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  2. Pope Alexander VI - Wikipedia

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    Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Rodrigo ... Pope Sixtus appointed Borgia to be the cardinal-bishop of Porto. In 1480, the pope legitimized Cesare as a favour to ...

  3. Cardinals created by Alexander VI - Wikipedia

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    Bartolomé Martí, bishop of Segorbe – cardinal-deacon of S. Agata in Suburra, † 25 March 1500; Juan de Castro, bishop of Agrigento – cardinal-priest of S. Prisca, † 29 September 1506; Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el menor, relative of the Pope, bishop-elect of Melfi – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata, † 17 January 1500

  4. Cesare Borgia - Wikipedia

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    Cesare as a boy, painted by Pinturicchio. Like many aspects of Cesare Borgia's life, the date of his birth is a subject of dispute. He was born in Subiaco in Lazio, Italy [1] [2] in either 1475 or 1476, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Roderic Llançol i de Borja, usually known as "Rodrigo Borgia", later Pope Alexander VI, and his Italian mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei, about whom information ...

  5. List of popes - Wikipedia

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    Appointed two nephews as cardinals, one of whom became Pope Alexander VI. 210: 19 August 1458 – 15 August 1464 (5 years, 362 days) Pius II PIVS Secundus: Enea Silvio Piccolomini: 18 October 1405 Corsignano, Republic of Siena, Holy Roman Empire 52 / 58 Citizen of the Republic of Siena. Displayed a great interest in urban planning.

  6. Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VI - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VI" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church

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    Bishop Pierre Cauchon in 1457 by Pope Callixtus III for his persecution and condemnation of Joan of Arc. [61] The town of Prudnik in Silesia on 23 March 1464 by Pope Pius II for refusing to pay the debt of Duke Konrad IV the Elder. [62] Girolamo Savonarola in 1497 by Pope Alexander VI. [63]

  8. 1492 papal conclave - Wikipedia

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    The 1492 papal conclave (6–11 August) was convened after the death of Pope Innocent VIII (25 July 1492). It was the first papal conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel. [1] Cardinal Rodrigo Borja was elected unanimously on the fourth ballot as Pope Alexander VI. The election is notorious for allegations that Borja bought the votes of his ...

  9. Madonna and Child with a Bishop - Wikipedia

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    The work was painted in Rome, when Pinturicchio was the favorite painter of Pope Alexander VI. The pope's cousin, Francisco Borgia, commissioned a work to send to the family's chapel in the Collegiate of Xàtiva, in Spain, perhaps to celebrate his appointment as bishop of Teano (1495). The painting was long considered as the work of the artist ...