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Rodrigo Borgia (1431–1503), born Roderic Llançol i de Borja, was a Spanish cardinal and pope known as Alexander VI (1492–1503). ✝️ He came from the powerful Spanish-Valencian Borgia family, which produced several high-ranking church officials. 🏰 In Rome, he advanced thanks to his uncle Alfonso de Borja, Pope Callixtus III, who appointed him cardinal. 👑 As pope, Rodrigo Borgia was one of the most controversial pontiffs of the Renaissance. ⚔️ His reign was marked by open nepotism: he placed his