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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panzerman, post: 4293937, member: 77704&quot;]AV Fiorini di camera ND</p><p>Alessandro VI 1492-1503</p><p>Papal States</p><p>Roma Mint</p><p><br /></p><p>Rodrigo Borgia was elected Pope in 1492. He got the nickname, &quot;the Spanish Bull&quot;</p><p>He had 5 children, Lucretia, Caesare, Giovanni, Gioffre/ Luigi</p><p><br /></p><p>During his election, there was a lot of bribery. Charles VIII of France threw in 200,000 Dukats to support the French candidate, while Genoa gave 100,000 Dukats for a Genoese Cardinal. In the end Borgias came up with more gold Dukats.</p><p>During his reign, he had to put up with a true pain in the butt, Savanarola. This guy was dangerous to the Church and her teaching. In the end he met his fate by getting burnt on the stake. Alexander had many mistresses, sometimes two at a time. This created some problems for his domestic life. Of course there was a TV series made about him, which made him look bad. But actual history maybe different.[ATTACH=full]1093108[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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