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  2. Giulia Farnese - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Banquet of Chestnuts - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Pope Alexander VI - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of sexually active popes - Wikipedia

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    Pope Paul III Farnese had 4 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.

  6. The Borgias (2011 TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Lotte Verbeek as Giulia Farnese: Mistress to the pope and an independent and wise woman herself, she earns the trust of Pope Alexander and becomes a close friend and mentor to Lucrezia. [14] David Oakes as Juan Borgia: Second son of Rodrigo and Gonfalonier of the Papal Armies, he behaves recklessly and arrogantly, but is an inept coward. [15]

  7. File:Pope Alexander Vi.jpg - Wikipedia

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  8. Vannozza dei Cattanei - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. List of popes by country - Wikipedia

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    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)