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An account of the banquet appears in the Liber Notarum of Johann Burchard, the Protonotary Apostolic and Master of Ceremonies. This diary, a primary source on the life of Alexander VI, was preserved in the Vatican Secret Archive; it became available to researchers in the mid-19th century when Pope Leo XIII opened the archive, although Leo expressed specific reluctance to allow general access ...
Giovanna "Vannozza" dei Cattanei (13 July 1442 – 24 November 1518) [2] was an Italian woman who was the chief mistress of Cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia, later to become Pope Alexander VI. [ 3 ] Early life
Pope Paul III Farnese had four illegitimate children and made his illegitimate son Pier Luigi Farnese the first duke of Parma. This is a list of sexually active popes, Catholic priests who were not celibate before they became pope, and those who were legally married before becoming pope. Some candidates were allegedly sexually active before their election as pope, and others were thought to ...
The tomb of Pope Alexander VI Jacopo Pesaro being presented by Pope Alexander VI to Saint Peter, painting by Titian. Cesare was preparing for another expedition in August 1503 when, after he and his father had dined with Cardinal Adriano Castellesi on 6 August, they were taken ill with fever a few days later.
Lucrezia Borgia was born on 18 April 1480 at Subiaco, near Rome. [2] Her mother was Vannozza dei Cattanei, one of the mistresses of Lucrezia's father, Cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia (later Pope Alexander VI). [3] During her early life, Lucrezia Borgia's education was entrusted to Adriana Orsini de Milan, a close confidant of her father.
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ... Pope Alexander VI; B. ... In the Closet of the Vatican; J. Pope John X; Pope John XII; Pope ...
Pages in category "Papal mistresses" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... This page was last edited on 2 October 2023, at 16:26 (UTC).
2 from Valencia in modern-day Spain (Pope Callixtus III and Pope Alexander VI) 2 from Portugal (Pope Damasus I and Pope John XXI) 2 from Anatolia in modern-day Turkey (Pope Conon and Pope John VI) 1 from England (Pope Adrian IV) 1 from the Netherlands (Pope Adrian VI) 1 from Poland (Pope John Paul II) 1 from Argentina (Pope Francis)