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4. The Borgias were also patrons of the arts, and helped spark the Renaissance.

Sun Jan 13, 2019, 10:13 AM

Jan 2019

https://listverse.com/2016/07/24/10-great-cultural-contributions-of-the-borgias/

45 only stiffs craftsmen for their rightful pay, and overpays for tacky paintings of himself. To be perfectly fair, I don't know that he's ever been guilty of simony.

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The Borgia's of the 15th & 16th centuries versus the Trump family [View all] luvMIdog Jan 2019 OP

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