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Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia

1474 - 1497

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Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía (Spanish: Juan de Borja; Catalan: Joan Borja; c. 1476 – 14 June 1497) was the second child of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the brother of Cesare, Gioffre, and Lucrezia Borgia. Giovanni Borgia was the pope's favourite son, and Alexander VI granted him important positions and honours. He was murdered in Rome on 14 June 1497. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia is the 109th most popular nobleman (up from 126th in 2019), the 619th most popular biography from Italy (up from 738th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, was a Spanish nobleman who was the son of Pope Alexander VI. He is most famous for being murdered by Cesare Borgia, his own brother.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia ranks 109 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Roger I of Sicily, Louise Élisabeth of France, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, and Dmitry Donskoy. After him are Cleopatra of Macedon, Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Arthur, Prince of Wales, Ramesses IV, and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1474, Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia ranks 2. Before him is Ludovico Ariosto. After him are Angela Merici, Isabella d'Este, Giulia Farnese, Juan Diego, Mariotto Albertinelli, Tuman bay II, Frederick of Saxony, Anacaona, Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Perkin Warbeck. Among people deceased in 1497, Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia ranks 1. After him are Benozzo Gozzoli, Johannes Ockeghem, Beatrice d'Este, John, Prince of Asturias, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, Ishak Pasha, Anna Sforza, Benedetto da Maiano, António de Noli, and Filippo Buonaccorsi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia ranks 619 out of 5,161. Before him are Hippasus (-600), Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729), Dionysius I of Syracuse (-430), Julia the Elder (-39), Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), and Matilda of Tuscany (1046). After him are Theano (-600), Gianni Rodari (1920), Dominic Savio (1842), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), and Caterina Sforza (1463).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia ranks 10. Before him are Ludovico Sforza (1452), Giuliano de' Medici (1453), Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Joanna I of Naples (1326), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), and Piero the Unfortunate (1472). After him are Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), and Gaius Caesar (-20).

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