Lucrezia Borgia moved through power and peril in Renaissance Italy, more survivor than schemer. #Renaissance #Borgia #History | The History Page

Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia & François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia in The Borgias S2:E1 (2012) ~ Costume Design by Gabriella Pescucci ~~~ #theborgias #borgia #lucrezia #lucreziaborgia #hollidaygrainger #cesareborgia #FrançoisArnaud #masquerade #masqueradeball | Period Drama Style

Rodrigo Borgia (1431–1503), born Roderic Llançol i de Borja, was a Spanish cardinal and pope known as Alexander VI (1492–1503). ✝️ He came from the powerful Spanish-Valencian Borgia family, which produced several high-ranking church officials. 🏰 In Rome, he advanced thanks to his uncle Alfonso de Borja, Pope Callixtus III, who appointed him cardinal. 👑 As pope, Rodrigo Borgia was one of the most controversial pontiffs of the Renaissance. ⚔️ His reign was marked by open nepotism: he placed his