Pope Clement VI's "luxurious court and gorgeous retinue were those of a secular prince, not a prince of the church- (Kelly 220). ... Alexander VI created eighty previously non-existent offices, each going for a price of about 19,000 dollars apiece (Durant 19). ... Alexander VI fathered several illegitimate children, four of which were those children of his friend, whom he provided with benefices and spectacular marriages. ...

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