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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 ...
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
Borgia was elected on 11 August 1492 and assumed the name of Alexander VI (due to confusion about the status of Pope Alexander V, elected by the Council of Pisa). Many inhabitants of Rome were happy with their new pope because he was a generous and competent administrator who had served for decades as vice-chancellor.
Papal mistresses (7 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic Clergy sexuality" ... Pope Alexander VI; B. Pope Benedict IX; I. In the Closet of the Vatican; J. Pope John X;
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)
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 ...
Trogia Gazzella (also called Trusia or Turzia; 1460 - 1511) was an Italian noblewoman, mistress of King Alfonso II of Naples and mother of two of his illegitimate children, who both married one of illegitimate children of Pope Alexander VI Borgia by his mistress Vannozza Cattanei. Arms of family Gazzella of Gaeta
Famous mistresses of various different popes. Pages in category "Papal mistresses" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.