The Borgias - Season 1 - Eps 6: The French King
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.
About The Borgias
Title: The Borgias
First Air Date: 2011-04-03
Last Air Date: 2013-06-16
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.532/10 (from 471 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 29
Network: Showtime
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Take 5 Productions, Octagon Films, Showtime Networks, BellMedia
Synopsis
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.
Cast
Jeremy Irons
Rodrigo Borgia
François Arnaud
Cesare Borgia
Holliday Grainger
Lucrezia Borgia
Joanne Whalley
Vanozza Cattaneo
Colm Feore
Giuliano Della Rovere
Peter Sullivan
Cardinal Ascanio Sforza
Sean Harris
Micheletto
Lotte Verbeek
Giulia Farnese
Thure Lindhardt
Rufio
Vernon Dobtcheff
Cardinal Versucci
