Rodrigo of Aragon

Rodrigo of Aragon
Duke of Bisceglie and Sermoneta
Noble family	House of Trastámara
Father	Alfonso of Aragon
Mother	Lucrezia Borgia
Born	1 November 1499 Rome, Papal States
Died	August 1512 (aged 12) Bari, Kingdom of Naples

Rodrigo of Aragon (also called Little Rodrigo, 1499–1512), Duke of Bisceglie and Sermoneta of the House of Trastámara, was the only child of Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, and her second husband Alfonso of Aragon, son of Alfonso II of Naples.

Rodrigo was born in Rome in 1499 on the night between October 31 and November 1. He was baptized Rodrigo after Lucrezia's father on November 11, in the presence of many cardinals, ambassadors and prelates from all over Italy. His godfather was Francesco Borgia, Archbishop of Cosenza, while Cardinal Carafa of Naples performed the rite in the Sistine Chapel. The child was very quiet, but as soon as he was in Orsini's arms, long time enemies of the House of Borgia suddenly reconciled, Rodrigo began to cry and would not stop until he was given back to his mother. For many, this incident meant bad luck.

After the murder of Rodrigo's father Alfonso of Aragon in 1500, Lucrezia was obliged to abandon her son in order to marry Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. In September 1501, Rodrigo was entrusted to Francesco Borgia. Lucrezia left Rome on 6 January 1502 and never saw Rodrigo again. While in Rome, Rodrigo inherited from his father the Dukedom of Bisceglie and all his properties; from the Pope he got the title of Duke of Sermoneta, medals were coined with his name and titles. After Alexander VI's death in 1503, the enemies of the Pope locked Rodrigo in Castel Sant'Angelo with the rest of the Borgia family. Lucrezia arranged a discharge of their children by correspondences and alliances and requested that Rodrigo be raised by the family of Alfonso of Aragon.

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