Pope alexander vi biography for kids
Pope Alexander VI
Alexander VI | |
|---|---|
| Papacy began | 11 August |
| Papacy ended | 18 August |
| Predecessor | Innocent VIII |
| Successor | Pius III |
| Birth name | Roderic Llançol i de Borja |
| Born | ()1 January Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia |
| Died | 18 August () (aged&#;72) Rome |
| Other popes named Alexander | |
Pope Alexander VI (Latin: Alexander Sextus; &#;), born Rodrigo Lanzol y Borja, was an Spanishcleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the thPope from to [1]
Early life
[change | change source]In , Lanzol y Borja born in Xàtiva, which is near Valencia in Spain.
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His father was Jofre Lançol. His mother was Isabella Borgia, who was a sister of Cardinal Alfonso Borgia, who later became Pope Callixtus III.[2]
He was adopted into the immediate family of Pope Callixtus; and was known afterwards as Rodrigo Borgia.[2]
Cardinal
[change | change source]In , he was made Cardinal.[2]
Pope
[change | change source]Cardinal Borg Pope Alexander VI - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...
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