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Borja (better know by their Italian name, Borgia) was an influential Spanish-Italian family during the Renaissance. Callixtus III was a Pope . His nephew Alexander VI was also a pope, known for his corruption and secularity. Alexander's illegitimate children included Cesare Borgia , a political leader described by Machiavelli in '' The Prince ''. It is also widely assumed that he had his own brother Giovanni Borgia murdered out of jealousy. Their sister, Lucrezia Borgia , married the Duke of Ferrara and was a patron of learning and art. The Borgias reportedly poisoned many people to gain political advantage and wealth for themselves. They were referred to as the first Criminal Family . However, a later member of this family through the murdered brother, Giovanni, was Francis Borgia , who was canonized as a Saint . Although the Borgia family is closely associated with the Italian Renaissance , the family name is of Spanish origin; the family used the Valencian Language among themselves, for privacy, even in Italy. There is a town in Spain called Borja which is the Seat of the Campo de Borja ''comarca,'' in the province of Zaragoza in Aragon . Alexander VI created for Cesare Borgia the title duke of Gandía . The following members of the Borgia or '''Borja''' family have individual entries:
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