Calixtus III

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Ca·lix·tus III (k

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s) or Cal·lis·tus III (-l

s) Originally Alfonso Borgia. 1378-1458.

Pope (1455-1458) who tried unsuccessfully to set in motion a crusade to recapture Constantinople from the Turks and whose nepotism empowered the Borgia family in Italy.

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Calixtus III - Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)

Alfonso Borgia, Borgia

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