Cattanei, Vannozza (1442–1518)

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Cattanei, Vannozza (1442–1518)

Italian noblewoman. Name variations: Vanozza dei Catanei; Rosa Vanozza. Probably born in Mantua 1442; died Nov 26, 1518; buried in Santa Maria del Populo with the highest honors; mistress of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) from c. 1468–1482; married Domenico d'Arignano (officer of the church); m. Giorgio san Croce (Apostolic clerk and Venetian scholar), 1480 (died 1486); m. Carlo Canale (protégé of the Gonzaga family), 1486; children: (with Rodrigo Borgia) Cesare (1475–1507); Juan I (1476–1497), 2nd duke of Gandia; Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519); Geoffredo also known as Joffré (1482–1517); (2nd m.) Ottaviano.

See also Women in World History.

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