Alexander VI | |
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Papacy began | 11 August 1492 |
Papacy ended | 18 August 1503 |
Predecessor | Innocent VIII |
Successor | Pius III |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Roderic Llançol i de Borja |
Born | Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia | 1 January 1431
Died | 18 August 1503 Rome | (aged 72)
Other popes named Alexander |
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]
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.[2]
He was adopted into the immediate family of Pope Callixtus; and was known afterwards as Rodrigo Borgia.[2]
In 1456, he was made Cardinal.[2]
Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on August 11, 1492; and he took the name of Alexander VI.[2]
Pope Alexander is known for writing Inter Caetera in 1493.[3] In this papal decree, Alexander decided that some parts of South America would be Spanish or and some parts would be Portuguese.[2]
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Preceded by Innocent VIII |
Pope 1492–1503 |
Succeeded by Pius III |