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Season 3

10 episodes · 14th April 2013

Alexander VI survives Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere's assassination attempt, because his daughter Lucrezia knows how to treat catarella poisoning. Alexander's war with the Sforza family continues and escalates. Alexander now plots to turn the Papacy into an explicitly hereditary office.

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01 The Face of Death still The Face of Death Episode 114th April 2013 Pope Alexander fights for his life; the cardinals fight for control of the papacy; Cesare and Micheletto track the assassin; Della Rovere prepares to make his move. 02 The Purge still The Purge Episode 221st April 2013 Alexander tasks Cardinal Sforza with purging the College of Cardinals, old Roman families conspire against the Pope, and Lucrezia tries to seduce Cesare. 03 Siblings still Siblings Episode 328th April 2013 The King of Naples refuses to accept Lucrzia's child as part of the marriage agreement and pointedly invites Caterins Sforza and other Borgia enemies to the wedding. 04 The Banquet of Chestnuts still The Banquet of Chestnuts Episode 45th May 2013 Cardinal Farnese exposes the embezzlement of Cardinal Versucci while the King of Naples insists the consummation of Lucrezia's marriage to his cousin be witnessed. 05 The Wolf and the Lamb still The Wolf and the Lamb Episode 512th May 2013 Lucrezia and Micheletto plot the death of King Ferdinand when he refuses her her baby as Cesare's promise of an annulment for Louis X!. gain him a wife and army. 06 Relics still Relics Episode 619th May 2013 Cesare unites the sons of the five Romagna families with his own army against Forli, and the Pope negotiates for a with Constantinople Jews for a holy relic. 07 Lucrezia's Gambit still Lucrezia's Gambit Episode 726th May 2013 After the French king occupies a deserted Milan, he tasks Cesare with killing Ludivico, and Lucretia becomes involved in Neapolitan palace intrigue. 08 Tears of Blood still Tears of Blood Episode 82nd June 2013 Micheleto learns his kept lover is a Sforza informant, Caterina Sforza mounts the Shroud of Turin as a rival holy relic, and Alfonso puts Lucrezia under house arrest. 09 The Gunpowder Plot still The Gunpowder Plot Episode 99th June 2013 Lucrezia escapes with Alfonso and her baby from Naples while the Pope corners the market in sulfur, restricting others from manufacturing gunpowder. 10 The Prince still The Prince Episode 1016th June 2013 Micheletto returns to Cesare briefly to help him destroy the walls of Forli and capture Caterina Sforza and later recruit her assassin Rufio.
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01 Jeremy Irons profile Jeremy Ironsas Rodrigo Borgia 02 François Arnaud profile François Arnaudas Cesare Borgia 03 Holliday Grainger profile Holliday Graingeras Lucrezia Borgia 04 Sean Harris profile Sean Harrisas Micheletto 05 Thure Lindhardt profile Thure Lindhardtas Rufio 06 Sebastian de Souza profile Sebastian de Souzaas Alfonso of Aragon 07 Neil Jordan profile Neil JordanCreator
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