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Giulia Farnese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːlja farˈneːze,-eːse]; 1474 – 23 March 1524) was an Italian noblewoman, a mistress to Pope Alexander VI, and the sister of Pope Paul III. [2] Known as Giulia la bella ( Italian for 'Julia the beautiful'), she was a member of the noble Farnese family, who were prominent leaders in the Italian ...
Alexander VI: 1492–1503 Not married. Relationships with Vanozza dei Catanei and Giulia Farnese. Possibly Had a long affair with Vannozza dei Cattanei while still a priest, and before he became pope; and by her had his illegitimate children Cesare Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, Gioffre Borgia, and Lucrezia. [32]
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
The only son of Ludovico Orsini Migliorati (1425-1489) and Adriana de Mila (b. 1434), Orsino was related to Alexander VI through his mother, who was the Pope's cousin. . Adriana had been widowed at an early age and had sought the "protection" of her cousin, then-Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, in order to effectively administer her late husband's vast estates and to safeguard her son's considerable ...
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;
Girolama Borgia was born in Rome in 1469 to Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and an unmarried woman whose identity is unknown, who was Borgia's lover before of his most famous mistress Vannozza Cattanei. She was the third child of Borgia, after her half-siblings Pedro Luis and Isabella.
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