Borgia is a one-hour dramatic series that chronicles the rise to power of this Catalan Cardinal and his clan, who would seek to establish a dynasty that would hold sway over the entire world. Though a man of faith, Rodrigo was also in thrall to the pleasures of the flesh. Not only did he have to deal with the plotting and conspiracies of his fellow cardinals and the representatives of the great powers, but he was also locked in a struggle to contain the bitter sibling rivalries that threatened t

Rodrigo Borgia: The Corrupt Pope Who Bought the Papacy In 1492, Rodrigo Borgia secured his position as Pope Alexander VI through bribes and political maneuvering, becoming one of the most notorious popes in history during the height of the Italian Renaissance. His election came at a pivotal moment when the Catholic Church wielded immense temporal power across Europe, making the papacy as much a political office as a spiritual one. Alexander VI's reign coincided with the age of exploration and th