For a period of time, before legitimizing his children after becoming Pope, Rodrigo pretended that his four children with Vannozza were his niece and nephews and that they were fathered by Vannozza's husbands.
Untuk jangka waktu tertentu, sebelum melegitimasi anak-anaknya setelah menjadi Paus, Rodrigo berpura-pura bahwa keempat anaknya dengan Vannozza adalah keponakan dan keponakannya dan bahwa mereka dilahirkan oleh suami Vannozza.