Under which name was Rodrigo Borgia made Pope?

Rodrigo Borgia took the papal name Alexander VI when he was elected pope in 1492. The other options are from very different eras: John Paul II was a 20th-century Polish pope, Pius VII reigned during the Napoleonic era, and “Rodrigo I” is not a papal regnal name. Alexander VI is one of history’s most controversial popes. A member of the powerful Borgia family from Spain (Borja), he was known for political maneuvering, nepotism, and for advancing his children, notably Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia. His papacy also shaped global history: his bull Inter caetera led to the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal. Memory tip: “A” for Alexander and “A” for Ambitious Borgia.