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Enrique de Borja y Aragón

Enrique de Borja y Aragón

Spanish noble


Enrique de Borja y Aragón (December 19, 1518, Gandía September 16, 1540, Viterbo), was a Spanish noble of the House of Borgia. He was the Bishop of Squillace in Italy, and went on to become a Cardinal.

Arms of Enrique de Borja y Aragón

Family origins

Enrique was a member of the prestigious Spanish House of Borja. He was the son of the third Duke of Gandia, Juan de Borja y Enríquez de Luna, and his first wife, Juana de Aragón. He was the brother of Francisco de Borja, and great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI.

Biography

He became a member of the Order of Montesa and was a candidate to be the order's Grand Master but was unsuccessful in his bid. He stayed on as the Comendador Mayor.

Enrique was later named Bishop of Squillace and then was named the cardinal-deacon of Santos Nereo y Aquileo in May 1540, by order of Pope Paul III. In September of that same year, he died of a violent and unknown disease (violenti et incognito morbo).

See also


References

    • Salvador Miranda. "BORJA Y ARAGÓN, Enrique de". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
    • David M. Cheney. "Enrique Cardinal de Borja y Aragón". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved June 13, 2016.



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