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
Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía was the second child of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the brother of Cesare, Gioffre, and Lucrezia Borgia.
Gothic main entrance of the Ducal Palace in Gandía with the Borgia coat-of-arms
The Orsini Castle in Bracciano that Giovanni Borgia besieged unsuccessfully in 1496
The portrait of Vitellozzo Vitelli, who defeated the papal army in the Battle of Soriano