Juan Domingo de Borja y Doncel (b. circa 1357 - d. ?) was the father of future
Pope Callixtus III
Pope Callixtus III ( it, Callisto III, va, Calixt III, es, Calixto III; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alfonso de Borgia ( va, Alfons de Borja), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his ...
. He held the title over the Barony
La Torre de Canals. He was a member of the
House of Borja
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 ...
.
Biography
Domènec made his fortune in
Xàtiva
Xàtiva (, es, Játiva ) is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, on the right (western) bank of the river Albaida and at the junction of the Valencia–Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways. It is located 25 km west ...
, where he was involved in local commerce, specifically in the sugar trade. He was the son of
Domènec I de Borja and Caterina whose family name is not known.
On 2 February 1375, Domènec de Borja, believed to be the father of Callixtus III, testified in a document as a citizen of Xàtiva.
In 1404, Domènec was recorded as having been granted the title of ''Sobreguarda'' of the frontiers of the
Kingdom of Castile
The Kingdom of Castile (; es, Reino de Castilla, la, Regnum Castellae) was a large and powerful state on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region. It began in the 9th centu ...
by King
Martin of Aragon
Martin the Humane (29 July 1356 – 31 May 1410), also called the Elder and the Ecclesiastic, was King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409 (as Martin II). He failed to secure th ...
In 1408, Domènec's son, Alfons de Borja i Cavanilles (future Pope Callixtus III), granted his father the power to collect the pension of a censor in
Vall de Pego.
Marriage and descendants
Domènec de Borja married
Francina Llançol, of Valencia, and the couple had one boy and four girls:
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Alfons de Borja i Cavanilles, who later became the first Borgia pope.
*
Isabel de Borja i Cavanilles, who later married her distant cousin,
Jofré de Borja i Doms (also referred to as
Jofré Llançol i Escrivà
Jofré Llançol i Escrivà, (c. 1390 - 1436/37), also known as Jofré de Borja y Escrivà and Jofré de Borja y Doms, was a Spanish noble from Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia. He was related by marriage to the Borgia family. He was an uncle of Card ...
), and was mother to the infamous
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI ( it, Alessandro VI, va, Alexandre VI, es, Alejandro VI; born Rodrigo de Borja; ca-valencia, Roderic Llançol i de Borja ; es, Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja, lang ; 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Churc ...
.
*
Catalina de Borja i Cavanilles, who married
Joan del Milà, the duke of
Massalavés
Massalavés (previously known as Masalavés) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Ribera Alta in the autonomous Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous ...
. They had three children:
** Pere del Milà.
**Damiata del Milà.
**
Lluís-Joan del Milà i de Borja, who became a cardinal.
*
Francesca de Borja i Cavanilles.
*
Joana de Borja i Cavanilles, who married Mateu Martí, from Xàtiva, without issue.
References
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External links
Los Borja señores de la Baronía de Anna.Diario Borja - Borgia (1385 – 1408)Diario Borja - Borgia (1409 – 1415)Diario Borja - Borgia (1424 – 1429)
Lords of Spain
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