Pope Alexander VI
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Pope Alexander VI was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
Portrait attributed to Pedro Berruguete (c. 1495, oil on canvas, Vatican Museums)
Plaque outside the Archbishop's Palace, Valencia. Translation: Alexander VI, 9 July 1492, Pope Innocent VIII, at the request of Cardinal Borja and the Catholic Monarchs, raised the Valencian See to the rank of metropolitan, making Rodrigo of Borja the first Archbishop of Valencia 1492–1503.
Vannozza dei Cattanei
Coat of arms of Alexander VI – Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
Lucrezia Borgia
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Lucrezia Borgia was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She was a former governor of Spoleto.
Pope Alexander VI
…a shared female family member) to the children, and attributes the confusion to attempts to connect Rodrigo as the father of Giovanni (Juan), Cesare, Lucrezia, and Gioffre (Jofré in Valencian), who were surnamed Llançol i Borja. Peter de Roo gives a flattering summary of contemporary descriptions of Alexander…
Portrait by Dosso Dossi which is purported to depict Lucrezia, c. 1518
Purported portrait of Lucrezia as Saint Catherine of Alexandria in a fresco by Pinturicchio. The "Hall of the Saints" within the Borgia Apartments in the Vatican, c. 1494
Coin showing Giovanni Sforza
Duke Alfonso of Aragon depicted in a painting by Pinturicchio