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Pope Alexander VI ( b. 1 January 1431; d. 31 October 1503), pope (1492–1503). The Spaniard Rodrigo de Borja, the future Alexander VI, is notorious for his immorality and corruption. He fathered four illegitimate children and bribed other cardinals to elect him pope. As a protégé of King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Alexander issued a number of ...
Alexander VI (born 1431, Játiva, near Valencia [Spain]—died August 18, 1503, Rome) was a corrupt, worldly, and ambitious pope (1492–1503), whose neglect of the spiritual inheritance of the church contributed to the development of the Protestant Reformation. Rodrigo was born into the Spanish branch of the prominent and powerful Borgia family.
- Francis Xavier Murphy
- Alexander VI was born into the Borgia family just as that noble house was expanding its influence into Italy. While still a teenager, Alexander was...
- Alexander VI openly used the church to advance his family’s fortunes, and his tenure as pope is widely seen as one of the sparks that ignited the R...
- Alexander VI fathered many children by a number of mistresses, but four were legitimized: Juan, Cesare, Jofré, and Lucrezia. Juan was murdered; Ces...
- Alexander’s cause of death remains a mystery. Contemporary chroniclers suggested that he may have been poisoned, either intentionally or accidental...
TIL Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) fathered at least seven, and as many as ten illegitimate children after his ordainment, including the famous Cesare who he made Cardinal, creating Duchies for others, cementing alliances and dynasties to further the Borgia name. The Medicis bankrolled him.
Dec 12, 2002 · Cesare Borgia (1475-1517) was the most brilliant, ambitious and forceful of the illegitimate children of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, who became pope as Alexander VI in 1492. Ten years later, in his mid-twenties, Cesare was known for the beauty of his person, his clothes and his women. He was also captain-general of the papal army and busy, with ...
Pages in category "Illegitimate children of Pope Alexander VI" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lucrezia Borgia ( Italian pronunciation: [luˈkrɛttsja ˈbɔrdʒa]; Valencian: Lucrècia Borja [luˈkrɛsia ˈbɔɾdʒa]; 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, a position usually ...
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Rodrigo Borgia became one of the most controversial popes in history when he took the title of Alexander VI on this day in 1492 in Rome. He is known to have fathered several illegitimate children with his mistresses and his reign became notorious for corruption and nepotism.
