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Bookmark or Share- Borgia Family | History, Members, & Facts | BritannicaCesare Borgia (q.v.; c. 1475/76–1507), son of Rodrigo, achieved political power while ruthlessly attempting to establish a secular kingdom in central Italy. Lucrezia Borgia (q.v.; 1480–1519), a daughter of Rodrigo and a patron of the arts, became famous for her skill at political intrigue.
- Alexander VI | Biography, Legacy, & Facts | BritannicaAlexander VI (born 1431, Játiva, near Valencia [Spain]—died August 18, 1503, Rome) was a corrupt, worldly, and ambitious pope (1492–1503), whose neglect of the spiritual inheritance of the church contributed to the development of the Protestant Reformation. Rodrigo was born into the Spanish branch of the prominent and powerful Borgia family.
- The Rise and Fall of the Borgia Family - ThoughtCoCalixtus made his nephew Rodrigo (1431–1503) and his slightly older brother Pedro (1432–1458) cardinals in their mid-20s, acts which scandalized Rome because of their youth and ensuing debauchery. Rodrigo, sent to a difficult region as a papal legate, was skilled and successful.
- Life of Pope Alexander VI | BritannicaAlexander 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 plans.
- Pope Alexander VI - WikipediaNone. 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 ...
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