Historedia
Person

Pope Alexander VI

Events
3
Episodes
3
Years
1493–1498

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pope Alexander VI, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Papal Bull Inter Caetera

    1493

    Role: Issuer of the papal bull

    1. 4 May 1493 · Reference point for the demarcation lineIssuance of the Bull

      Pope Alexander VI issued Inter caetera on 4 May 1493, granting Spain rights to lands west and south of a line 100 leagues from the Azores or Cape Verde.

  2. Execution of Girolamo Savonarola

    1498

    Role: Pontiff who excommunicated Savonarola

    1. 23 May 1498 · Piazza della SignoriaCondemnation and Execution

      Savonarola and two followers were condemned as heretics and executed in Florence's main square on 23 May 1498.

  3. Cesare Borgia's Return to Rome

    undated

    Role: Father of Cesare and Pope

    1. Unknown · RomeTriumphal Return

      Borgia returned to Rome to celebrate a triumph and receive the title of Papal Gonfalonier from his father.

Sources

  1. Inter caetera Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01
  2. Pope Alexander VI Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
  3. Girolamo Savonarola Wikipedia
  4. Cesare Borgia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16