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  1. 1 day ago · None. Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Rodrigo de Borja; [Note 3] 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) ( epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian ")) [6] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown ...

    • 11 August 1492
    • 17 September 1456, by Callixtus III
    • 18 August 1503
    • Pius III
  2. 5 days ago · Taking a look at the 3 marriages of Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of the infamous, Pope Alexander VI, and brother of Cesare Borgia. Used by her father and brothe...

    • 5 days ago
    • 1830
    • History By Lynny
  3. May 13, 2024 · 09. The Borgia apartments in the Vatican, commissioned by Pope Alexander VI, contain some of the era's most remarkable frescoes, painted by artists such as Pinturicchio. 10. The family's patronage of the arts contributed significantly to the Renaissance, supporting artists, architects, and scholars. 11.

  4. 1 day ago · It was when he returned to the court at Ferrara a few years later that he had an affair with Lucrezia Borgia, the daughter of Pope Alexander VI, who was at that time the wife of Alfonso I d’Este. The love letters between the pair to which Byron referred are now in the collection of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan.

  5. Apr 24, 2024 · Manuscript on paper of Anonymous biography of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia, 1430-1503). Copied by one hand in rapid Humanistica Cursiva. Description Binding: Eighteenth-century. Half parchment over pasteboard, covered with brown and blue marbled paper. On the spine brownish red leather label with the gold-tooled title VITA D'ALESSAND. VI.

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  7. May 8, 2024 · The daughter of Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia married Giovanni Sforza in Rome, 1493. The Sforza Family were a powerful noble Italian family, who ruled Milan for almost 100 years. Giovanni Sforza was Lord of Pesaro, now a seaport in Italy on the Adriatic sea.

  8. May 6, 2024 · Borgia Chapel The Chapel of Saint Lucy or the Borgia Chapel was bought by the former mistress of Pope Alexander VI , Vannozza dei Cattanei . It was located in the right transept of the church.

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