Giulia Farnese

(1472-1524)

Mistress to Pope Alexander VI

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Giulia Farnese (1474 – 23 March 1524) was an Italian noblewoman, a mistress to Pope Alexander VI, and the sister of Pope Paul III. Known as Giulia la bella, meaning "Julia the beautiful" in Italian, Giulia was a member of the noble Farnese family, who were prominent leaders in the Italian regions of Parma and Piacenza. After marrying into the noble Orsini family in the Papal States, Giulia soon acquainted herself with, and initiated an affair with, the Spanish Cardinal Rodrigo de Borja. When the cardinal was elected Pope, Giulia continued the increasingly advantageous liaison, which enabled her to have her brother Alessandro made a cardinal, until losing Alexander's favor at the turn of the century.

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Born	1472 Canino, Papal States
Died	23 March 1524 (aged 51) Rome, Papal States
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Orsino Orsini 1473-1500 · Italian nobleman, husband of Giulia Farnese · m. 1489 info edit

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Pope Alexander VI 1431-1503 · Head of the Catholic Church from 1492 to 1503 info edit

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Giovanni Capece Of Bozzuto - · · m. 1505 info edit

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