Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Roderic Llançol i de Borja; [Note 3]; epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian"); [6] c. 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.

Alexander VI (born 1431, Játiva, near Valencia [Spain]—died August 18, 1503, Rome) was a corrupt, worldly, and ambitious pope (1492–1503), whose neglect of the spiritual inheritance of the church contributed to the development of the Protestant Reformation.

Alexander VI POPE, (RODRIGO BORGIA), b. at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, January 1, 1431; d. in Rome, August 18, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lancol and Isabella Borja, sister of Cardinal Alfonso Borja, later Pope Callixtus III. The young Rodrigo had not yet definitely chosen his profession when the elevation of his uncle to the papacy (1455 ...

Pope Alexander VI was the 214th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ruler of the Papal States and head of the Catholic church for just over 11 years from 11th August 1492 until his death in 1503.

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. [1]

Alexander VI, orig. Rodrigo de Borja y Doms, (born 1431, Játiva, Aragon—died Aug. 18, 1503, Rome), Pope (1492–1503). Born into the Spanish branch of the Borgia family, he amassed great wealth and lived scandalously, fathering four illegitimate children (before his election as pope), who played an important role in his complicated dynastic ...

Pope Alexander VI (January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503), born Rodrigo Borja (Italian: Rodrigo Borgia), Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that era.

Nov 29, 2024 · Alexander VI was one of the most controversial of any of the 266 Popes. He was known for his corruption, nepotism and lack of upholding the priestly vow of celibacy. Born in Valencia, Aragon in 1431, Rodrigo de Borja was the son of Jofre Lloncol I Escriva and Isabel de Borja y Covanilles.

Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), the 214th Pope of Rome, was born on January 1, 1431, in the town of Xàtiva, near Valencia. His mother, Isabella de Borja, was the sister of Cardinal Alfonso Borgia. Rodrigo made his final career choice when his uncle became Pope Callixtus III.

Jun 27, 2018 · Alexander VI (1431-1503) was pope from 1492 to 1503. Because of his worldly life, he is often considered the most notorious of the Renaissance popes. On Jan. 1, 1431, Alexander VI was born Rodrigo Borja at Játiva, Spain.