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- May 1499 married to Charlotte d'Albret († 1514), sister of the King John of Navarre; he had one legitimate daughter Louise (1500-1553) and two illegitimate children, his son Girolamo, born around 1500, and his daughter Camilla/Lucrezia (around 1501-1573), abbess of the Cloister of S. Bernardino in Ferrara
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After the death of Lucrezia's second husband, her father, Pope Alexander VI, arranged a third marriage. She then married Alfonso I d'Este , Duke of Ferrara , in early 1502 in Ferrara . She had eight children during this marriage and was considered a respectable and accomplished Renaissance duchess, effectively rising above her previous ...
- Cesare is the only man to ever quit the college of cardinals. Following the murder of his brother in 1497, Cesare Borgia became the sole Borgia heir. The problem was, he was a Cardinal, and Cardinals couldn’t have legitimate heirs.
- Cesare (probably) didn’t kill his brother. On 14 June 1497, Juan Borgia went missing after attending a dinner party at his mother’s house. As he left the party with his brother and uncle, he met with a strange, masked man.
- Incest – what incest? There is actually no solid proof that Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia were ever in an incestuous relationship. The whole thing is based on nothing but a rumour started by Lucrezia’s first husband, Giovanni Sforza.
- Cesare was a master of disguise. On 30 January 1495, Cesare Borgia proved to everyone just how wily he could be. At the demand of King Charles VIII of France, Cesare had accompanied him on his journey towards Naples, basically as a hostage.
Alexander VI fathered many children by a number of mistresses, but four were legitimized: Juan, Cesare, Jofré, and Lucrezia.
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- 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’s cause of death remains a mystery. Contemporary chroniclers suggested that he may have been poisoned, either intentionally or accidental...
He fathered four illegitimate children and bribed other cardinals to elect him pope. Source for information on Alexander VI, Pope (1431–1503): Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture dictionary.
May 5, 2018 · As the bride of Alfonso d’Este I, heir to the venerable dukedom of Ferrara, this twice-married 22-year old daughter of the licentious Pope Alexander VI and sister of the rapacious Cesare Borgia was under intense scrutiny. She quickly proved herself to be intelligent, kind, and pious, a superb administrator and loving mother.
Photograph by Oronoz/Album. 1480 —Lucrezia Borgia is born near Rome, the illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia—the future Pope Alexander VI—and his lover, Vannozza Cattanei. 1493 ...
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