1492
Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia is elected Pope Alexander VI. He recognizes Cesare, Juan, Lucrezia, and Goffredo as his children.
1943
At age 13, Lucrezia marries Milanese nobleman Giovanni Sforza. Juan, 19, marries Spanish noblewoman María Enríquez de Luna.
1994
Goffredo, 13, marries a Neapolitan noble-woman, Sancha of Aragon. Cesare, 19, is named cardinal.
1497
Juan is mysteriously killed while fighting the rival Orsinis. Lucrezia’s marriage to the weak-ened Sforza is annulled.
1498-1499
Lucrezia marries Alfonso of Aragon, Sancha’s brother. Cesare marries French noblewoman Charlotte of Albret.
1502
Lucrezia marries Alfonso d’Este. In 1503 the pope dies, and the Borgias’ power, especially Cesare’s, declines.…
