Which family did Alexander VI come from?
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Borgia
An infamous Renaissance name.
💡 Did you know? The Borgias came from Spain: Alexander VI is seen as the epitome of a worldly, power-hungry Renaissance pope.
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What was Alexander VI chiefly known for?
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nepotism
A worldly, entangled papacy.
💡 Did you know? Alexander VI shamelessly handed his relatives offices and riches: a textbook case of nepotism (from „nipote“, nephew).
Who were Alexander's famous children?
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Cesare and Lucrezia
Well-known figures of the era.
💡 Did you know? As pope he had several children: Cesare inspired Machiavelli's „The Prince“, while Lucrezia is unfairly cast as a poisoner.
What did Alexander VI settle with the bull 'Inter caetera' in 1493?
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division of the New World
By a papal line.
💡 Did you know? In 1494 Spain and Portugal moved his 1493 line further west in the Treaty of Tordesillas: which is why Brazil speaks Portuguese.
In which era falls the pontificate of Alexander VI?
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Late Middle Ages
Alexander VI was the 214th pope.
💡 Did you know? Since the apostle Peter, the Catholic Church counts an unbroken line of popes.
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