Francisco Antonio de Borja-Centelles y Ponce de León.Francisco Antonio de Borja-Centelles y Ponce de Léon (27 March 1659 - 3 April 1702) was a Spanish cardinal and member of the

Borgia family The House of Borgia ( , ; Spanish and an, Borja ; ca-valencia, Borja ) was an Italian-Aragonese Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town ...

. He served as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (1701-1702) and

Archbishop of Burgos The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Burgos is one of Spain's Latin Metropolitan sees.
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(1702). He was born in

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

in 1659, where his family had interests. He was the son of Francisco Carlos de Borja, IX

Duke of Gandía Duke of Gandía ( ca-valencia, Ducat de Gandia, ) is a title of Spanish nobility that was first created in 1399 by Martin of Aragon and granted to Alfonso of Aragon and Foix. It has its origin in the Manorialism, lordship of Gandía created in 13 ...

, and María Ana Ponce de León, daughter of

Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos, (2 January 1602 – 1658) was a Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He served as Viceroy of Valencia and of Naples. As Viceroy of Naples, the Duke of Arcos suppressed a rev ...

Ecclesiastical career

He was named cardinal by

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Innocent XII Pope Innocent XII ( la, Innocentius XII; it, Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He ...

in the consistory of June 21, 1700. In June 9, 1701 he became the bishop of Calahorra, and in November of that year he became the archbishop of Burgos. However, he passed away on 4 April, 1702, being buried in the Church of the Company of Jesus next to his ancestor San Francisco de Borja.Ibid., lib. 118, fols. 517-518. Fernando de Castro to the lobby of Burgos, Madrid on April 5, 1702; Ibidem, RR. 92, fols. 541v-545. The Count of Chinchón sends his condolences to the Duke of Gandía, taking the opportunity to intercede for him before Philip V: AHNobleza, Osuna, CT. 205, D. 185.

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Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of June 21, 1700
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