The House of Borgia (/ ˈbɔːr (d) ʒə / BOR-zhə, BOR-jə; [2][3][4] Italian: [ˈbɔrdʒa]; Spanish and Aragonese: Borja [ˈboɾxa]; Valencian: Borja [ˈbɔɾdʒa, -dʒɔ]) was a noble family of Spanish origins, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. [5] They were from Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town of Borja, then in the Crown of ...
Borgia Family, descendants of a noble line, originally from Valencia, Spain, that established roots in Italy and became prominent in ecclesiastical and political affairs in the 1400s and 1500s. The house of Borgias produced two popes and many other political and church leaders.
Borgia: Created by Tom Fontana. With Mark Ryder, Isolda Dychauk, Diarmuid Noyes, John Doman. Story of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.
The famous Borgia family produced two popes, Callixtus III (1378-1458) and Alexander VI (1431-1503), Lucrezia (1480-1519), a duchess famed for her beauty and learning, and Cesare (1475-1507), a leading inspiration for Machiavelli’s The Prince. But this ambitious Spanish-Italian clan remains notorious, five centuries later, for their debauchery, ruthlessness, and scheming. Are all the stories ...
The Borgias: 8 facts about the tyrant family of popes and aristocrats ...
Explore the tumultuous history of the Borgias, Italy's most controversial dynasty, known for their power, scandal, and enduring mysteries.
- There was much debate about their genealogy The coat of arms of the Kings of Aragon, from whom the Borgias claimed to be descended. Wikimedia Commons As they increased in power, the Borgias had to establish a noble ancestry to match. Everyone knew them as Spanish newcomers in Rome, so they claimed descent from the Spanish Royal House of Aragon. In Pedro de Atarés (c.1083-1151), they found ...