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Election of Borja

When
11 August 1492
Where
Sistine Chapel
Part of
Election of Pope Alexander VI

Cardinal Rodrigo Borja was elected pope on the fourth ballot of the 1492 conclave.

On the fourth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Rodrigo Borja, the vice-chancellor of the Roman Catholic Church, to succeed Innocent VIII. He took the name Alexander VI and began his papacy on 11 August 1492.

Sources

  1. 1492 conclave Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
  2. Pope Alexander VI Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01

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