1475 - Born on the 13th of September at Rome to Cardinal Rodrigo
de Lanzol y Borja, soon to become Pope Alexander VI. 1490 - At
the age of 15 he was made Bishop of Pamplona. 1493 - He was made
Cardinal at the age of 18. 1498 - On 17th of August, he became
the first person in history to resign the cardinalate. - The
French king Louis XII named him Duke of Valentinois, which
explains the nickname "Valentino." 1499 - On 10th of May, he
married Charlotte d'Albret. 1503 - He was seized and imprisoned
by his political enemies, led by Pope Julius II. 1504 - Exiled
to Spain. 1506 - Escaped from a Spanish prison and joined his
brother-in-law, King John III of Navarre. 1507 - Died on 11th of
March at the siege of Viana, at the age of 31. Page last
updated: 4:16pm, 03rd Jul '07