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: Rodrigo seeks a profitable marriage for Lucrezia to ally with Milan, leading to a comedic sequence where he vets various suitors.

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While his father schemes in Rome, Rodrigo's son, Cesare Borgia (Mark Ryder), has been sent away to the University of Pisa to study, far from the political firestorm. However, he is not simply a student. The episode reveals the weight of a sacred vow his father made years ago: in exchange for Rodrigo's eventual ascension to the papacy, Rodrigo promised that his son Cesare would live a pious and celibate life, destined for the clergy.

Recognizing the threat, Cesare Borgia dispatches the assassin to follow Della Rovere. Micheletto attempts a garrote assassination in a crowded public bath, but the mission fails, allowing the Cardinal to continue his plotting against the papal throne. Financing the Papacy borgia 1x03 full

While the Conclave deliberates, Cesare (Mark Ryder) is separated from his family in Pisa, wrestling with a personal crisis. He has secretly fathered a child with his lover, the courtesan Fiammetta Micheletti.

Borgia Season 1, Episode 3, titled "Sacred Prey," follows Rodrigo Borgia, now Pope Alexander VI, as he struggles to consolidate power through political maneuvering, familial alliances, and securing the Vatican. The episode explores the intense rivalry between his children, Cesare and Juan, and marks the beginning of Lucrezia’s manipulation as a diplomatic tool. It highlights the series' themes of corruption, faith, and the brutal, realistic side of Renaissance-era Rome. Share public link Rating: 4

: While Juan hides Prince Djem (a valuable political hostage) in the Sistine Chapel, Lucrezia falls ill with a fever and is sent to an abbey, where she encounters religious relics that foreshadow her future of being traded in marriage. Critical Analysis