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Pope Alexander VI
Head of the Catholic Church from 1492 to 1503
"Rodrigo de Borja" redirects here. For the Spanish nobleman, see Rodrigo de Borja (Spanish noble).
Pope Alexander VI[Note 2] (born Rodrigo de Borja;[Note 3]; epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian");[6]c. 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon, Rodrigo studied law at the University of Bologna. He was ordained deacon and made a cardinal in 1456 after the election of his uncle as Pope Callixtus III, and a year later he became vice-chancellor of the Catholic Church. He proceeded to serve in the Curia under the next four popes, acquiring significant influence and wealth in the process. In 1492, Rodrigo was elected pope, taking the name Alexander VI.
Alexander's papal bulls of 1493 confirmed
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Pope Alexander VI
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Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of Cardinal Alfonso Borja, later Pope Callixtus III.
The young Rodrigo had not yet definitely chosen his profession when the elevation of his uncle to the papacy (1455) opened up new prospects to his ambition. He was adopted into the immediate family of Callixtus and was known henceforward to the Italians as Rodrigo Borgia. Like so many other princely cadets, he was obtruded upon the Church, the question of a clerical vocation being left completely out of consideration. After conferring several rich benefices on him, his uncle sent him for a short year to study law at the Universi
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| Rodrigo Borgia | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | 1 January 1431 |
| Died | 18 August 1503 |
| Time period | Italian Renaissance |
| Political information | |
| Affiliations | House of Borgia |
| Actor | Jeremy Irons |
Rodrigo Borgia better known as Pope Alexander VI is the pope and father to fyra children: Cesare Borgia, Juan Borgia, Joffre Borgia, and Lucrezia Borgia . He had two mistresses Vanozza Dei Cattenei and Giulia Farnese.
Appearance[]
He is described as a devote Catholic, but he is not the perfect Catholic huvudregel, let alone the perfect choice for the position of Holy Father. On the surface, he fryst vatten seen to be deeply religious, but in secrecy he maintains his kvartet children, his former mistress who fryst vatten also the mother of the children and a new mistress while being Pope.
Personality[]
As a pious Cardinal of the Holy Catholic Church, Rodrigo fryst vatten