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Giovanni Borgia (March 1498 – 1548), known as the Infans Romanus ("the Roman child"), was born into the House of Borgia in secret and is of unclear parentage. Speculations of the child's parentage involve either Lucrezia Borgia with her alleged lover, Perotto Calderon or Cesare Borgia, or Pope Alexander VI as his father. [1]
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Giovanni Borgia was probably born in Rome in 1476 to then-cardinal Rodrigo Borgia (later to become Pope Alexander VI), and his mistress, Vannozza dei Cattanei, who was married to Domenico da Rignano. He was the second son of the couple, after the firstborn Cesare. In September 1493, Giovanni married Maria Enriquez de Luna, the Spanish betrothed of ...
Borgia was murdered on the night of 14 June 1497 near what later became the Piazza della Giudecca in the ghetto of Rome. Giovanni was last seen alive when he was leaving a feast that his mother had arranged in his honour at her villa near the Church of San Pietro in Vincoli with his other siblings Cesare, Lucrezia, and Gioffre; Gioffre's wife Sanch...
As the killers were never identified, there are three theories as to the suspects and motives: 1. The killer was either his younger brother Gioffre Borgia who murdered him due to Giovanni's relationship with Gioffre's wife, Sancha or his brother Cesare Borgia who also had a relationship with Sancha. [One salient fact is that Alexander despite his i...
In most adaptations, he is referred to by his Spanish name, Juan. In Alexandre Dumas' Celebrated Crimes(1839), he is referred to as Francesco. In Mario Puzo's historical novel The Family, Giovanni Borgia's murder by his younger brother Geoffre is central to the drama and plot of the story. In the 2010 animated short film, Assassin's Creed: Ascendan...
(in Spanish) Borja o Borgia(in Spanish) Diario Borja – Borgia Tres siglos de Historia día a díaStrathern also takes on the mysterious case of Infans Romanus, the child Borgia who was declared the child of Cesare Borgia, and then the Pope, and always in the company of Lucrezia Borgia. At first, Strathern states that the child is likely Pope Alexander VI's child, claimed by Cesare initially because the Pope shouldn't have been fathering ...
Apr 27, 2012 · It seems writers are bringing the birth of Giovanni Borgia forward in time, noted to have been born in 1498. Referred to in documentary sources as the Infans Romanus - the child of Rome - the paternity of this child is a continuing source of debate. Some believe Giovanni was a child of Cesare or Alexander, others to Lucrezia.
Giovanni Borgia (March 1498 – 1548), known as the Infans Romanus ("the Roman child"), was born into the House of Borgia in secret and is of unclear parentage. Speculations of the child's parentage involve either Lucrezia Borgia with her alleged lover, Perotto Calderon or Cesare Borgia, or Pope Alexander VI as his father.
In September 1493, Giovanni married Maria Enriquez de Luna, the Spanish betrothed of his deceased older half-brother, Pier Luigi de Borgia, 1st duke of Gandía. He succeeded his brother as 2nd Duke of Gandía, and was made Duke of Sessa, Grand Constable of Naples , Governor of St. Peter's, and Gonfalonier and Captain General of the Church.
Giovanni Borgia. Giovanni Borgia may refer to: Giovanni Borgia (Infans Romanus) (1498–1548), parentage unclear. Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474/5–1497), son of Pope Alexander VI. Juan de Borja y Enríquez de Luna (1495–1543), in Italian, Giovanni Borgia, 3rd duke of Gandía, son of the 2nd duke and Maria Enriquez de Luna.
