RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander VI

1431 - 1503

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Pope Alexander VI (Italian: Alessandro VI, Valencian: Alexandre VI, Spanish: Alejandro VI; born Roderic Llançol i de Borja; epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian"); 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. Born into the prominent Borja family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon (in present-day Spain), he was known as Roderic de Borja, and he is commonly referred to by the Italianized form as Rodrigo Borgia. He studied law at the University of Bologna. He was ordained deacon and made a cardinal in 1456 after the election of his uncle as Pope Callixtus III, and a year later he became vice-chancellor of the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Alexander VI is the 41st most popular religious figure (up from 44th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Spain (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander VI was most famous for his scandalous behavior, such as fathering children with his own daughter, and for his nepotism.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander VI ranks 41 out of 3,187. Before him are Isaac, Pope Pius X, Pope Clement I, Pope Benedict XV, Elijah, and Guru Nanak. After him are Jeremiah, Zoroaster, Joseph Smith, Mark the Evangelist, John Calvin, and Pope Urban VII.

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Among people born in 1431, Pope Alexander VI ranks 2. Before him is Vlad the Impaler. After him are François Villon, Andrea Mantegna, Jasper Tudor, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Ladislaus Hunyadi, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, Çiçek Hatun, Borommatrailokkanat, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Among people deceased in 1503, Pope Alexander VI ranks 1. After him are Pope Pius III, Elizabeth of York, Piero the Unfortunate, Sophia Palaiologina, Sten Sture the Elder, Margaret of York, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Bona of Savoy, George, Duke of Bavaria, Pierre d'Aubusson, and Peter Schöffer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pope Alexander VI ranks 12 out of 3,355. Before him are Antoni Gaudí (1852), Seneca the Younger (-4), Averroes (1126), Trajan (53), Francisco Franco (1892), and Hernán Cortés (1485). After him are Philip II of Spain (1527), Hadrian (76), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Theodosius I (340), Isabella I of Castile (1451), and Saint Lawrence (225).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Pope Alexander VI ranks 1. After him are Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Saint Lawrence (225), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Pope Callixtus III (1379), Francis Xavier (1506), Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), and John of the Cross (1542).

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