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unusual facts about Alexander VI



Sultan Cem

In the Showtime series The Borgias, Cem is played by British actor Elyes Gabel, and is depicted anachronistically in Rome under the papacy of Innocent VIII's successor, Pope Alexander VI.


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Birthplace of Alexander VI

From the original house where was born the Pope Alexander VI it's preserved the façade, with wide dovelaje door and inside a flattened arch of ionic columns.

Cardinals created by Callixtus III

Rodrigo Borgia, nephew of the Pope – cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere, then cardinal-bishop of Albano (30 August 1471) and cardinal-bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (24 July 1476), on 11 August 1492 became Pope Alexander VI, † 18 August 1503

Papal conclave, September 1503

Cardinal Georges d'Amboise was the favorite of Louis XII, and also expected the support of the faction of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (future Pope Julius II), who had fled to France due to a dispute with Alexander VI.

Route of the Borgias

Natal house of Alexander VI: Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, was born in Xativa and was christened in the church of San Pedro in 1431.