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Alexander VI

1431 CE – 1503 CE

Retrace Alexander VI's life across the map — 5 events in chronological order, from a cinematic flythrough to a full timeline.

Life journey

1. 1458 papal conclave1458 CE
   The 1458 papal conclave, convened after the death of Pope Callixtus III, elected as his successor Cardinal Enea Piccolomini, who took the name Pius II.
2. 1464 papal conclave1464 CE
   The 1464 papal conclave, convened after the death of Pope Pius II, elected as his successor cardinal Pietro Barbo, who took the name Paul II.
3. 1471 papal conclave1471 CE
   The 1471 papal conclave elected Pope Sixtus IV following the death of Pope Paul II. With the exception of the conclaves of the Western Schism, this conclave was the first since 1305 to feature a working, two-thirds majority of Italians within the College of Cardinals, in no small part because of the absence of six non-Italian cardinals. This was in part due to the unexpectedness of the death of Paul II.
4. 1484 papal conclave1484 CE
   The 1484 papal conclave elected Pope Innocent VIII after the death of Pope Sixtus IV.
5. 1492 papal conclave1492 CE
   A papal conclave was held from 6 to 11 August 1492 to elect a new pope to succeed Innocent VIII, who had died on 25 July 1492. Of the 27 members of the College of Cardinals, all but four attended. On the fourth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Rodrigo Borja, the vice chancellor of the Roman Catholic Church. After accepting his election, he took the name Pope Alexander VI.

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