgia). I have other sources, but they are, unfortunately, in Italian.
EDIT: Misspelling
You're being charged for Guelph?