Pedro Luis de Borja
Pedro Luis de Borja, Duke of Spoleto and Marquess of Civitavecchia (1432 – 26 September 1458) was the younger brother of Rodrigo Cardinal Borgia, who in 1492 became Pope Alexander VI, and nephew of Alonso Cardinal de Borja, who in 1455 became Pope Callixtus III. He was called Don Pedro Luis.
Biography
Although he was not a priest but a layman, soon after the
It was said that Pope Callixtus III wanted to make him Emperor of Constantinople after its recovery from the Turks.[4]
Don Pedro Luis was hated by Romans, like almost all relatives and allies of Callixtus III, called "Catalans" due to their Spanish origin.[5] On 6 August 1458, the day his uncle the Pope died, he had to flee Rome because an open revolt against "Catalans" had broken out. He died en route at Civitavecchia, left by almost all of his companions, being only 26 years old.[6]
Marriage and issue
He married in 1450 Ana Borboun y Saminerez-Guerra, a Spanish noble. They had one son, Zosef Llancol Escriva (1457–1505).
Ancestry
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Notes
References
- Ludwig von Pastor, History of the Popes vol. 2, p. 460-478