Pope Alexander the VI

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  • Jan 1, 1431

    Pope Alexander VI is born

    Pope Alexander VI was born in Valencia, Spain.
  • Aug 11, 1492

    Rodrigo Borgia is elected as pope of the Roman Catholic Church

    After Pope innocent VIII's death on 25th July 1492, there were three likely candidates for the election of the pope. They were Rodrigo Borgia, Cardinal Sforza and Cardinal Guiliano. Alexander VI, also called Rodrigo Borgia won 2/3 of the votes.A huge sum was spent on bribery and Borgia succeeded in buying the largest number of votes.
  • Apr 25, 1493

    Pope Alexander VI creates alliance against Naples

    Pope Alexander VI gave away some lands to dukes and duchesses of different states in Italy. For the duke of Gandia and the duchess of Goffredo, the Pope decided to carve out land from the province of Naples. This angered king Ferdinand the head of state at that time, and he allied himself with the enemies of Pope Alexander VI. This made the Pope create an alliance against Naples.
  • Jun 7, 1494

    Pope Alexander VI divides new world lands between Spain and Portugal

    Pope Alexander VI divided the lands of the new world which was agreed by Spain and Portugal. This treaty is called The Treaty of Tordesillas. Tordesillas is a city in which the Spanish and Portuguese met to sign the treaty. The treaty states that all lands west of 46 degrees west should belong to Spain, while those to the east should belong to Portugal. This meant that parts of countries such as India and Macau, were Portuguese territory, and areas such as Argentina were Spanish territory.
  • Mar 31, 1495

    The holy league is created to counteract King Charles VIII

    King Charles VIII of France had quite a strong army that had colonized Naples. The pope created a holy league consisting of Italian city states such as Venice, Milan and Florencce. There were fears that king Charles VIII would colonized more states and so the duke of Milan at that time, Ludovico Sforza pleaded to the pope to stop the swift attacks of the French. This is why the pope created the holy league.
  • Jul 6, 1495

    The battle of Fornovo is fought and won by the league

    King Charles VIII reached Naples at such a speed which shocked the Italians. The Venetians and their allies confronted the French troops in the city called Fornovo. King Charles saw the high numbers of troops(20,000 people) and was anxious. He tried to colonize the unprepared Parmatians, but it was stopped by the league. King Charles then asked for a safe passage, but it was denied by the Italians, so the only possible option was war.The league won, fullfiling the Pope's dream.
  • May 13, 1497

    Girolamo Savonarola is excommunicated by Pope Alexander VI

    Girolamo Savonarola, one of the people that would eventually lead to the reformation, was excommunicated by Pope Alexander VI. Girolamo Savonarola was the arch enemy of the pope because his sermons were starting to get more and more popular in Florence, and Savonara was angry with the pope's corrupt and infamous rule. Pope Alexander did not want Savonara to gain popularity because Savonara was starting the reformation and it was very popular. So, this is the reason Savonara was excommunicated.
  • Aug 18, 1503

    Death of Pope Alexander VI.

    Pope Alexander VI died in Rome, Italy