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Gioffre Borgia (1481– January 1517), also known as Goffredo ( Italian ), or Jofré Borja ( Valencian ), was the youngest illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei, and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the youngest brother of Cesare, Giovanni, and Lucrezia Borgia.
Gioffre Borgia (1481/82–1516/17), also known as Goffredo ( Italian ), or Jofré Borja ( Valencian ), was the youngest illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei, and a member of the House of Borgia.
Gioffre Borgia (1482–1516), son of Pope Alexander VI and younger brother of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia. He married Sancha of Aragon, daughter of Alfonso II of Naples, obtaining as her dowry both the Principality of Squillace (1494) and the Duchy of Alvito (1497).
- Rodrigo Borgia had such a wild party that he got a reprimand from the pope. Born in Xàtiva, near Valencia, Rodrigo Borgia was a career churchman and power player.
- Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) operated a pilgrim scam. There have certainly been mixed views of Pope Alexander VI over the years. While he won praise from several of his papal successors, one 19th-century historian called him a ‘satanic priest’ who surrounded himself in the Vatican with ‘harlots, sorcerers, and bravos [hitmen]’.
- Alexander once insisted on sleeping with his son’s would-be bride. Pope Alexander was nearly 40 when he fell for the 28-year-old Vannozza dei Cattanei, mother of Lucrezia and Cesare and two of their siblings.
- Cesare Borgia liked to use prisoners as target practice. Cesare was handsome and a highly capable military leader and administrator, but he was also a ruthless tyrant.
Back in Rome, Borgia began his affair with Vannozza dei Cattenei which would yield four children: Cesare in 1475, Giovanni in 1474 or 1476, Lucrezia in 1480, and Gioffre in 1482. In 1476, Pope Sixtus appointed Borgia to be the cardinal-bishop of Porto.
Oct 14, 2013 · Learn about the notorious Borgia family of the Renaissance, who produced two popes and became famous for their power, ambition and decadence. Discover the lives and scandals of Rodrigo, Cesare, Giovanni and Lucrezia Borgia, and their influence on Italian and European history.
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Gioffre Borgia (1481– January 1517), also known as Goffredo (Italian), or Jofré Borja (Valencian), was the youngest illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei, and a member of the House of Borgia.
