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Alexander reigned as pope during the High Renaissance, a period in which nepotism and simony were widespread among the clergy.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 January 1431","date":"1431-01-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Xàtiva","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738013"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"18 August 1503","date":"1503-08-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Rome","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Crown of Aragon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204920"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"Catholic priest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250867","start":"1471-10-30"},{"text":"transitional deacon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7834465","start":"1468"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Bologna","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131262"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Pope (20 August 1492 – 28 August 1503)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19546","start":"1492-08-20","end":"1503-08-28"},{"text":"Roman Catholic Archbishop of Valencia (9 July 1492 – 11 August 1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23774884","start":"1492-07-09","end":"1492-08-11"},{"text":"apostolic administrator (1491–1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1993358","start":"1491","end":"1492-08-11"},{"text":"apostolic administrator (9 October 1489 – 11 August 1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1993358","start":"1489-10-09","end":"1492-08-11"},{"text":"Dean of the College of Cardinals (22 January 1483 – 11 August 1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449676","start":"1483-01-22","end":"1492-08-11"},{"text":"Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (1483–1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105847387","start":"1483","end":"1492"},{"text":"apostolic administrator (8 July 1482 – 11 August 1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1993358","start":"1482-07-08","end":"1492-08-11"},{"text":"Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (24 July 1476 – 11 August 1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103492756","start":"1476-07-24","end":"1492-08-11"},{"text":"Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (8 January 1472 – 15 May 1472)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1813197","start":"1472-01-08","end":"1472-05-15"},{"text":"Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (30 August 1471 – 24 July 1476)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103498067","start":"1471-08-30","end":"1476-07-24"},{"text":"abbot (1471–1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103163","start":"1471","end":"1492"},{"text":"cardinal protodeacon (24 March 1463 – 30 August 1471)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7175168","start":"1463-03-24","end":"1471-08-30"},{"text":"Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Valencia (30 June 1458 – 11 August 1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103066827","start":"1458-06-30","end":"1492-08-11"},{"text":"cardinal-deacon (1458–1492)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2361374","start":"1458-06","end":"1492-08-11"},{"text":"apostolic administrator (1457–1458)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1993358","start":"1457","end":"1458-06-30"},{"text":"cardinal-deacon (17 September 1456 – 30 August 1471)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2361374","start":"1456-09-17","end":"1471-08-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Pope Alexander VI born?","a":"Pope Alexander VI was born on 1 January 1431 in Xàtiva."},{"q":"What positions has Pope Alexander VI held?","a":"Positions held by Pope Alexander VI include: Pope (1492–1503); Roman Catholic Archbishop of Valencia (1492–1492); apostolic administrator (1491–1492); apostolic administrator (1489–1492); Dean of the College of Cardinals (1483–1492)."},{"q":"Where did Pope Alexander VI study?","a":"Pope Alexander VI was educated at University of Bologna."}],"related":[{"name":"Pope Telesphorus","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-telesphorus"},{"name":"Pope Gregory XIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-gregory-xiii"},{"name":"Pope Clement VII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-clement-vii"},{"name":"Pope Pius I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-pius-i"},{"name":"Pope Boniface I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-boniface-i"},{"name":"Pope Agapetus I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-agapetus-i"},{"name":"Pope Paul II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-paul-ii"},{"name":"Pope Pius II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-pius-ii"},{"name":"Pope Paul III","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-paul-iii"},{"name":"Michael Dixon Bhasera","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michael-dixon-bhasera"},{"name":"Pope Pius III","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-pius-iii"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/pope-alexander-vi-1d09398c23.jpg","width":500,"height":700,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Attributed to Pedro Berruguete","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Pope_Alexander_VI_Borgia_(Vatican_Museums_-_Musei_Vaticani,_Vatican).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Pope Alexander VI","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q108316","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108316","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Portrait of Pope Alexander VI Borgia (Vatican Museums - Musei Vaticani, Vatican).jpg by Attributed to Pedro Berruguete (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Pope_Alexander_VI_Borgia_(Vatican_Museums_-_Musei_Vaticani,_Vatican).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Pope Alexander VI, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Portrait of Pope Alexander VI Borgia (Vatican Museums - Musei Vaticani, Vatican).jpg — Attributed to Pedro Berruguete, Public domain.","cite":"\"Pope Alexander VI\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-vi. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-vi","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-vi","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-vi?lang=ne"}}