The next day the body was exhibited to the people and clergy of Rome, but was covered by an "old tapestry" ("antiquo tapete"), having become greatly disfigured by rapid decomposition. In Styga nam veniens pacem turbabit Averni, No conclusive explanation was ever reached,[28] and it may be that the crime was simply as a result of one of the Duke's sexual liaisons. It is said that, as he lay dying he begged the cardinals to elect a successor better than himself. [74][75], Alexander VI, who was allegedly a marrano according to a black legend of papal rival Giuliano della Rovere, distinguished himself by his relatively benign treatment of Jews. Each pope during this period inevitably found himself surrounded by the servants and retainers of his predecessors who often owed their loyalty to the family of the pontiff who had appointed them. ..... Click the link for more information. Innocent VIII: Successor: Pius III: Personal details; Birth name: Roderic Llançol i de Borja: Born 1 January 1431 Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia: Died: 18 August 1503 (aged 72) Rome: Other popes named Alexander During absolution and confession, Rodrigo explains to a reluctant Cesare his role in the divine plan, he is needed as a prince of the church while Juan prepares to lead as Captain-General of the Papal Army. For the Spanish nobleperson, see, Coat of arms of Alexander VI – Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome. [Note 4] (When cardinals died, their wealth automatically reverted to the Church.) On a similar claim: "Without any solid evidence Giulia is said to have been the model for Pinturicchio's 'Virgin and Child' surrounded by angels in the Borgia Apartments of the Vatican. Some, including Christopher Hibbert, recognize up to six more: Girolama (or Jeronima), Isabella, "Alexander was a jovial, far-sighted, moderate man, well-balanced in mind and body. Cesare was suspected but not until much later and he was never named in the immediate aftermath, nor would there have been any particular reason for him to commit such a crime. A form of indentured servitude was allowed, being similar to a peasant's duty to his liege lord in Europe. Thus the two great houses of Orsini and Colonna, who had long fought for predominance in Rome and often flouted the Pope's authority, were subjugated and the Borgias' power increased. [23], In contrast to the preceding pontificate, Pope Alexander VI adhered initially to strict administration of justice and orderly government. He sought help from Charles VIII of France (1483–1498), who was allied to Ludovico "Il Moro" Sforza (the Moor, so called because of his swarthy complexion), the de facto Duke of Milan, who needed French support to legitimise his rule. "The Alexandrine Bulls of 1493" in, Batllori, Miguel, S.J. Thornberry (2002) asserts that Inter Caetera was applied in the Requerimiento which was read to American Indians (who could not understand the colonisers' language) before hostilities against them began. It was written and directed by Neil Jordan. Della Rovere fortified himself in his bishopric of Ostia at the Tiber's mouth as Alexander formed a league against Naples (25 April 1493) and prepared for war. [47] Other later popes, such as Pope Paul III in Sublimis Deus (1537), Pope Benedict XIV in Immensa Pastorium (1741), and Pope Gregory XVI in his letter In supremo apostolatus (1839), continued to condemn slavery. This is, at least partially, why both Pope Callixtus III and Pope Alexander VI gave powers to family members whom they could trust. Cesare Borgia, his son, while a youth of seventeen and a student at Pisa, was made Archbishop of Valencia, and Giovanni Borgia inherited the Spanish Dukedom of Gandia, the Borgias' ancestral home in Spain. ), and so forth. He was capable and cautious, considered a "political priest" by some. On 31 March 1495 the Holy League was formed between the Pope, the emperor, Venice, Ludovico il Moro and Ferdinand of Spain. Peace was made through Venetian mediation, the Orsini paying 50,000 ducats in exchange for their confiscated lands; the Duke of Urbino, whom they had captured, was left by the Pope to pay his own ransom. There is no evidence that the Borgias resorted to poisoning, judicial murder, or extortion to fund their schemes and the defense of the Papal States. [42] The bulls issued by Pope Alexander VI: Eximiae devotionis (3 May 1493), Inter caetera (4 May 1493) and Dudum Siquidem (23 September 1493), granted rights to Spain with respect to the newly discovered lands in the Americas similar to those Pope Nicholas V had previously conferred on Portugal with the bulls Romanus Pontifex and Dum Diversas. Alexander VI was known for his patronage of the arts, and in his days a new architectural era was initiated in Rome with the coming of Bramante. "[13] Rodrigo Borgia was also an intelligent man with an appreciation for the arts and sciences and an immense amount of respect for the Church. Ludwig von Pastor, History of the Popes, Vol. After the hour of vespers, between six and seven o'clock a fever appeared and remained permanently. During the second Italian war, Alexander VI supported his son Cesare Borgia as a condottiero for the French King. His tomb at St. Peter's Basilica was sculpted by Filippo della Valle . He similarly allowed the immigration of Jews expelled from Portugal in 1497 and from Provence in 1498. He was prepared to compromise upon all purely human questions, but inflexible upon whatever concerned the rights of religion. [Note 17], In addition to the arts, Alexander VI also encouraged the development of education. Named bishop of Savona, Italy, in 1467 by Pope Paul II, he was made cardinal in 1473 by Pope Sixtus IV, whom he succeeded. After the 1492 expulsion of the Jews from Spain, some 9,000 impoverished Iberian Jews arrived at the borders of the Papal States. Once ensconced on the throne, Rodrigo uses all of his power and influence to turn the papacy into a dynastic possession for his children, while his rivals plot with all their political might to unseat him. ..... Click the link for more information. This door lasted until 1618, when another door was installed in the new basilica. On 25 January 1494, Ferdinand I died and was succeeded by his son Alfonso II (1494–1495). The ceremonial observed on these occasions was no modern invention, but, as the Bull of Indiction expressly says, was founded on ancient rites and full of symbolic meaning. "[22] Even if he did make the comment, though, Michael de la Bédoyère says that it would be "unintentionally complimentary as coming from a representative of one of the leading Italian States about a Pope whose aim it would be to save Italy in defiance of the prejudices and jealousies of its petty rulers". The Papal States were in turmoil, and the powerful Colonna faction seized Ostia in the name of France. "The Papal Division of the World and its Consequences" in, Orestes Ferrara, quoted by N. M. Gwynne in, Msgr. [Note 15], It has been suggested that, having taken into account the unusual level of decomposition, Alexander VI was accidentally poisoned to death by his son, Cesare, with cantarella (which had been prepared to eliminate Cardinal Adriano), although some commentaries doubt these stories and attribute the Pope's death to malaria, then prevalent in Rome, or to another such pestilence. On the eve of the death of Pope Innocent VIII in 1492, a fierce political battle rages inside the Vatican walls over who will become the next pope. [80], Alexander Lee argues that the crimes attributed to the Borgias were exaggerated by contemporaries because they were outsiders expanding their holdings at the expense of the Italians, that they were Spaniards when it was felt that Spain had too much control on the Italian peninsula, and that after the death of Alexander the family lost its influence and therefore any incentive for anyone to defend them. He was formally crowned as pontiff on 4 October 1676 by the protodeacon, Cardinal Francesco Maidalchini. [79] Unlike Julius, Alexander never made war unless absolutely necessary, preferring negotiation and diplomacy. Opponents, such as the powerful demagogic Florentine friar Girolamo Savonarola, launched invectives against papal corruption and appealed for a general council to confront the papal abuses. Cui tranquilla quies odio, cui proelia cordi He was a gifted speaker and fluent in conversation. Pamphili succeeded Pope Urban VIII (1623–44) on 15 September 1644 as Pope Innocent X, after a contentious papal conclave that featured a rivalry between French and Spanish factions. He was quickly ordained as a priest and the next day consecrated Innocent III. Alexander VI also, in 1501, approved the University of Valencia. After his Communion he gave the Eucharist to the Pope who was sitting in bed. Rodrigo Borgia promises the revenue of benefices and gold (and to Sforza the Vice-Chancellorship) to those who choose to support him. After he assumed the pontificate in 1484, one of Innocent’s first official acts was the issuing of a bull condemning witchcraft. [7] His cousin and Calixtus's nephew Luis de Milà y de Borja became a cardinal. It is often alleged, even by some historians, that Alexander and his son, Cesare, poisoned Cardinal Adriano Castellesi, but this is unlikely. In 1502 the Pope had the Menaechmi performed in his own apartments. Succeeded by Clement VIII: Last edited on 7 April 2020, at 16:31. The Spanish Crown's Choice of Labor Organization in Sixteenth-Century Spanish America. Innocent X, original name Giambattista Pamfili, (born May 7, 1574, Rome—died Jan. 7, 1655, Rome), pope from 1644 to 1655.. Pamfili was a church judge under Pope Clement VIII and a papal representative at Naples for Pope Gregory XV.He was made ambassador to Spain and cardinal (1626) by Pope Urban VIII, whom he succeeded on Sept. 15, 1644.Having been supported by cardinals who had … ", "In consequence of the simultaneous illness of both the Pope and his son, and the rapid decomposition of the body, which, considering the heat of the weather, was perfectly natural, the cry of poison was raised at once; but on 19 August the Mantuan Envoy writes that there was no sort of ground for supposing this. The white smoke is released and the waiting crowd clamors for joy at the election of a new pope. Ferdinand II was reinstated at Naples soon afterwards, with Spanish help. [72][73] King's College now forms an integral element of the University of Aberdeen. He would disrupt the peace of Styx and disturb Avernus, Having lived nearly half a century in Rome, and having been for almost the whole of his life part of the ecclesiastical organization, he had a profound respect for all the interests of the Catholic Church, a respect greater than for his own life. Peter de Roo, as quoted by N. M. Gwynne in. In the south, Naples was a fief of the Pope, but its ruler, King Ferrante, refused to acknowledge the Pope's authority. A reaction against Charles VIII soon set in, for all the European powers were alarmed at his success. For centuries, Spain had been almost completely overridden by the Moors. Rodrigo adopted his mother's family name of Borja in 1455 following the elevation to the papacy of maternal uncle Alonso de Borja (Italianized to Alfonso Borgia) as Calixtus III. His goods were confiscated and many other members of the clan in Rome were arrested, while Alexander's son Goffredo Borgia led an expedition into the Campagna and seized their castles. [Note 7][Note 8], In a ceremony similar to today's, Alexander was carried in the sedia gestatoria to St. Peter's. Juan skirmishes with young Roman nobles in the streets outside the Vatican after they taunt him and his Spanish blood, Cesare comes to his rescue and drily begs their pardon for his brother often speaks before he thinks. Pamphili succeeded Pope Urban VIII (1623–44) on 15 September 1644 as Pope Innocent X, after a contentious papal conclave that featured a rivalry between French and Spanish factions. In 1492, Rodrigo was elected Pope, taking the name Alexander VI. On the death of Pope Innocent VIII on 25 July 1492, the three likely candidates for the Papacy were the sixty-one-year-old Borgia,[11] seen as an independent candidate, Ascanio Sforza for the Milanese, and Giuliano della Rovere, seen as a pro-French candidate. It first aired on April 3, 2011. The Pope knocked on the door three times, workers moved it from the inside, and everyone then crossed the threshold to enter into a period of penance and reconciliation. He had annulled Lucrezia's marriage to Giovanni Sforza, who had responded to the suggestion that he was impotent with the unsubstantiated counter-claim that Alexander and Cesare indulged in incestuous relations with Lucrezia, in 1497. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture. His election was manipulated by Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (later Pope Julius II ), whose tool Innocent remained. [Note 10], Cesare was preparing for another expedition in August 1503 when, after he and his father had dined with Cardinal Adriano Castellesi on 6 August, they were taken ill with fever a few days later. Following the death of Alexander VI, Julius II said on the day of his election: "I will not live in the same rooms as the Borgias lived. [20] Borgia was elected on 11 August 1492, assuming the name of Alexander VI (due to confusion about the status of Pope Alexander V elected by the Council of Pisa). Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Crown of Aragon (now Spain), Rodrigo studied law at the University of Bologna. Meanwhile at the Borgia household, Juan entertains several young ladies and gentlemen at a orgy to celebrate his father's election. Pamphili succeeded Pope Urban VIII (1623–44) on 15 September 1644 as Pope Innocent X, after a contentious papal conclave that featured a rivalry between French and Spanish factions. Every effort was made to discover the assassin, and suspicion fell on various highly placed people. These Roman families even sought to control the Papacy itself. He tried to collect troops and put Rome in a state of defence, but his position was precarious. In Rome he became a priest in the retinue of cardinal Calandnini, half-brother to Pope Nicholas V (1447–55). The lesser clergy were similarly reined in: they must refuse all bribes and put away their concubines. But the staid, pious Italians vastly underestimate the ambitions of the wily, rapacious Spaniard. But he was surrounded by enemies both within the Church and among the rulers of Europe. ", "The holy year 1500 definitively ushered in the custom of opening a holy door on Christmas Eve and closing it the following year on Christmas Day. The door, in turn, was replaced in 1950 by the bronze door, which is still in use. The ambassador of King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715) succeeded in procuring his election on 6 October 1689, as the successor to Pope Innocent XI (1676–89); nevertheless, after months of negotiation Alexander VIII finally condemned the declaration made in 1682 by the French clergy concerning the liberties of the Gallican church. The traditional inspection of "testes et pendentes" is done to verify the pope's male genitalia. As a result, his Italianized Valencian surname, Borgia, became a byword for libertinism and nepotism, which are traditionally considered as characterizing his pontificate. His parents were Jofré Llançol i Escrivà (died bef. thy supreme pontiff Alexander, oh, capital Rome. His family name is written Llançol in Valencian and Lanzol in Castillian. ", "[A]ll the clergy of the city were invited to the opening of the [1500] Jubilee. Cesare tells his conquest he is a cleric by day but whatever he wants by night. One of them, journalist Ruggero Marino, has unearthed documents that show that Pope Innocent VIII was the main sponsor and mastermind of the expedition. "Were the Borgias Really So Bad? and prohibit the Soul from entering your sites. Darcy, J.B. “What You Don’t Know About the Borgia Pope: Alexander VI (1492-1503). As for the cardinals, who were to be drawn from all the nations, none should possess more than one bishopric; their households were limited to eighty people and thirty horses; they were banned from hunting, theaters, carnivals, and tournaments; and their funeral expenses were not to exceed 1,500 ducats. Alexander appealed to Ascanio Sforza and even to the Ottoman Sultan Bayazid II for help. Thus, Pope Alexander formalized the rite and began a longstanding tradition that is still in practice. When the Orsini offered to admit the French to their castles, Alexander had no choice but to come to terms with Charles. In Consistory the pope names Ascanio Sforza as his successor to the office of Vice-Chancellor to repay him for securing the election. The war between France and Spain for the possession of Naples dragged on, and the Pope was forever intriguing, ready to ally himself with whichever power promised the most advantageous terms at any moment. In spite of the remonstrances of Spain and of the Sforza, he allied himself with France in January 1499 and was joined by Venice. Innocent VIII named eight cardinals in one consistory which was held on 9 March 1489; the pope named three of those cardinals in pectore(one of whom being a successor in Giovanni de' Mediciwho became Pope Leo X) with two of them having their names released after the pope died to ensure that they could vote in the 1492 conclave. Neapolitan resistance collapsed, and Alfonso II fled and abdicated in favour of his son Ferdinand II. [29] One contemporary official wrote home that there was little surprise that Alexander and Cesare had both fallen ill, as the bad air had led to many in Rome, and especially in the Roman Curia, becoming sick. The rest of the Orsini clan still held out, defeating the papal troops sent against them under Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino and Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Gandia, at Soriano (January 1497). Rodrigo Borgia salutes the people and gives the papal blessing. Additionally, he was "so familiar with Holy Writ, that his speeches were fairly sparkling with well-chosen texts of the Sacred Books". Burchart reviews the list of necessaries for the upcoming coronation. "[21] Such a criticism, particularly by the very youthful Giovanni, is believed to be highly unlikely: "Precocious though he was, the cardinal would scarcely have made this observation when sixteen years of age. Birthplace: Naples, Italy Location of death: Rome, Italy Cause of death: unspecified. He put together a group of his most pious cardinals in order to move the process along. In the Papal States themselves, noble families, such as the Orsini and the Colonna, acted as petty tyrants in the cities and areas which they controlled, grinding down the people and constantly seeking to achieve their independence from their sovereign, the Pope. [33], The prominent Italian families looked down on the Spanish Borgia family, and they resented their power, which they sought for themselves. "[32] But eventually the Florentines tired of the friar's moralising and the Florentine government condemned the reformer to death, executing him on 23 May 1498. But a promise of French help quickly forced the confederates to come to terms. The only contemporary accusations of poisoning were from some of the servants of the Borgias, extracted under torture by Alexander's bitter enemy Della Rovere, who succeeded him as Pope Julius II.[30]. On 15 August thirteen ounces of blood were drawn from him and the tertian ague supervened. A Spaniard in Italy, he was hard pressed to find such trustworthiness except from members of his own family; hence his patronage of them, though it is not to be denied that it was probably also for personal reasons. Some revisionists suggest that the confusion is attributed by attempts to connect Rodrigo as the father of Giovanni (Juan), Cesare, Lucrezia and Gioffre (Jofré in Valencian), who were surnamed Llançol i Borja. The children lived between their mother's home and the Papal Palace itself. In the wake of Columbus's landing in the New World, Pope Alexander was asked by the Spanish monarchy to confirm their ownership of these newly found lands. It was probably only because they could not agree on an Italian successor to Nicholas V that the elderly Callistus had been elected; one who, in all probability, would not live long. Latin text: "Dum graviter aegrotaret, factorum conscientia punctus contrito dolentique animo ad lachrymas ut audio fusus, sacrosanctum communionis corpus sua sponte, dilutis prius diligentissima confessione peccatis, petierit, et alia sacramenta ...", "Throughout the Middle Ages a 'tradition' or 'custom' involving pillaging was attached to the death and election of high-ranking prelates. [11] In 1468, he was ordained to the priesthood and, in 1471, he was consecrated bishop and appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Albano. Innocent in fiction [ edit ] As King Ferdinand I of Naples was threatening to come to the aid of the rightful duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza, the husband of his granddaughter Isabella, Alexander encouraged the French king in his plan for the conquest of Naples. He proceeded to serve in the Curia under the next four popes, acquiring significant influence and wealth in the process. Who sacrificed quiet to hatred, with a warrior heart, On 28 January Charles VIII departed for Naples with Cem and Cesare, but the latter slipped away to Spoleto. But Alexander, always ready to seize opportunities to aggrandize his family, then adopted a double policy. Alternatively, it has been argued that Rodrigo's father was Jofré de Borja y Escrivà, making Rodrigo a Borja from his mother and father's side. Planned reforms included new rules on the sale of Church property, the limiting of cardinals to one bishopric, and stricter moral codes for clergy. He exerted a wide influence over the Christian states of Europe, claiming supremacy over all of Europe's kings. Successor: Pope Alexander VI: Personal details; Birth name: Giovanni Battista Cibo: Born: 1432 Genoa: Died: July 25, 1492 Rome: Other Popes named Innocent. In this manner, he was able to take advantage of the defeat of the French in order to break the power of the Orsini. [46] Minnich (2010) asserts that this "slave trade" was permitted to facilitate conversions to Christianity. Epitaphium Alexandri Papae He offered to help Louis XII on condition that Sicily be given to Cesare, and then offered to help Spain in exchange for Siena, Pisa and Bologna. He was made general of his order, the Franciscans, in 1464 and became (1467) a cardinal. Raphael, Michelangelo and Pinturicchio all worked for him. 24 March 1437) and his Aragonese wife and distant cousin Isabel de Borja y Cavanilles (died 19 October 1468), daughter of Juan Domingo de Borja y Doncel. The debased state of the curia was a major scandal. 6, p. 135. By autumn Louis XII was in Italy expelling Lodovico Sforza from Milan. [10] After the election of his uncle as Pope Callixtus III, he was ordained deacon and created Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere at the age of twenty-five in 1456. The atmosphere of Alexander's household is typified by the fact that his daughter Lucrezia apparently lived with Giulia at a point. Alexander was also the first to institute a special rite for the closing of a holy door. "[69] The Borgia Apartments remained sealed until the 19th century.[69]. [24], Ferdinand allied himself with Florence, Milan and Venice. Rodrigo de Borja was born on 1 January 1431, in the town of Xativa near Valencia, one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon, in what is now Spain. Our duty, however, prescribes that we order you, under holy obedience, to cease from public and private preaching until you are able to come to our presence, not under armed escort as is your present habit, but safely, quietly and modestly as becomes a religious, or until we make different arrangements. Johann Burchard, the conclave's master of ceremonies and a leading figure of the papal household under several popes, recorded in his diary that the 1492 conclave was a particularly expensive campaign. He assures her of his continued love and financial support. Alexander was able to win over the bishop of Saint-Malo, who had much influence over the king, with a cardinal's hat. Charles VIII rapidly advanced southward, and after a short stay in Florence, set out for Rome (November 1494). It first aired on April 3, 2011. Saturday, 12 August 1503, the Pope fell ill in the morning. Callistus III was acknowledged by all as religious and austere, though severely criticized for his largesse to his family. Despite Julius II's hostility, the Roman barons and Romagna vicars were never again to be the same problem for the papacy and Julius' successes owe much to the foundations laid by the Borgias. ", "[T]here is every reason to believe," writes the. Shortly after his coronation, Innocent VIII addressed a fruitless summons to Christendom to unite in a crusade against the Turks. Innocent granted Ferdinand II of Aragon the epithet "Catholic Majesty." Innocent excommunicated Ferdinand in 1489 and invited King Charles … For a period of time, before legitimizing his children after becoming Pope, Rodrigo pretended that his four children with Vannozza were his niece and nephews and that they were fathered by Vannozza's husbands. However, he still very dearly loved Vannozza, in a way he considered "spiritual", and his love for his children by Vannozza remained as strong as ever and proved, indeed, the determining factor of his whole career. Neither Giuliano della Rovere nor Ascanio Sforza have the required majority of votes. Pope Innocent VIII ( ; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 August 1484 to his death in 1492.. Career. Rodrigo experiences the silence of God in his vast aloneness as pope. Virginio Orsini, who had been captured by the Spanish, died a prisoner at Naples, and the Pope confiscated his property. ", "Under Alexander VI, the taste for theatrical representations made great progress. ", "The fact that father and son [Alexander and Cesare] had collapsed on the same day inevitably aroused suspicions of foul play. This became the basis of the Treaty of Tordesillas which was ratified by Spain on 2 July 1494 and by Portugal on 5 September 1494. Cesare is enlisted to assist his father in his brilliant but simonaical plan to purchase the neutral cardinals' votes. ", "He was also a natural orator, a pleasant conversationalist, an expert in Canon Law and Theology, and 'so familiar with Holy Writ that his speeches sparkled with well chosen texts from Sacred Scripture'. [67], Before the death of Alexander VI, Rome was filled with political instability. When Rodrigo de Borgia was elected pope as Alexander VI following the death of Innocent VIII, his son Cesare Borgia "inherited" the post as second archbishop of Valencia. Pope Alexander VIII: Successor: Pope Clement XI: Personal details; Birth name: Antonio Pignatelli: Born March 13, 1615 Spinazzola, Puglia: Died: September 27, 1700 (aged 85) Rome: Other popes named Innocent ", "As part of his proposed new reforms, Alexander now nominated a commission of six of the most pious cardinals, and less than two months later a draft Bull of Reformation had been prepared. Out in the courtyard, siblings Cesare and Lucrezia share an intimate moment speaking of the future, marriage, and their destiny as children of an ambitious Renaissance cardinal. While the enterprising explorers of Spain imposed a form of slavery called "encomienda" on the indigenous peoples they met in the New World,[41] some popes had spoken out against the practice of slavery. 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