: Rodrigo ascended the throne in 1492 through cunning and suspected bribery, known as simony.
The Borgias were a powerful Spanish-Italian dynasty that dominated the Renaissance papacy through strategic brilliance, legendary corruption, and ruthless ambition. The Patriarch: Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI) Borgia
: His effective, often brutal tactics served as the primary inspiration for Niccolò Machiavelli’s political masterpiece, The Prince . : Rodrigo ascended the throne in 1492 through