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Deans of the College of Cardinals

  • Pope Paul IIIAlessandro Farnese entered the world on the 29th of February 1468 in Canino, Latium. His family background carried a heavy shadow of scandal that followed…
  • Pope Alexander VIRoderic de Borja entered the world around 1431 in Xàtiva, a town nestled within the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon.
  • Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)On the 7th of October 1520, a boy named Alessandro Farnese drew his first breath inside the family castle at Valentano. This small town sat in Tuscany, now…