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  1. Sep 10, 2019 · The Rise of the Borgias. The most famous branch of the Borgia family originated with Alfonso de Borgia (1378–1458, and or Alfons de Borja in Spanish), the son of a middling status family, in Valencia, Spain. Alfons went to university and studied canon and civil law, where he demonstrated talent and after graduation began to rise through the ...

  2. The name Borgia stands for betrayal, intrigue and corruption in the Vatican, which was the center of the world during the Renaissance. Watch trailers & learn more.

  3. Familia Borgia, cunoscută și ca Borja, Borjia, Borge, a fost o familie europeană papală, cu origini italiene și spaniole; ei au devenit cunoscuți in timpul Renașterii. Familia Borgia a fost iubitoare de artă, iar sprijinul lor a permis multor artiști ai Renașterii să își dezvolte talentul. Familia Borgia a fost remarcată în ...

  4. Oct 1, 2013 · The founder of the family’s fortunes, Alfons de Borja (1378-1458) – who reigned as Pope Callixtus III – was decried even by his closest allies as the “scandal of [his] age” for his monstrously corrupt ways. His nephew, Rodrigo (1431-1503) – who he himself elevated to the cardinalate, and who would be elected Pope Alexander VI in ...

  5. June 16, 2013. ( 2013-06-16) The Borgias is a historical drama television series created by Neil Jordan; it debuted in 2011 and was canceled in 2013. The series is set in Renaissance -era Italy and follows the Borgia family in their scandalous ascension to the papacy. Mercilessly cruel and defiantly decadent, the Borgias use bribery, simony ...

  6. Oct 6, 2020 · They were originally a noble Spanish dynasty, who switched to Italy when Alfonso di Borgia (1378-1458) was made a cardinal in 1444. Eleven years later, he was appointed as Pope – taking the name Callixtus III – and gave a leg-up to his nephew Rodrigo Borgia. In 1492, Rodrigo kept the family tradition going and also succeeded to the papacy.

  7. Jul 21, 2021 · The Borgias: The Rise and Fall of the Borgia Family - See U in History#SeeUinHistory #History

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