Juan Domingo de Borja
Juan Domingo de Borja y Doncel (c. 1357[1] – ?) was the father of future Pope Callixtus III. He held the title over the Barony La Torre de Canals. He was a member of the House of Borja. He was born in the Spanish village of the same name, Borja.
Biography
[edit]Domènec made his fortune in Xàtiva, where he was involved in local commerce, specifically in the sugar trade. He was the son of Domènec I de Borja and Caterina whose family name is not known.[2]
On 2 February 1375, Domènec de Borja, believed to be the father of Callixtus III, testified in a document as a citizen of Xàtiva.[3]
In 1404, Domènec was recorded as having been granted the title of Sobreguarda of the frontiers of the Kingdom of Castile by King Martin of Aragon[4]
In 1408, Domènec's son, Alfons de Borja i Cavanilles (future Pope Callixtus III), granted his father the power to collect the pension of a censor in Vall de Pego.[5]
Marriage and descendants
[edit]Domènec de Borja married Francina Llançol, of Valencia, and the couple had one boy and four girls:
- Alfons de Borja i Cavanilles, who later became the first Borgia pope.[6]
- Isabel de Borja i Cavanilles, who later married her distant cousin, Jofré de Borja i Doms (also referred to as Jofré Llançol i Escrivà), and was mother to the infamous Pope Alexander VI.
- Catalina de Borja i Cavanilles, who married Joan del Milà, the duke of Massalavés. They had three children:
- Pere del Milà.
- Damiata del Milà.
- Lluís-Joan del Milà i de Borja, who became a cardinal.
- Francesca de Borja i Cavanilles.
- Joana de Borja i Cavanilles, who married Mateu Martí, from Xàtiva, without issue.
References
[edit]- ^ "Juan Domingo de Borja". RootsWeb. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Batllori, Miguel (1999). La familia de los Borjas [The Borja Family] (in Spanish). Vol. 18 of Clave Historial. Translated by Jerónimo Miguel (illustrated ed.). Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia. p. 19. ISBN 8489512345. ISSN 2172-8356. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Diario Borja: 1373-1381" (in Spanish). Diario Borja. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Diario Borja: 1385-1408" (in Spanish). Diario Borja. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Diario Borja: 1385-1408" (in Spanish). Diario Borja. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Sabatini, Raphael (9 February 2009). The Life of Cesare Borgia - Of France, Duke of Valentinois and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafri, Count of Dyois, Lord of Piombino, Camerino and Urbino, Gonfalonier and Captain-General of Holy Church: A History and Some Criticisms. Chapter 1: The Rise of the House of Borgia, Book I. Project Gutenberg.
- Miranda, Salvador (1998). "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church". Florida International University. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Los Borja señores de la Baronía de Anna.
- Diario Borja - Borgia (1385 – 1408)
- Diario Borja - Borgia (1409 – 1415)
- Diario Borja - Borgia (1424 – 1429)
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