Pope alexander borgia family

Borgia family today

The Borgias became prominent in ecclesiastical and political affairs in the 15th and 16th centuries, producing two popes: Alfons de Borja, who ruled as Pope Callixtus III during –, and Rodrigo Lanzol Borgia, as Pope Alexander VI, during – See more.

pope alexander borgia family

Pope alexander vi cause of death

The Borgias, also known as the Borjas, were a European papal family of Spanish origin that became prominent during the Renaissance.

Borgia family members

Alexander VI was born into the Borgia family just as that noble house was expanding its influence into Italy.


Did pope alexander vi marry his daughter
The prisoners looked up at the Vatican windows, where, on a small balcony at one of the larger windows, the year-old Pope Alexander VI, formerly Rodrigo Borgia, stood with his year-old daughter, Lucrezia Borgia.