Jofré Llançol i Escrivà explained

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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jofré Llançol y Escrivà (c.1390 - c.1436) . Spanish . Geni . 2 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Traditional Genealogy . Random House . 13 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Alternative Genealogy . Random House . 13 June 2016.
  4. Web site: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church . Florida International University . 1998 . Salvador Miranda . 9 April 2012 . 13 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113100733/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1456.htm#Borja . dead .