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S1:E6 The French King

Original Air Date: May 1, 2011

Della Rovere reaches France and strikes a bargain with its ruler to invade Italy and install him on the Papal throne in exchange for control of Naples; Rodrigo attempts to thwart the invasion through an alliance by marrying his youngest son Joffre to Princess Sancia of Naples (guest star Emmannuelle Chriqui), but Juan nearly sabotages the plan by seducing his prospective sister-in-law.
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Cast
Jeremy Irons
Rodrigo Borgia
Francois Arnaud
Cesare Borgia
Holliday Grainger
Lucrezia Borgia
Joanne Whalley
Vanozza dei Catannei
Lotte Verbeek
Giulia Farnese
David Oakes
Juan Borgia
Sean Harris
Micheletto Corella
Colm Feore
Della Rovere
Aidan Alexander
Joffre Borgia
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Sancia
Ruta Gedmintas
Ursula Bonadeo
Written by
Neil Jordan
Created by
Neil Jordan
Directed by
John Maybury
Rating
TVMA
Showtime Advisories
Adult Content, Mild Violence, Brief Nudity

3 Seasons, 29 Episodes

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  • Season 3

    Pope Alexander survives an assassination attempt and comes back stronger than ever; Cesare defends Rome and his family against Caterina Sforza and and fights to prove himself to his father, while drawing closer to Lucrezia.

    Season 3

  • Season 2

    Pope Alexander solidifies his power and influence with the help of two loyal allies, Cesare and Giulia Farnese; Juan drives a wedge between the Borgia siblings and pays the ultimate price; Della Rovere schemes to bring down the Pope.

    Season 2

  • Season 1

    Rodrigo bribes his way to power and becomes the new Pope Alexander VI, then uses the cunning talents of his children to secure his position; Cardinal Della Rovere conspires to depose the new Pope with a French invasion of Italy.

    Season 1
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The Borgias © LB Television Productions Limited/Borgias Productions Inc./Borg Films kft An Ireland/Canada/Hungary Co-Production. All rights reserved.

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