House of Borgia
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Summary
House of Borgia is a noble family[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of noble family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,506 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Crown of Aragon[3], Kingdom of France[4], Kingdom of Naples[5], Papal States[6]
- Instance of: Venetian patrician family[7]
- Ancestral home: Borja[8]
- Founder: Callixtus III[9]
- Named after: Borja[10]
- Commons category: House of Borgia[11]
- Inception: 1455[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:House of Borgia[13]
- Described by source: Larousse Encyclopedia online[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Native label: Borja[16]
- Different from: Borgia[17]
- Significant person: Gaspar de Borja y Velasco[18], Tomás de Borja y Castro[19], Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía[20], Alexander VI[21], Callixtus III[22], Lucrezia Borgia[23], Cesare Borgia[24], Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia[25]
- Extinction date: 1748[26]
Why It Matters
House of Borgia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]