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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander VI

1431 - 1503

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Pope Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja; 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) (epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian") was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon (now Spain), Rodrigo studied law at the University of Bologna. He was ordained deacon and made a cardinal in 1456 after the election of his uncle as Pope Callixtus III, and a year later he became vice-chancellor of the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Alexander VI has received more than 6,705,622 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Pope Alexander VI is the 63rd most popular religious figure (down from 46th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Spain (down from 18th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander VI was most famous for his scandalous behavior, such as fathering children with his own daughter, and for his nepotism.

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  • 86

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  • 8.66

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  • 4.20

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander VI ranks 63 out of 2,238Before him are Anthony of Padua, Pope Clement VII, Luke the Evangelist, Benedict of Nursia, Abu Hanifa, and Hildegard of Bingen. After him are Thomas the Apostle, Daniel, Pope Pius XI, Saint Valentine, John Chrysostom, and Pope Sylvester I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1431, Pope Alexander VI ranks 2Before him is Vlad the Impaler. After him are François Villon, Andrea Mantegna, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Jasper Tudor, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Among people deceased in 1503, Pope Alexander VI ranks 1After him are Pope Pius III, Elizabeth of York, Piero the Unfortunate, Sophia Palaiologina, Margaret of York, Sten Sture the Elder, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Bona of Savoy, George, Duke of Bavaria, Pierre d'Aubusson, and Giovanni Pontano.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pope Alexander VI ranks 20 out of 2,932Before him are Hadrian (76), Isabella I of Castile (1451), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Francisco Pizarro (1478), and Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503). After him are Joanna of Castile (1479), Joan Miró (1893), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), and Saint Lawrence (225).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Pope Alexander VI ranks 3Before him are Catherine of Aragon (1485) and Ignatius of Loyola (1491). After him are Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Lawrence (225), Saint Dominic (1170), Francis Xavier (1506), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420).