Alexander VI: References & Edit History
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Ludwig Pastor, The History of the Popes, from the Close of the Middle Ages, 2nd ed., vol. 5 and 6, ed. by F.I. Antrobus (1923), an objective, documented biography based on Vatican sources; Peter de Roo, Material for a History of Pope Alexander VI, His Relatives, and His Time, 5 vol. (1924), discursive analysis; Giovanni Soranzo, Studî intorno a papa Alessandro VI (Borgia) (1950), serious analyses of papal lifestyle; Michael De La Bedoyere, The Meddlesome Friar and the Wayward Pope: The Story of the Conflict Between Savonarola and Alexander VI (1957), a vigorous, popular account; “Pope Alexander VI (1431–1503),” in Milton Klonsky (compiler), The Fabulous Ego: Absolute Power in History (1974). Another useful study is Michael Mallett, The Borgias: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Dynasty (1969; reissued 1981).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 14, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Pope Alexander VI, c.1431-1503 (pope 1492-1503). | Feb 28, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Alexander VI. | Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Pope Alexander VI. | Jul 24, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 12, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Pope Alexander VI, c.1431-1503 (pope 1492-1503). | Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Pope Alexander VI. | Aug 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: California State University, Sacramento - Alexander VI: (1431 - 1503, Pope from 1492 - 1503). | May 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Biography of Pope Alexander VI. | Dec 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Pope Alexander VI: Unscrupulous Borgia Patriarch With a Lust for Power. | Oct 28, 2022 | ||
| Added cross-references throughout. | Dec 20, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: HyperHistory - Biography of Alexander VI. | Jan 16, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Pope Alexander VI. | Jul 17, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 16, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |