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Alexander VI
· 11 Aug 1492 – 18 Aug 1503 · 11 yrs · died
A Borgia. Even his defenders start with 'but'.
Did
- Drew the line dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal (1493).
- Patronized the arts; the Borgia Apartments are still worth seeing.
Didn't
- Observe celibacy: acknowledged several children, including Cesare and Lucrezia, and promoted them.
- Shake the reputation: the poisoning stories are probably false; the nepotism and simony are not.
From the record
Pope Alexander VI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
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