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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]
May 13, 2014 · Lucrezia and the Infans Romanus. Most paintings depict her as cold and reserved. Looking away, delicately aloof, aware of her own beauty and mystery. Lucrezia Borgia has been called a vixen, a cruel monster, a lover of her brother, the “daughter, bride, daughter-in-law” of her father. It was a life marred by rumor and corruption.
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.
- Alonso Borgia – Pope Callixtus III
- Rodrigo Borgia – Pope Alexander Vi
- Francesco, Cardinal of Cosenza.
- Lucrezia Borgia
The Borgia family was powerful in the Kingdom of Valencia as early as the 14th century.Alonso Borgiamade a diplomatic career at the Court of Aragon and, in 1429, he was appointed Bishop of Valencia. Towards the middle of the 15th century, he moved to Naples in the service of King Alfonso V and became a cardinal in 1444. He then decided to abandon h...
Rodrigo graduated in canon law in Bologna and, thanks to his uncle’s influence, became a cardinal at the age of 25. Since then, he lived like a prince; his personal court counted 113 people and was built, as the seat of the Apostolic Chancellery, one of the most beautiful palaces in Rome, Palazzo Sforza Cesarini. In 1492, he was elected pope with t...
For his private and political conduct, Pope Alexander VI was heavily criticized by his opponents and especially by Savonarola, the Dominican preacher who was burned at the stake in 1498 on charges of heresy. Martin Luther, who arrived in Rome in 1500, after having seen the roles of the papal court also wrote: “if there is hell, Rome is built on it”...
Among the descendants of Pope Alexander VI, a leading role was undoubtedly played by his daughter Lucrezia, a symbolic figure of an era of light and dark. Italy, in the 16th century, was a relatively small territory, fragmented into an infinity of states and small territories without any possibility of militarily resisting the desire for conquest o...
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 (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. Cesare Borgia's biographer Rafael Sabatini says that the truth is ...
Giovanni Borgia, conosciuto come Infante Romano ( Infans Romanus) ( Roma, 1498 – 1548 circa), è stato un nobile italiano, figlio illegittimo appartenente alla famiglia Borgia . La paternità e la maternità di Giovanni Borgia sono un mistero irrisolto che avvolge la famiglia valenciana. Secondo le carte ufficiali sarebbe figlio di papa ...
