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de Borja, Borgia, etc.

Coat of Arms
House of Borja
Ancient arms
Borgia family originated in the town of Borja in Zaragoza province from where they moved to Kingdom of Valencia following its conquest and establishment after 1238
House of Borja
Lords and Barons of
Torre de Canals
Arms from mid-14th-early
15th century
Last male representative became Pope Callixtus III in 1455

Cadet Branches
House of Borgia Llanzol
Lords of Villalonga and Perputxent
Barons of Anna and Canals
Counts of Castelnou and Forna
Matrilineal branch issued from Juana, daughter of Jofré de Borja and sister of Pope Alexander VI
House of Borgia-Xàtiva
Hereditary Jurors of the Military Estate of Xàtiva
Issued from Rodrigo Gil de Borja, scion of Borgia family
Last representative of this branch became Pope Alexander VI in 1492
House of Borgia-Gandía
Lords of Castillo de Bairén, Bellreguart, Turís, Xeresa
and Chella
Counts of Oliva
Marquises of Llombai
Dukes of Gandía
Issued from Giovanni Borgia, illegitimate son of Pope
Alexander VI
House of Borgia-Squillace
Lords of Nisida and Pallagorio
Counts of Cariati, Simari
and Olivito
Princes of Squillace
Issued from Gioffre Borgia, illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI
Neapolitan branch

Personal Arms
Alfons de Borja
Bishop of Valencia
Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Later Pope Callixtus III
Alternative arms variant
Isabel de Borja
Sister of Pope Callixtus III
Mother of Pope Alexander VI
Vanozza dei Cattanei
Mistress of Pope Alexander VI
Mother of Cesare, Giovanni, Lucrezia and Gioffre Borgia
Cesare Borgia
Duke of Romagna, Urbino
and Valentinois
Illegitimate son of Pope
Alexander VI
Cesare Borgia
Duke of Romagna, Urbino
and Valentinois
Arms variant as Captain General of the Church
Louise Borgia
Duchess of Valentinois
Dame of Châlus
Daughter and heiress of
Cesare Borgia
Plausible arms
Giovanni Borgia
2nd Duke of Gandía
Duke of Sessa
Illegitimate son of Pope
Alexander VI
Progenitor of Gandía branch
Lucrezia Borgia
Duchess consort of Bisceglie
1498-1500
Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio
1505-1519
Illegitimate daughter of Pope
Alexander VI

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-Image: Borgia.svg| House of Borgia Ancient
+Borja Ancient.svg|House of Borja<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Ancient arms<br>Borgia family originated in the town of Borja in Zaragoza province from where they moved to Kingdom of Valencia following its conquest and establishment after 1238</span>
-Image: Borgia Gandia.svg| House of Borgia
+Borgia.svg|House of Borja<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords and Barons of<br> Torre de Canals<br>Arms from mid-14th-early<br> 15th century<br>Last male representative became Pope Callixtus III in 1455</span><!-- Borja or Borgia family was actually divided in two main branches, one held the lordship of Torre de Canals while the others were hereditary jurors in the nearby city of Xativa. The lines joined when Isabel, sister of Pope Callixtus III married her cousin Jofre, uniting the family -->
+</gallery>
+<gallery caption="Cadet Branches" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
+Borgia Llanzol.svg|[[House of Llanzol|House of Borgia Llanzol]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Villalonga and Perputxent<br>Barons of Anna and Canals<br>Counts of Castelnou and Forna<br>Matrilineal branch issued from Juana, daughter of Jofré de Borja and sister of Pope Alexander VI</span><!-- Llanzol and Borgia family seemed to have had extensive marital relations by the end of 14th century...so much so that members of Borgia family often carried Llanzol surname (as is tradition through marriage), however the "union" definitely happened after Isabel de Borja married Pedro Guillen, 8th Lord of Villalonga whos children then assumed arms and name of Borja/Borgia in precedence of Llanzol -->
+Borgia Gandia.svg|House of Borgia-Xàtiva<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Hereditary Jurors of the Military Estate of Xàtiva<br>Issued from Rodrigo Gil de Borja, scion of Borgia family<br>Last representative of this branch became Pope Alexander VI in 1492</span>
+Borja-Centelles.svg|[[House of Borgia-Gandía]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Castillo de Bairén, Bellreguart, Turís, Xeresa<br> and Chella<br>Counts of Oliva<br>Marquises of Llombai<br>Dukes of Gandía<br>Issued from Giovanni Borgia, illegitimate son of Pope<br> Alexander VI</span>
+Borgia d'Aragona.svg|[[House of Borgia-Squillace]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Nisida and Pallagorio<br>Counts of Cariati, Simari<br> and Olivito<br>Princes of Squillace<br>Issued from Gioffre Borgia, illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI<br>Neapolitan branch</span>
 </gallery>
 <gallery caption="Personal Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
-Image: Cesare Borgia.svg|Cesare Borgia<br>(Duke of Valentinois)
+Alonso Borja, Bishop of Valencia.svg|Alfons de Borja<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Bishop of Valencia<br>Cardinal of the Catholic Church<br>Later Pope Callixtus III<br>Alternative arms variant</span>
+Isabelle Lucrèce de Lanzol-Borgia.svg|Isabel de Borja<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Sister of Pope Callixtus III<br>Mother of Pope Alexander VI</span><!-- She married her cousin Jofrè
+de Borja, effectively uniting two branches of the family -->
+Vannozza Cattanei.svg|Vanozza dei Cattanei<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Mistress of Pope Alexander VI<br>Mother of Cesare, Giovanni, Lucrezia and Gioffre Borgia</span>
+Cesare Borgia.svg|Cesare Borgia<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Romagna, Urbino<br> and Valentinois<br>Illegitimate son of Pope<br> Alexander VI</span>
+Borgia Cesare.svg|Cesare Borgia<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Romagna, Urbino<br> and Valentinois<br>Arms variant as Captain General of the Church</span>
+Borgia Valentinois.svg|Louise Borgia<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duchess of Valentinois<br>Dame of  Châlus<br>Daughter and heiress of<br>Cesare Borgia<br>Plausible arms</span>
+Giovanni Borgia.svg|Giovanni Borgia<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">2nd Duke of Gandía<br>Duke of Sessa<br>Illegitimate son of Pope<br> Alexander VI<br>Progenitor of Gandía branch</span>
+Lucrezia Borgia.svg|Lucrezia Borgia<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duchess consort of Bisceglie<br>1498-1500<br>Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio<br>1505-1519<br>Illegitimate daughter of Pope<br>Alexander VI</span>
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