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Pope Alexander VI

1431 - 1503

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Pope Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja; c. 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, Spain, Rodrigo studied law at the University of Bologna. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Alexander VI has received more than 7,056,706 page views. His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). Pope Alexander VI is the 44th most popular religious figure (up from 61st in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Spain (up from 20th in 2019) and the 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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  • 7.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 88

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander VI ranks 44 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John Paul I, Mark the Evangelist, Queen of Sheba, Anthony the Great, John the Apostle, and Muhammad al-Bukhari. After him are Isaiah, Saul, Joshua, Pope Pius IX, Pope Benedict XVI, and Samuel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1431, Pope Alexander VI ranks 2. Before him is Vlad the Impaler. After him are François Villon, Andrea Mantegna, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Çiçek Hatun, Jasper Tudor, Borommatrailokkanat, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Among people deceased in 1503, Pope Alexander VI ranks 1. After 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 Peter Schöffer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pope Alexander VI ranks 15 out of 3,355. Before him are Diego Velázquez (1599), Trajan (53), Philip II of Spain (1527), Hernán Cortés (1485), Hadrian (76), and Theodosius I (340). After him are Isabella I of Castile (1451), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Joanna of Castile (1479), and Joan Miró (1893).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Pope Alexander VI ranks 1. After him are Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Maimonides (1138), Francis Xavier (1506), Saint Lawrence (225), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420).

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