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Do you know the whole story of the House of Borgia—from their rise from obscurity to the highest echelons of European society? The family produced two popes and a saint, but they are more known for stories of murder, debauchery, and incest. What is accurate, and what is just slander? Were the Borgias worse than any other powerful family of the time? Was Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI, a monster? Was his son Cesare a psychopath? Was his daughter Lucrezia a murderous temptress?

Die Borgia sind die unheimlichste, schrecklichste und auf jeden Fall umstrittenste Familie der italienischen Renaissance...

Conozca a la familia Médici, que, en cierto modo, puede considerarse los padrinos del Renacimiento. Patrocinaron a Miguel Ángel, Leonardo da Vinci y Sandro Botticelli, entre otros muchos artistas famosos. Ayudaron a recuperar muchos escritos antiguos romanos y griegos famosos, y construyeron academias para fomentar la difusión del aprendizaje.