Pope Alexander VI - Education and election - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi
Alexander VI, (Rodrigo Borgia) (January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) pope (1492-1503), is the most memorable of the secular popes of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Education And Election
He studied law at Bologna and after his uncle's election he was created successively bishop, cardinal and vice-chancellor of the church, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Nepotism And Opposition
Borgia's elevation did not at the time excite much alarm, and at first his reign was marked by a strict administration of justice and an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Nepotism And Opposition
Borgia's elevation did not at the time excite much alarm, and at first his reign was marked by a strict administration of justice and an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Representations In Popular Culture
Pope Alexander VI - Books. Alexander VI and his family are the subjects of Mario Puzo's final novel The Family. Pope Alexander VI - Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Death And Reputation
On the 18th of August Alexander died at the age of 72. His death was followed by scenes of wild disorder, and Cesare, being himself ill, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Cesare In The North
This year was a jubilee year, and crowds of pilgrims flocked to the city from all parts of the world bringing money for the purchase of i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - French Involvement
Alexander made many alliances to secure his position, but fearing himself isolated he sought help from Charles VIII of France. As the kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - The French In Retreat
But a reaction against Charles soon set in, for all the powers were alarmed at his success, and on the 31st of March a league between the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Confiscations And Savonarola
Violent and revengeful, he now became the most powerful man in Rome, and even his father quailed before him. As he needed funds to carry ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Last Years
But a promise of French help at once forced the confederates to come to terms, and Cesare by an act of treachery seized the ringleaders a...   » Read the article