papal court of Alexander VI

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The papal court of Alexander VI was the Renaissance-era Vatican court under Pope Alexander VI Borgia, notorious for its political intrigue, nepotism, and lavish, often scandalous, lifestyle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance court
papal court
capital Rome
country Papal States
endTime 1503
followedBy Papal court of Julius II
Papal court of Pius III
follows Papal court of Innocent VIII
governedBy Papal bulls of Alexander VI
hasCharacteristic Renaissance diplomacy
corruption (alleged)
lavish lifestyle
nepotism
patronage of the arts
political intrigue
scandal
hasCourtier Cardinal Ascanio Sforza
Cardinal Francesco Piccolomini
Cardinal Giovanni Borgia
Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere
Cardinal Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní
Cesare Borgia
Giulia Farnese
Jofré Borgia
linked to: Gioffre Borgia

Juan Borgia
linked to: Giovanni Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia
Vannozza dei Cattanei
hasHeadOfState Pope Alexander VI
hasLanguage Italian
Latin
hasMonarch Pope Alexander VI
hasReligion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
influenced Italian Wars diplomacy
influencedBy Borgia family interests
Spanish-Aragonese politics
locatedIn Papal States
Vatican
linked to: Vatican City
notableEvent 1492 papal conclave aftermath
Borgia family advancement in Church offices
arranged marriages of Lucrezia Borgia
creation of Cesare Borgia as cardinal
political alliances with French monarchy
subsequent resignation of Cesare Borgia from the cardinalate
partOf Catholic Church hierarchy
Roman Curia
residence Apostolic Palace
Vatican Palace
linked to: Apostolic Palace
startTime 1492
timePeriod Italian Renaissance
early 16th century
late 15th century

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Vannozza dei Cattanei associatedWith papal court of Alexander VI
Giovanni Borgia associatedWith papal court of Alexander VI
Rodrigo de Borja reign papacy of Alexander VI
linked to: papal court of Alexander VI
Papal court of Alexander VI follows Papal court of Innocent VIII
subject linked to: papal court of Alexander VI
linked to: papal court of Alexander VI
Giulia Farnese affiliation Papal court of Alexander VI
linked to: papal court of Alexander VI
Sancha of Aragon associatedWith Papal court of Alexander VI
linked to: papal court of Alexander VI