Pope Alexander VI

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Pope Alexander VI was a controversial late 15th-century pontiff of the Borgia family, known for his political maneuvering and role in arbitrating colonial claims between Spain and Portugal.

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Statements (59)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Pope
human
accusation simony in papal election
appointedCardinal Cesare Borgia
birthDate 1431-01-01
birthName Roderic Llançol i de Borja
Rodrigo de Borja
birthPlace Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Valencia
Xàtiva
burialPlace Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli
child Cesare Borgia
Gioffre Borgia
Giovanni Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia
conflict Italian Wars
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon
Papal States
deathDate 1503-08-18
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
electedPopeOn 1492-08-11
endTime 1503-08-18
era Renaissance
familyName Borgia
givenName Rodrigo
influenced Treaty of Tordesillas
issuedDocument Dudum siquidem
Eximiae devotionis
Inter caetera
knownFor Borgia family politics
arbitrating colonial claims between Spain and Portugal
controversial papacy
political maneuvering in Italian Wars
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
Spanish
memberOf House of Borgia
notableWork Dudum siquidem
Inter caetera
papacyEnd 1503-08-18
papacyStart 1492-08-11
papalName Alexander VI
partner Vannozza dei Cattanei
portrayedIn Borgia (TV series)
The Borgias
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Cardinal
Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
predecessor Pope Innocent VIII
religion Catholic Church
residence Apostolic Palace
spouse none
startTime 1492-08-11
successor Pope Pius III
uncle Pope Callixtus III


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