Vannozza dei Cattanei

Vannozza dei Cattanei
Portrait by Innocenzo da Imola
Born
Giovanna dei Cattanei

(1442-07-13)13 July 1442
Mantua, Margraviate of Mantua
Died24 November 1518(1518-11-24) (aged 76)
Rome, Papal States
Spouses
  • Domenico d'Arignano
  • Giorgio di Croce
  • Carlo Canale
PartnerPope Alexander VI (lover)
ChildrenBy Pope Alexander VI
Cesare Borgia
Giovanni Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia
Goffredo Borgia
By Giorgio di Croce
Ottavio di Croce
Parents
  • Jacopo Cattanei (father)
  • Menica (mother)

Giovanna "Vannozza" (dei) Cattanei (13 July 1442 – 24 November 1518) was an Italian woman who was the chief mistress of Cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia, later to become Pope Alexander VI, and mother of four of his children: Cesare, Giovanni, Lucrezia, and Goffredo, all publicly recognised by their father.

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