Cesare desires the hand of Carlotta d'Aragona and the throne of Naples. Rodrigo and Lucrezia, however, seek to leave behind the shadow of Juan Borgia’s demise.

On Ash Wednesday, Cesare Borgia officiated Mass for the King of Naples and his court. Following liturgical custom, he marked the foreheads of each participant with ashes, intoning the words, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shal…

Alexander VI’s envoys, Cesare and Alessandro, arrived in Florence to a reception starkly different from that accorded to Christ. Instead of acclamations and blessings of palm fronds, they encountered expressions of censure and disquiet. The…

Pope Alexander VI condemned Savonarola to death by hanging after the Dominican friar confessed to heresy under torture. With his final breath, Savonarola cursed Cesare Borgia and his entire family, invoking God's name. Later, Cesare attende…

Within the vineyards of the Palazzo dei Santi Apostoli, Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere chooses grapes for the blessing of the first fruits. He is attended by Cardinal Raffaele Riario Sansoni, whose thoughts remain tethered to political matt…

A furious rain lashed Rome. Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia, was in the arms of his mistress, Giulia Farnese, when the ceiling of their chamber gave way, collapsing upon them. Miraculously, Rodrigo survived beneath the rubble, but was lef…

Each member of the Borgia family – Rodrigo, Cesare, and Lucrezia – must seek fulfillment in their own sphere: mind, emotion, and spirit. Rodrigo grapples with his dependence on substances, Cesare navigates the treacherous currents of the Fr…

For this occasion, Cardinal Riario Sansoni arranges a moral tale recounting the story of Alexis. Unconcerned with such matters, Cesare continues his negotiations, striving to raise an army and secure both a title and a wife. Conversely, Lan…

On Saint Peter's Square in Rome, a throng assembled as festivities unfolded in Spoleto. This particular episode, largely dedicated to the celebration itself, concludes with Rodrigo's transfiguration before a group of children. The scene inc…

Cesare and the King of France arrange their weddings for the same day – the Feast of the Assumption, a time invariably marked by persistent rain. Cardinal Orsini, gravely ill, is consumed by anxieties about the afterlife, haunted by reflect…

A pall of sorrow descended upon the Borgia family during this time. Kneeling before the tomb of Juan Vannozza, they recited the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows aloud. Lucrezia, however, broke the solemnity with a question about newly whispered …

Alessandro Farnese, the Vatican's treasurer, declared that the signories of Imola and Forlì had failed to remit their taxes. The Pope, incensed, summoned Caterina Sforza, Regent of the two principalities, along with her son, the heir appare…