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  1. Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía (1476–1497) was the second born and the second son of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza Cattanei and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the brother of Cesare, Gioffre, and Lucrezia Borgia. He was murdered on 14 June 1497.

    • A Man of God. The conniving Borgias we think of today are the tight-knit brood of Rodrigo Borgia and his chief mistress, the beautiful Vannozza dei Cattanei.
    • We Take Care of Our Own. It's worth noting that at this time in Italy, religious leaders were the most powerful people. They had the ability to bestow riches, grant incredible wishes, and brutally ruin people's lives whenever they wanted.
    • I'm Not a Regular Pope, I'm a Cool Pope. Rodrigo Borgia wasn't your mother's Pope, to say the least. He loved spending the Catholic Church's money on all manner of trinkets, luxuries, and spectacles, and Vannozza dei Cattanei was far from his only good time gal.
    • The Borgia Brood. With his lusty, illicit lady Vannozza, Rodrigo had four children: Giovanni, Cesare, Lucrezia, and Gioffre. Of course, since his name was "Rodrigo Borgia," he also had numerous children with countless other mistresses.
  2. 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.

  3. Jul 12, 2022 · The death of Giovanni Borgia is probably the biggest cold case of the Italian Renaissance because, despite Alexander VI’s commitment to finding the culprit (or culprits) of his son’s assassination, the case remained unsolved, and still is today.

    • Rodrigo Borgia had such a wild party that he got a reprimand from the pope. Born in Xàtiva, near Valencia, Rodrigo Borgia was a career churchman and power player.
    • Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) operated a pilgrim scam. There have certainly been mixed views of Pope Alexander VI over the years. While he won praise from several of his papal successors, one 19th-century historian called him a ‘satanic priest’ who surrounded himself in the Vatican with ‘harlots, sorcerers, and bravos [hitmen]’.
    • Alexander once insisted on sleeping with his son’s would-be bride. Pope Alexander was nearly 40 when he fell for the 28-year-old Vannozza dei Cattanei, mother of Lucrezia and Cesare and two of their siblings.
    • Cesare Borgia liked to use prisoners as target practice. Cesare was handsome and a highly capable military leader and administrator, but he was also a ruthless tyrant.
  4. Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía (1476–1497) was the second born and the second son of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza Cattanei and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the brother of Cesare, Gioffre, and Lucrezia Borgia. He was murdered on 14 June 1497.

  5. The House of Borgia (/ ˈ b ɔːr (d) ʒ ə / BOR-zhə, BOR-jə, Italian:; Spanish and Aragonese: Borja; Valencian: Borja [ˈbɔɾdʒa]) was a Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance.

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