Pope Alexander Vi: Pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family
Pope Alexander VI (Latin: Alexander Sextus; 1431–1503), born Rodrigo Lanzol y Borja, was an Spanish cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 215th Pope from 1492 to 1503.
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| Papacy began | 11 August 1492 |
| Papacy ended | 18 August 1503 |
| Predecessor | Innocent VIII |
| Successor | Pius III |
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| Birth name | Roderic Llançol i de Borja |
| Born | 1 January 1431 Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia |
| Died | 18 August 1503 (aged 72) Rome |
| Other popes named Alexander | |
Early life
In 1431, Lanzol y Borja born in Xàtiva, which is near Valencia in Spain. His father was Jofre Lançol. His mother was Isabella Borgia, who was a sister of Cardinal Alfonso Borgia, who later became Pope Callixtus III.
He was adopted into the immediate family of Pope Callixtus; and was known afterwards as Rodrigo Borgia.
Cardinal
In 1456, he was made Cardinal.
Pope
Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on August 11, 1492; and he took the name of Alexander VI.
Pope Alexander is known for writing Inter Caetera in 1493. In this papal decree, Alexander decided that some parts of South America would be Spanish or and some parts would be Portuguese.
Related pages
References
Other websites
Media related to Alexander VI at Wiki Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Borja y Borja, Rodrigo de Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- The Borgias at IMDb
| Preceded by Innocent VIII | Pope 1492–1503 | Succeeded by Pius III |
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