Vannozza dei Cattanei
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Giovanna "Vannozza" Cattanei was an Italian woman who was the chief mistress of Cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia, later to become Pope Alexander VI, and mother of four of his children: Cesare, Giovanni, Luc
Portrait by Innocenzo da Imola
Vannozza dei Cattanei's sepulchral stone in the portico of the Basilica of San Marco
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.
Vannozza dei Cattanei
…woman who was the chief mistress of Cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia, later to become Pope Alexander VI, and mother of four of his children: Cesare, Giovanni, Lucrezia, and Goffredo, all publicly recognised by their father. Little is known about Vannozza's early life. What is certain is that she was born on 13 July…
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