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'''Lucretia de Borgia''' contemporarily spelled as '''Lucrezia Borgia'''{{efn|{{IPA|it|luˈkrɛttsja ˈbɔrdʒa}}; {{langx|ca-valencia|Lucrècia Borja|links=no}} {{IPA-va|luˈkrɛsia ˈbɔɾdʒa|}}}} (18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was an [[Italian nobility|Italian noblewoman]] of the [[House of Borgia]] who was the illegitimate daughter of [[Pope Alexander VI]] and [[Vannozza dei Cattanei]]. She was a former governor of [[Spoleto]].
 
Her family arranged several marriages for her that advanced their own political position, including [[Giovanni Sforza]], Lord of Pesaro and Gradara, Count of [[Cotignola]]; [[Alfonso of Aragon (1481–1500)|Alfonso of Aragon]], Duke of [[Bisceglie]] and [[List of Princes of Salerno|Prince of Salerno]]; and [[Alfonso I d'Este]], Duke of Ferrara. Alfonso of Aragon was an illegitimate son of the King of Naples, and tradition has it that Lucrezia's brother, [[Cesare Borgia]], may have had him murdered, after his political value waned.