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Borgia (other)
The House of Borgia was a Valencian-Italian noble family prominent during the Renaissance. Borgia or the Borgias may also refer to: Places *Borgia, Calabria, Italy * Zec Borgia, a protected hunting and fishing area in Quebec, Canada People Criminals *Amy Archer-Gilligan, a.k.a. "The Connecticut Borgia" * Marie Alexandrine Becker, a.k.a. "The Belgian Borgia" * Louisa Collins, a.k.a. "The Borgia of Botany" * Mary Cowan, a.k.a. "The Borgia of Maine" * Mary Frances Creighton, a.k.a. "The Long Island Borgia" * Catherine Flanagan and Margaret Higgins, a.k.a. "The Borgias of the Slums" * Anna Marie Hahn a.k.a. "The Blonde Borgia" * Sarah Jane Robinson, a.k.a. "The Boston Borgia" * Sarah Whiteling, a.k.a. "The Philadelphia Borgia" * Martha Wise, a.k.a. "The Borgia of America" Other *The Borgia popes, the Popes who belonged to the House of Borgia Animals *Borgia (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse Art, entertainment, and media Film *''The Borgia'' (2006), a Spanish film directed by Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Borgia
The House of Borgia ( ; ; Spanish language, Spanish and ; ) was a Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, the surname being a Toponymic surname, toponymic from the town of Borja, Zaragoza, Borja, then in the Crown of Aragon, in Spain. The Borgias became prominent in ecclesiastical and political affairs in the 15th and 16th centuries, producing two popes: Pope Callixtus III, Alfons de Borja, who ruled as Pope Callixtus III during 1455–1458, and his nephew Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Lanzol Borgia, as Pope Alexander VI, during 1492–1503. Especially during the reign of Alexander VI, they were suspected of many crimes, including adultery, incest, simony, theft, bribery, and murder (especially murder by arsenic poisoning). Because of their grasping for power, they made enemies of the House of Medici, Medici, the House of Sforza, Sforza, and the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, among others. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
