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Alfonso Borgia was born in the year 1378 at Xativa, near Valencia.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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Alfonso Borgia, one of the most active opponents of the Council of Basle and of the Reformation in Germany, was elected pope in 1455, assuming the name Calixtus III.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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Alfonso Borgia, whose father's name is stated by some to have been Juan, and by others Domenico; while the family name of his mother, Francesca, is not even known.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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On the 25th of March, 1455, Nicholas V died, and Alfonso Borgia was elected (8 April) and assumed the name of Callistus III.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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When Alfonso V of Aragon resolved to withdraw from the Schism and place himself and his kingdom under the jurisdiction of Martin V, Alfonso Borgia acted the part of mediator with Benedict's successor, Clement VIII, and induced the latter to submit to the lawful pope.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The new Pope (Alfonso Borgia) did not hesitate as to the line he intended taking in the matter, and he gave his sanction to the rehabilitation of the heroine by a rescript dated the 11th of June,
Joan of Arc Gower, Ronald Sutherland, Lord, 1845-1916 1893
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The new Pope (Alfonso Borgia) did not hesitate as to the line he intended taking in the matter, and he gave his sanction to the rehabilitation of the heroine by a rescript dated the 11th of June,
Joan of Arc Ronald Sutherland Gower 1880
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Of Alfonso Borgia, who reigned for three years as Calixtus III., little need be said, except that his pontificate prepared for the greatness of his nephew, Roderigo Lenzuoli, known as Borgia in compliment to his uncle.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots John Addington Symonds 1866
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