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  2. Pope Alexander VI - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of popes from the Borgia family - Wikipedia

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    Alexander VI (born Rodrigo Lanzol Borgia; 1431–1503) – served as pope from 11 August 1492 until his death on 18 August 1503; his maternal uncle was Callixtus III [2] Innocent X [ 3 ] (born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili); 1574–1655) – served as pope from 15 September 1644 until his death on 7 January 1655; he was the great ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Cesare Borgia - Wikipedia

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    Cesare Borgia [b] (13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was a Roman Catholic deacon—cardinal and later an Italian condottiero (mercenary). He was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI of the Aragonese House of Borgia and was a sibling to Lucrezia Borgia.

  6. Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía - Wikipedia

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    Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía (Spanish: Juan de Borja; Catalan: Joan Borja; c. 1476 – 14 June 1497) was the second child of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the brother of Cesare, Gioffre, and Lucrezia Borgia. Giovanni Borgia was the pope's favourite son, and Alexander VI granted ...

  7. Borgia Apartments - Wikipedia

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    When the Borgia family fell out of favor after the 1503 death of Pope Alexander VI, the apartments were little used for centuries. The following pope, Julius II, abandoned the apartments and moved his daily responsibilities to the upper floors, which are now called the Raphael Rooms. [3] When Julius II vacated the apartments, they fell into ...

  8. Giovanni Sforza - Wikipedia

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    Giovanni Sforza d'Aragona (5 July 1466 – 27 July 1510) was an Italian condottiero, lord of Pesaro and Gradara from 1483 until his death. He is best known as the first husband of Lucrezia Borgia. Their marriage was annulled on claims of his impotence in March 1497.

  9. File:Portrait of Pope Alexander VI Borgia (Vatican Museums ...

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    Date of birth/death: circa 1450. before 6 January 1504. Location of birth/death ... Portrait of Alexander VI (Borgia, 1492-1503) " " Object type ...

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