List of popes from the Borgia family
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The List of popes from the Borgia family includes three names.[1]
The Borgias, also known as the Borjas, were a powerful Italian family. They were from Spain originally.
During the Renaissance, the Borgias were notable, including three popes:
- Pope Callixtus III (1455-1458), born Alfonso de Borja[2]
- Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503), born Rodrigo Lanzol Borgia[3]
- Pope Innocent X (1644-1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphili,[4], the great-great-great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI[5]
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References [change]
- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-3.
- ↑ "Pope Callistus III", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-3.
- ↑ "Pope Alexander VI", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-3.
- ↑ "Pope Innocent X", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-3.
- ↑ Woodward, William Harrison. (1914). Cesare Borgia: a Biography, p. 388.
