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Pope Pius III
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Pope Pius III, born Francesco Todeschini, then Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 22 September 1503 to his death. At just twenty-six
Portrait of Pope Pius III, preserved at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Portrait of Pope Pius III, preserved at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Former tomb of Pius III
Former tomb of Pius III
Cesare Borgia
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Cesare Borgia was an Italian cardinal deacon and later a condottiero, as well as a member of the Spanish House of Borgia. He was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and sibling to Lucrezia Borgi
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…died on 18 August 1503, and amid the disturbances consequent upon his death, it took the combined pressures of all the ambassadors in Rome to induce Cesare Borgia to withdraw from the city, so that an unpressured conclave might take place. Despite urgent pleas of the cardinals to stay away, both the Orsini and…
Profile portrait of Cesare Borgia in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, c. 1500–1510 inscription CAES[AR] · BORGIA · VALENTINV[S]
Profile portrait of Cesare Borgia in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, c. 1500–1510 inscription CAES[AR] · BORGIA · VALENTINV[S]
A purported depiction of Cesare as a young boy, painted by Bernardino di Pinturicchio
A purported depiction of Cesare as a young boy, painted by Bernardino di Pinturicchio
Cesare Borgia leaving the Vatican (1877) by Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri. Oil on canvas.
Cesare Borgia leaving the Vatican (1877) by Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri. Oil on canvas.
Cesare Borgia's memorial stone
Cesare Borgia's memorial stone