The French King

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The Borgias
1st May 2011 53 mins Season 1 Episode 6

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.

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Season 1 · Episode 7

Death, on a Pale Horse

The invasion by King Charles of France and Della Rovere proceeds with victory seemingly inevitable as the French sack the city of Lucca and the Italian powers flee to their banner, with Lucrezia's husband Giovanni Sforza poised to join them in the name of Milan; inventor Leonardo Da Vinci (guest star John Lynch) shows his drawings and blueprints for war machinery to the invaders.
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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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