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They include novels, such as City of God: A Novel of the Borgias (1979) by Cecelia Holland, [23] The Family (2001) by Mario Puzo, and Summer of Night (1991) by Dan Simmons, [24] plays, operas, comics, films like The Borgia (2006), television series like Borgia (2011) and The Borgias (2011) on Showtime, [25] and video games the likes of Assassin ...
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 ...
Lucrezia Borgia [a] (18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the governor of Spoleto , in her own right, a position usually held by cardinals .
Lucrezia Borgia (3 C, 12 P) R. Route of the Borgias (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "House of Borgia" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total.
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 ...
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has elaborated on his reference to the Borgia family, whom he accused Rishi Sunak of behaving like after scaling back the amount of EU laws that would be revoked after Brexit. The ...
Tower and walls of the Borgias: According to the tradition, Alfonso Borgia, the future Pope Calixtus III, was born in the Tower of Canals. Opposite the tower we can find the Oratory of the Borgias, with a medieval altarpiece about the Last Judgement, by the master of Borboto. Both buildings are worth visiting.