Out of the many religious leaders through history, one in particular stands out as the most infamous and disliked. Why was Pope Alexander VI so controversial? Dominique Dibbell guides us through medieval history to look further into the Borgia Family's crimes and scandals.
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Cesare Borgia in Capua, by Previati Gaetano, 19th Century, 1880-1890, oil on canvas, cm 283 x 580
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Michelotto Corella, executioner of Cesare Borgia strangle the Duke Alfonso of Aragon
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Autographed letter by Cesare Borgia
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Borgia, Cesare (1475-1507) statesman, commander, ItalyDuque of Valentinois and Romagna contemp. painting
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A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia, 1893, (1914)
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Cesare Borgia kills the husband of his sister
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Style of Giancristoforo Romano
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Caesar Borgia, painting by Raphael Santi in the old book in the old book Rembrandt by Knuckfus, S. Peterburg, 1890 by A. Andreieva, St. Petersburg, 1878
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Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia; 1431-1503), wood engraving, published in 1881
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Cesare Borgia
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Pope Alexander VI
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Treaty Of Tordesillas
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Galleria dell' Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Italy
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Letter from Pope Alexander VI...
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Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois, Italian military leader.Artist: Aubrier
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L. Borgia illegitimate daughter- pope Alexander VI
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Lucrezia Borgia
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Cesare Borgia
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Spain/ Portugal: CantinoÕs map of 1502 shows the meridian line in the Atlantic that demarcates Spanish territory (west of the line) from Portuguese possessions (east).
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Borgia Pope
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Pope Alexander VI
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Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia, 1431-1503), pope fro
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Savonarola refusing the honour
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Pope Alexander VI
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Pope Alexander VI.
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Papst Alexander VI. (1492-1503)
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Poisoning Of Pope Alexander,Son Cesare
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Lucrezia Borgia dancing in the presence of her father, Pope Alexander VI, and his cardinals
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Pope Alexandre VI to celebrate his daughter Lucrezia's marriage
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The Borgia Family
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Pope Alexander VI
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Alexander Vi
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Portrait Of Pope Alexander Vi (1431-1503)
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Alexander Vi (Rodrigo Borgia
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Lucrezia Borgia.
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Lucrezia Borgia holding the papacy
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The Madonna of the Recommended
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Roman 15th or 16th Century
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Portrait of Pope Alexander VI
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Italy: Pope Alexander VI, born Rodrigo Borgia (1431 - 1503)
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Italy: Pope Alexander VI, born Rodrigo Borgia (1431 - 1503). Cristofano dell'Altissimo (1525-1605)
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Italy: Portrait of a Courtesan as Flora, oil on wood. Bartolomeo Veneto (1470-1531), c. 1520s
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France
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19th centruy engraving of St. Peter's Square, Vatican
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Dominique Dibbell
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