Daily Curiosityby Erudico

General History · Question

The son of which pope supposedly held a lecherous fête involving 50 courtesans in the papal palace?

Answer

Alexander VI

The story behind the answer

Alexander VI is correct because his son, Cesare Borgia, allegedly hosted the notorious “Banquet of the Chestnuts” in the Apostolic Palace in 1501

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