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 Cardinal Luis Juan del Milà and the father of Pope Alexander VI.[1]

Biography

Jofré Llançol i Escrivà was born in Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon, around 1390. He was head of the branch of the House of Borgia that resided on Ventres Street in Xàtiva. He was the son of Rodrigo Gil de Borja y Fennolet, Jurado del Estamento Militar de Xàtiva, and his wife, Sibilia de Escrivà y Pròixita. Jofré died in either 1436 or 1437, in Valencia.[1]

Marriage and Descendants

Jofré Llançol i Escrivà married Isabel de Borja y Cavanilles, who was actually his distant cousin, from Valencia. She was the daughter of Domingo de Borja and his wife, Francina Llançol, and the sister of Alfons de Borja y Cavanilles, who would later become Pope Callixtus III.[2][3] Isabel gave birth to 5 children:

References

  1. 1 2 "Jofré Llançol y Escrivà (c.1390 - c.1436)" (in Spanish). Geni. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. "Traditional Genealogy" (PDF). Random House. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. "Alternative Genealogy" (PDF). Random House. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. Florida International University (1998). "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church". Salvador Miranda. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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