Pope, Alexander
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Unable to challenge Portugal’s dominance at sea, Isabella and Ferdinand asked Pope Alexander VI to intercede.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Rivers said that to confront Christian nationalism honestly, churches and other houses of worship need to focus on a papal bull issued by Pope Alexander VI in 1493 known as the Doctrine of Discovery.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022
Pope Alexander VI had four children, including, memorably, Lucretia Borgia.
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2019
In the summer of 1497, he was a 22-year-old cardinal, sent as papal legate by his father, Pope Alexander VI, to crown the king of Naples and broker a royal marriage for his sister, Lucrezia.
From The Guardian • May 17, 2013
But no sooner was he in Milan than he did the opposite, providing assistance to Pope Alexander so that he could occupy the Romagna.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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