Pope Alexander VI (Person) AKA Rodrigo de Borja
Pope Alexander VI
1431 AD - 1503 AD
AKA Rodrigo de Borja
- Pope of Roman Catholic church 1492 - 1503
- House of Borgia
- nephew of Pope Callixtus III
Alexander is considered one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, partly because he acknowledged fathering several children by his mistresses. As a result, his Italianized Valencian surname, Borgia, became a byword for libertinism and nepotism, which are traditionally considered as characterizing his pontificate.
On the other hand, two of Alexander's successors, Sixtus V and Urban VIII, described him as one of the most outstanding popes since Saint Peter.
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09/13/1475 AD - Parents
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