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Keywords: Pope, Italian, Machiavelli, Callixtus, Unpontifical

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Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)

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Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)

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Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)

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Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)

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Borja (better known by the Italian spelling of the name, Borgia) was an influential Spanish family during the Renaissance. Callixtus III was a pope. His nephew, Alexander VI, also a pope, was a brilliant man notorious for his unpontifical private life.

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