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The House of Borgia (/ ˈ b ɔːr (d) ʒ ə / BOR-zhə, BOR-jə; [2] [3] [4] Italian:; Spanish and Aragonese: Borja; Valencian: Borja [ˈbɔɾdʒa]) was a Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. [5]
The Borgias, also known as the Borjas, were a European papal family of Spanish origin that became prominent during the Renaissance. The family produced three popes of the Catholic Church: Callixtus III (born Alfons de Borja; 1378–1458) – served as pope from 8 April 1455 until his death on 6 August 1458 [1]
The House of Borgia, spelled Borja in Spanish. Subcategories. ... Pages in category "House of Borgia" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total.
Juan Buenaventura de Borja y Armendia (b. 1564*, Gandía, Valencia – d. 1628, Santafé de Bogotá) was a Spanish noble of the House of Borja who served in multiple positions of power throughout the New Kingdom of Granada. He is perhaps best known for serving as the President of the Real Audiencia de Santa Fe de Bogotá.
Tomás de Borja y Castro (c. 1551 – September 13, 1610]) was a Spanish noble from the House of Borja who became Bishop of Málaga and Archbishop of Zaragoza. Biography [ edit ]
A member of the House of Borgia, Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el menor was born in Valencia in 1470, the son of Jofré de Borja Lanzol, ninth baron of Villalonga, and Juana de Moncada. [1] He was the great-grand-nephew of Pope Callixtus III and the grand-nephew of Pope Alexander VI on his mother's side. [1]
Alfons de Borja i Cavanilles, who later became the first Borgia pope. [6] Isabel de Borja i Cavanilles, who later married her distant cousin, Jofré de Borja i Doms (also referred to as Jofré Llançol i Escrivà), and was mother to the infamous Pope Alexander VI. Catalina de Borja i Cavanilles, who married Joan del Milà, the duke of ...
Francisco Antonio de Borja-Centelles y Ponce de Léon (27 March 1659 - 3 April 1702) was a Spanish cardinal and member of the Borgia family. He served as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (1701–1702) and Archbishop of Burgos (1702). [1] He was born in Sardinia in 1659, where his family had interests.