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The House of Borgia was an Italo-Spanish noble family, who became one of the most prominent and powerful families of the Italian Renaissance. They were very active in the ecclesiastical and the political affairs in Italy in the late 16th century. The family produced two Popes and Cesare Borgia, one of the most infamous figures of the Renaissance. The family was suspected of many crimes and they have become legendary figures. This article will attempt to disentangle fact from fiction and evaluate the contribution of the Borgia Family to the Italian Renaissance and the Papacy. It will show that Ultimately, the family played a very important part in the evolution of the Papacy. Their ambitions helped to destabilize also destabilized Renaissance Italy, especially and Cesare Borgia with his attempt efforts to create a principality for himself out of the Papal Stateswreaked havoc on Italy.