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It was the age of Da Vinci and Michelangelo,
of enlightened creativity and unparalleled
intellectual achievement. But it was also the
age of Machiavelli, of rampant lawlessness,
incessant war and unspeakable depravity. At
the heart of the world order was the Vatican,
the arbiter of conflicts between those kingdoms
and empires. And at the center of the Vatican
was a man whose quest for power would propel
him to seek the ultimate prize, the Chair of
Saint Peter. He was a man whose name would
become synonymous with ruthlessness, and
whose reign as pope would be remembered
as the most infamous chapter in the history of
the Catholic Church − Rodrigo Borgia.
His four children − Juan, the oldest, a prideful,
lazy, unscrupulous sexual predator; Cesare,
a young man torn between a faith that was
not his calling and his dark violent nature;
Lucrezia, a young girl discovering the secret
power that a woman’s sexuality holds; and
Goffredo, an innocent child who would come
of age in a family driven by conflict − would
provide Rodrigo with a challenge as great as
the political maneuvering of his secular and
religious rivals.
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b o r g i aR o d r i g o
b o r g i a
Later Pope Alexander
VI. A patriarch obsessed
with power, a man of
the church and father of
many children from many
women.
For him blood is always
thicker than water, even
if the water is holy.
g i u l i a
f a r n e s e
Rodrigo’s current mistress
and married to Orsino
Orsini Migliorati.
As the lover of the pope,
she is very powerful and
in constant competition
with Lucrezia to win his
favor.
l u c r e z i a
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As Rodrigo’s only daughter,
she is used to his power
schemes and constantly
engaged to someone
new until she becomes a
woman and learns how to
use her splendid beauty.
Rodrigo’s eldest son with
Vanozza.
His father has his future
laid out for him in spite
of his weaknesses.
c e s a r e
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The youngest and most
gifted son.
He is intelligent and char-
ming, and torn between
religious fanaticism and
an uncontrollable lust for
brutality.
V a n o z z a
C a t a n e i
Rodrigo’s long-time mistress
and mother of Lucrezia,
Juan and Cesare.
Although they don’t
share a bed anymore, she
is still his confidante.
t h e r e w e r e
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