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"Borgia" redirects here. For the Italian comune and town, see Borgia (CZ). Borgia is a town and Comune in the Province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. For the fossil owlfly genus, see Borgia (insect). Owlflies are Dragonfly -like insects with large bulging eyes and long knobbed antennae. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic

The Borgias or Borjas were an Italian noble family of Spanish origin remembered today for their corrupt rule of the Papacy during the Renaissance. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere They are in fact thought to be "history's first criminal family", and a forerunner to the Italian Mafia. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century [1] The patriarch of the family, Rodrigo Borgia, "became a bishop, cardinal and vice-chancellor of the church. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. See also Chancellor (disambiguation Two quite distinct officials of some Christian Churches have the title Chancellor. "[2] He was later elected Pope, taking the name Alexander VI and kept that position for at least eleven years. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope Alexander VI ( 1 January 1431 &ndash 18 August 1503) born Roderic Llançol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja ( Other members of the Borgia family were Lucrezia Borgia and Cesare Borgia, daughter and son of Rodrigo Borgia, respectively. This article is about the historical person For the biographical opera see Lucrezia Borgia (opera. ( September 13, 1475 &ndash March 12, 1507) Duke of Valentinois, and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafro Among the many accusations against the Borgia family, some are of incest, adultery, murder, and scandal. Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. Adultery is the voluntary Sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not his or her Spouse, though in many places it is Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries A scandal is a widely Publicized incident that involves Allegations of wrongdoing, disgrace or moral outrage [1]

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Rodrigo Borgia

Born in Valencia, Spain, Rodrigo Borgia is remembered most famously for his role as Pope Alexander VI. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Pope Alexander VI ( 1 January 1431 &ndash 18 August 1503) born Roderic Llançol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja ( His papacy reigned from 1492 to 1503. "He is the most controversial of the secular popes of the Renaissance and one whose surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. " Although his father's surname was Lanzol, Rodrigo "assumed his mother's family name of Borgia (Borja) on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Calixtus III in 1455. Pope Calixtus III ( December 31, 1378 &ndash August 6, 1458) né Alfonso de Borja, was Pope from April " Rodrigo Borgia studied for a short while at the University of Bologna, and returned to Rome at the age of 25, and was named Cardinal Deacon of S. The University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna UNIBO) is one of the oldest continually operating degree-granting universities in the world Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Nicolo in Carcere.

He successfully moved up through the hierarchy, and by 1476 he was Dean of the College of Cardinals. A dean, in a church context is a Cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy The College of Cardinals (verbose Sacred College of the Holy Roman Church, Sancta Romana Ecclesia, S [3] Using his powerful skill of persuasion and his ability to handle the most difficult matters, he became highly regarded in the Papal Chancery. The Chancery of Apostolic Briefs (also known as the Papal, Apostolic or Roman Chanc(ellery) is a former office of the Roman Curia, merged into He is known for being "strictly abstemious in his eating and drinking, keep[ing] a magnificent household and gambling notoriously at cards. He quickly became one of the wealthiest men of his time. And he liked women. In 1468 he was ordained to the priesthood (until then he had been a Cardinal Deacon). A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. " [3]

He had also begun at this time his long term relationship with Vanozza Catanei, who mothered four of his children: Juan, Cesare, Lucrezia, and Jofre. Many people claim that he used bribery in order to obtain the vote necessary to become Pope, but no one has been able to prove it as of yet. Other claims against him include those of his Papal escapades, orgies, wild parties, poisoning his enemies, and having an incestuous relationship with his daughter, Lucrezia. He courted many women even while he was Pope, and there are confirmed reports of an illegitimate son being born to him in 1497 or 1498.

Only one family lineage still exists. The descendants have spread and there is now a Borja family tree in Mexico, Spain, Italy and possibly The United States. Because it is a direct blood line it is in danger of ceasing. The Family Crest remains in Valencia in the hands of Sr. Antonio Borja.

In popular culture

Film, TV and Comics

In the classic 1926 film Don Juan, John Barrymore, as Don Juan, fights the Borgias. Don Juan ( 1926) is a Warner Brothers film directed by Alan Crosland. John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest

Neil Jordan's proposed film Borgia and the Spanish-Italian 2006 film Los Borgia depict the life of the family. Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950) is an Academy Award -winning Irish filmmaker and Novelist He received the Academy Award The family were also the subject of the critically-derided BBC series The Borgias. The Borgias is a British television drama serial produced by the BBC in 1981.

Alan Moore's comic book Promethea makes mention of a restaurant named Borgia's, in which five courses are served, followed by an antidote. Promethea is a Comic book series created by Alan Moore and JH

The character of Pope Julius II in the film The Agony and the Ecstasy states that he is not a Borgia when presenting his plans to rebuild Saint Peter's Basilica. Pope Julius II (5 December 1443 &ndash 21 February 1513 born Giuliano Della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513 The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 film directed by Carol Reed, starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison The Basilica of Saint Peter (Basilica Sancti Petri officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St

The Godfather Part III refers to The Borgias when Michael Corleone is in the Vatican attempting to receive a ratification from the Pope on a business deal owned by the Catholic church. The Godfather Part III is a Crime drama film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola

The Third Man (1949) offers a famous quote, penned by Orson Welles for his character Harry Lime, in which he says: "Remember what the fella said: in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. The Third Man ( is an award-winning British Film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television The Third Man ( is an award-winning British Film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. "

The 1949 Prince of Foxes is Welles' vehicle more directly related to the Borgias; it is an adaptation of 1947 novel Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger. Prince of Foxes is a 1949 Film based on the Samuel Shellabarger novel Prince of Foxes. Prince of Foxes is a novel of historical fiction by Samuel Shellabarger, following Orson Welles plays Cesare Borgia as the villain to Tyrone Power's hero, an artist-politico called Andrea Orsini. Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an While Orsini's character is fictional and the film adheres to a romantic swashbuckling formula, the action's setting in the Borgia conquest of the Romagna region and the political machinations behind Lucrezia Borgia's marriage into the powerful d'Este family give the film a modicum of historical legitmacy.

The Borgia, a graphic novel by Milo Manara and Jodorowsky, depicts the story of Borgia and his family. Milo Manara, byname of Maurilio Manara (born September 12, 1945 in Luson, Bolzano-Bozen) is an Italian Comic book Alejandro Jodorowsky (ɑːlɛˈxɑːndrɒ jɒdɒˈrɒvskiː (born February 7 1929 in Tocopilla, Chile, of a Jewish Russian (Ukranian immigrant family The book was intended to be published in three volumes but only two were published and the story remained unconclusive.

Canterella, a graphic novel by You Higuri, depicts through historical fiction the drama within the family. The series is currently ongoing.

The long-running NBC drama series "Law & Order" included a character named Alexandra Borgia. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Alexandra Borgia is a Fictional character, played by Annie Parisse, who appeared on the long-running NBC drama series Law & Order

An episode of Star Trek, "The Man Trap," took place on a planet whose native flora included the highly toxic Borgia plant.

In the John Ford movie The Quiet Man, Michaleen Flynn (played by Barry Fitzgerald) said to Red Will Danaher's offer of buttermilk, "The Borgias would do better". The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed Barry Fitzgerald (10 March 1888 - 14 January 1961 was an Academy Award winning Irish stage film and television actor

In Serpico Frank Serpico jokes that the history of sheepdogs in his family goes all the way back to the Borgias. Serpico is a 1973 American Crime film directed by Sidney Lumet

In the horror comic Hellblazer #243, it is stated that Alexander VI created a room in which anything done would not be considered a sin in the eyes of God, no matter how vile, for the purpose of raping young men. Hellblazer is a contemporary horror Comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. It absorbs so much negative energy from years of corrupt church officials using it to indulge in their every temptation that it becomes part of hell.

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References

  1. ^ a b Lucrezia Borgia
  2. ^ In the Pillory Preface
  3. ^ a b The Borgias
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