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Pope Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja; 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) (epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian")) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
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Alexander VI ALEXANDER Sextus: Roderic Llançol i de Borja: 1 January 1431 Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon 61 / 72 Born as a subject of the Kingdom of Valencia (and therefore subject to the monarch of the Crown of Aragon). Spanish (Valencian); Nephew of Callixtus III; father to Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia.
Pontiff NumberPontificateName: English · LatinDate And Place Of Birth11830 July 903 – Dec 903 (124 days)Leo V LEO Quintusc. 845 Ardea, Papal States—October 903 – January 904 (92 days)Christopher CHRISTOFORORome, Papal States11929 January 904 – 14 April 911 (7 years, ...Sergius III SERGIVS Tertiusc. 860 Rome, Papal States12014 April 911 – June 913 (2 years, 48 ...Anastasius III ANASTASIVS Tertiusc. 865 Rome, Papal States- Early Life
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In 1431, Lanzol y Borja born in Xàtiva, which is near Valencia in Spain. His father was Jofre Lançol. His mother was Isabella Borgia, who was a sister of Cardinal Alfonso Borgia, who later became Pope Callixtus III. He was adopted into the immediate family of Pope Callixtus; and was known afterwards as Rodrigo Borgia.
Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on August 11, 1492; and he took the name of Alexander VI. Pope Alexander is known for writing Inter Caetera in 1493.In this papal decree, Alexander decided that some parts of South America would be Spanish or and some parts would be Portuguese.
Media related to Alexander VIat Wikimedia Commons 1. "Pope Alexander VI" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 2. Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Borja y Borja, Rodrigo de Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine 3. The Borgiasat IMDb
Pope Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja; 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) ( epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian ")) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
Rodrigo de Borja y Doms (Italian: Rodrigo Borgia) was the Spanish-born 214th Pope who was raised to the papal chair as Pope Alexander VI. He is one of the most controversial figures in the history of papacy.
Alexander VI, orig. Rodrigo de Borja y Doms, (born 1431, Játiva, Aragon—died Aug. 18, 1503, Rome), Pope (1492–1503). Born into the Spanish branch of the Borgia family, he amassed great wealth and lived scandalously, fathering four illegitimate children (before his election as pope), who played an important role in his complicated dynastic ...
Pope Alexander VI (January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503), born Rodrigo Borja (Italian: Rodrigo Borgia ), Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that era.
