Pope, Alexander

Cultural  

1. An eighteenth-century English poet known for his satiric wit and insistence on the values of classicism in literature: balance, symmetry, and restraint. His best-known poems are “The Rape of the Lock,” “An Essay on Criticism,” and “An Essay on Man.”

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Example Sentences

Pope Alexander VI had four children, including, memorably, Lucretia Borgia.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2019

Dunant’s novel explores the lives of the three most infamous figures during the height of their ambition: Rodrigo, Pope Alexander VI; his daughter Lucrezia; and his son Cesare.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2017

In 1493, Pope Alexander VI stepped in to keep peace between the two nations.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

A bankable star doesn’t hurt either, and in the new series the Borgia paterfamilias, Rodrigo, who became Pope Alexander VI, is played by Jeremy Irons, not exactly typecast.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2011

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