Girolama Borgia
Girolama Borgia (Catalan: Jerónima Borgia[1], 1469 - 1483) was an illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, later Pope Alexander VI.
Biography
Girolama Borgia was born in Rome in 1469 to the then Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and a not-married woman whose identity is unknown, who was Borgia's lover before of Vannozza Cattanei. She was the third children of the Borgias, after her half-siblings Pedro Luis and Isabella. Her younger half-siblings were the most famous children of Borgia, had by Vannozza Cattanei: Giovanni "Juan", Cesare, Lucrezia and Goffredo "Joffre" Borgia[2].
Girolama did not receive from her father the titles and wealth that he granted to Vannozza's children, but he recognized her, as evidenced by her marriage certificate, and guaranteed her an income sufficient for a comfortable life[2].
On 24 January 1482 she was given in marriage to Giovanni Andrea Cesarini, a Roman aristocrat[3].
She died in Rome the following year[4].
References
- ^ Chastenet, Geneviève (1996). Lucrezia Borgia : la perfida innocente (in Italian). Cles, tipografo trentino Mondadori. Milano: Mondadori. p. 12. ISBN 88-04-42107-X. OCLC 797348627.
- ^ a b Cloulas, Ivan (1988). I Borgia (in Italian). Roma: Salerno. p. 69. ISBN 88-8402-009-3. OCLC 799208454.
- ^ 1867-1948., Sacerdote, Gustavo, (1950). Cesare Borgia : la sua vita, la sua famiglia, i suoi tempi (in Italian). Rizzoli. p. 69. OCLC 1103662618.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Cloulas, Ivan (1988). I Borgia (in Italian). Roma: Salerno. pp. 70, 80. ISBN 88-8402-009-3. OCLC 799208454.