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A cardinal who became the pope of Rome after the death of Pope Innocent and uses his new power to the benefit of his family. He also uses his family to benefit himself.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The real Rodrigo was an overweight Churchill-esque bulldog of a man.

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A scheming, ambitious cardinal who became the pope of Rome who, after the death of Pope Innocent and Innocent, uses his new all the power at his disposal - including bribery, extortion, murder, and his children - to become the benefit of new Pope. Despite his family. He also uses willingness to use his family to benefit himself.

as pawns, he does care for them a great deal.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The real Rodrigo was an overweight Churchill-esque bulldog of a man. Jeremy Irons is ''really not''.



* {{Badass}}: In a subtle way; Rodrigo flexes his badass muscles politically.
** BadassSpaniard
** BadassPreacher: ''Pope'', thank you.



* MayDecemberRomance: Rodrigo and Giulia

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* MayDecemberRomance: Rodrigo and GiuliaGiulia.




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* SinisterMinister: At his most villainous.



The oldest son of Rodrigo and Vannozza. Older brother of Juan, Lucrezia, and Gioffre.

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The oldest son of Rodrigo and Vannozza. Older Vannozza, and older brother of Juan, Lucrezia, and Gioffre.
Gioffre. Cesare is as ambitious as his father, but while Rodrigo works through the church, Cesare wants political power. While he resents his father for refusing to allow him to leave the clergy, he is also Rodrigo's strongest ally.



** BadassPreacher: Subverted as he's a pretty terrible priest.

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** BadassPreacher: Subverted as he's He's a pretty terrible priest.priest, but he does retain the title of Cardinal.
** BadassSpaniard: Born in Spain.



* BigBrotherInstinct: You harm a single hair on Lucrezia's head, you answer to Cesare.



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: And fathers, and sisters.

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: And fathers, and sisters. But really, don't insult Cesare's mother.



* SexyPriest

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* SexyPriest
SexyPriest: Did we mention the leather?
* SinisterMinister




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* TookALevelInBadass: In "The Art of War", where she plays King Charles like a Stradivarius, keeping the French from invading Rome.



** MoralEventHorizon: Juan was already a dick, but [[spoiler: killing Paolo for being in love with Lucrezia and the father of her child]] went above and beyond.



!! Paolo (Luke Pasquelino)

A young stable boy in the employ of Giovanni Sforza. Falls in love with Lucrezia and [[spoiler: is the father of her child. Killed by Juan when his affair with Lucrezia is discovered.]]



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!! Paolo (Luke Pasquelino)

A young stable boy in the employ of Giovanni Sforza. Falls in love with Lucrezia and [[spoiler: is the father of her child. Killed by Juan when his affair with Lucrezia is discovered.]]

!! Ursula Bonadeo (Ruta Gedmintas)

A beautiful woman who caught Cesare's eye at Lucrezia's wedding, she was married to an abusive husband. Cesare [[MurderTheHypotenuse takes care of that]], but it drives Ursula to a convent. Even though she is a nun, she cannot escape Cesare's influence.

* DistressedDamsel
* HairOfGold
* NaughtyNuns: Subverted. Ursula takes vows to escape Cesare's possessiveness, and she makes it clear she no longer returns his affections.

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!!Rodrigo Borgia

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!!Rodrigo BorgiaBorgia (JeremyIrons)



!!Cesare Borgia

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!!Cesare BorgiaBorgia (Francois Arnaud)



The oldest son of Rodrigo and Vanozza. Older brother of Juan, Lucrezia, and Joffrey.

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The oldest son of Rodrigo and Vanozza. Vannozza. Older brother of Juan, Lucrezia, and Joffrey.
Gioffre.



!!Lucrezia Borgia

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!!Lucrezia BorgiaBorgia (Holliday Grainger)



!!Vannozza dei Cattanei

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!!Vannozza dei CattaneiCattanei (Joanne Whalley)



!!Giulia Farnese
-->"''Beauty can be deadly when well used.''"

A newly-widowed beauty who becomes Rodrigo's mistress and Lucrezia's mentor.

* DarkMistress
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Kisses Vittoria to bring Rodrigo's attentions back to her.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Is quite jealous despite having seduced Rodrigo away from his previous mistress.
* MayDecemberRomance: Giulia and Rodrigo.
* SilkHidingSteel


!!Juan Borgia

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!!Giulia Farnese
-->"''Beauty can be deadly when well used.''"

A newly-widowed beauty who becomes Rodrigo's mistress and Lucrezia's mentor.

* DarkMistress
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Kisses Vittoria to bring Rodrigo's attentions back to her.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Is quite jealous despite having seduced Rodrigo away from his previous mistress.
* MayDecemberRomance: Giulia and Rodrigo.
* SilkHidingSteel


!!Juan BorgiaBorgia (David Oakes)




!! Micheletto

An extremely skilled and apparently emotionless assasin who is recruited by Cesare after failing to poison him and his father. Becomes TheDragon to Cesare.

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!!Giulia Farnese (Lotte Verbeek)
-->"''Beauty can be deadly when well used.''"

A newly-widowed beauty who becomes Rodrigo's mistress and Lucrezia's mentor.

* DarkMistress
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Kisses Vittoria to bring Rodrigo's attentions back to her.
* HiddenDepths: In "Paolo", Rodrigo appoints her to the Consistatorial Council, in charge of Vatican finances. You'd think it was simply Rodrigo being his usual indulgent self, but then Giulia starts lecturing Piccolomini on Florentine bookkeeping.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Is quite jealous despite having seduced Rodrigo away from his previous mistress.
* MayDecemberRomance: Giulia and Rodrigo.
* The Mentor: To Lucrezia.
* SilkHidingSteel
* UnusualEuphemism: Her [[CountryMatters "source of disquiet"]].

!! Micheletto

Micheletto (Sean Harris)

An extremely skilled and apparently emotionless assasin assassin who is recruited by Cesare after failing to poison him and his father. Becomes TheDragon to Cesare.



!!Cardinal Giuliano Della Rovere
Pope Alexander's most persistent opponent among the college of cardinals.

* ActionSurvivor
* BadassPreacher
* HeroAntagonist
* ProperlyParanoid: At the beginning of season 2, the Borgias [[spoiler:''poison his communion wine'']]. From that point on he refuses to eat or drink anything that has not been tested by a Capuchin monkey he acquires.

!!Apprentice/Master Vittorio/[[spoiler:Vittoria]]
A youthful apprentice artisan who's cleverness and talent draws Pope Alexander's attention, and is shortly thereafter promoted to master and in charge of virtually any sort of construction, art, or architecture project that Alexander needs done. [[spoiler:In reality a young woman disguised as a boy because women, of course, can't become artisans. Rodrigo is taken with her, probably because he knows she is very capable of discretion.]]

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!!Cardinal Giuliano Della Rovere
Pope Alexander's most persistent opponent among the college of cardinals.

* ActionSurvivor
* BadassPreacher
* HeroAntagonist
* ProperlyParanoid: At the beginning of season 2, the Borgias [[spoiler:''poison his communion wine'']]. From that point on he refuses to eat or drink anything that has not been tested by a Capuchin monkey he acquires.

!!Apprentice/Master Vittorio/[[spoiler:Vittoria]]
Vittorio/[[spoiler:Vittoria]] (Jemima West)

A youthful apprentice artisan who's cleverness and talent draws Pope Alexander's attention, and is shortly thereafter promoted to master and in charge of virtually any sort of construction, art, or architecture project that Alexander needs done.master. [[spoiler:In reality a young woman disguised as a boy because women, of course, can't become artisans. Rodrigo is taken with her, probably because he knows she is very capable of discretion.]]



-->'''Pope Alexander:''' You are [[spoiler:more Eve than Adam]].

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-->'''Pope Alexander:''' You are [[spoiler:more Eve than Adam]].Adam]].

!! Paolo (Luke Pasquelino)

A young stable boy in the employ of Giovanni Sforza. Falls in love with Lucrezia and [[spoiler: is the father of her child. Killed by Juan when his affair with Lucrezia is discovered.]]

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!!Cardinal Giuliano Della Rovere (Colm Feore)

Pope Alexander's most persistent opponent among the college of cardinals.

* ActionSurvivor
* BadassPreacher
* HeroAntagonist
* ProperlyParanoid: At the beginning of season 2, the Borgias [[spoiler:''poison his communion wine'']]. From that point on he refuses to eat or drink anything that has not been tested by a Capuchin monkey he acquires.
** Which is a CallBack to Cesare's monkey from "The Assassin" that drinks the poisoned wine.

!!Cardinal Ascanio Sforza (Peter Sullivan)

Part-time [[TheDragon Dragon]] to Rodrigo, Ascanio's loyalties seem to lie with his family and the church in general.

* DeadpanSnarker
* TheDragon: Maneuvers himself into being Rodrigo's, in exchange for taking over Rodrigo's old position. Historically, a DragonWithAnAgenda

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* HeroAntagonist

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* HeroAntagonistHeroAntagonist
* ProperlyParanoid: At the beginning of season 2, the Borgias [[spoiler:''poison his communion wine'']]. From that point on he refuses to eat or drink anything that has not been tested by a Capuchin monkey he acquires.

!!Apprentice/Master Vittorio/[[spoiler:Vittoria]]
A youthful apprentice artisan who's cleverness and talent draws Pope Alexander's attention, and is shortly thereafter promoted to master and in charge of virtually any sort of construction, art, or architecture project that Alexander needs done. [[spoiler:In reality a young woman disguised as a boy because women, of course, can't become artisans. Rodrigo is taken with her, probably because he knows she is very capable of discretion.]]

* [[spoiler:GirlOnGirlIsHot]]
* LivingADoubleLife
* SexierAlterEgo
* TheSmartGuy
* [[spoiler:SweetPollyOliver]]
* UnusualEuphemism
-->'''Pope Alexander:''' You are [[spoiler:more Eve than Adam]].
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* {{Nepotism}}: Rodrigo makes sure his oldest son has a high-ranking position in the church.

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* {{Nepotism}}: Rodrigo makes sure his oldest son has a high-ranking position in the church.church and puts his second son in charge of the Papal armies.



* BewareTheNiceOnes: Just ask Giovanni Sforza.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Just ask Giovanni Sforza.Sforza and Juan.


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!!Juan Borgia
The second Borgia brother, chosen by his father to follow the path of a soldier, a role envied by his older brother Cesare. His inadequacies are obvious to everyone except Rodrigo.

* BoomerangBigot: Feels insecure because of his illegitimacy and insists on defending his privileges as a "noble" from commoners and illegitimate children.
* EvilIsPetty
* HairTriggerTemper
* {{Hypocrite}}: In oh so many ways.
* JerkAss
* KickTheDog: Several, most significantly when he beats the crap out of his mother's husband because of rumors that Theo was actually his father.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatDown: Of Theo.
* TheBrute: Shares the role with Micheletto to the Borgias as a whole.
* TheStrategist: That was supposed to be the plan anyways.
* [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Jerk Ass Teammate]]


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!!Juan Borgia
The second Borgia brother, chosen by his father to follow the path of a soldier, a role envied by his older brother Cesare. His inadequacies are obvious to everyone except Rodrigo.

* BoomerangBigot: Feels insecure because of his illegitimacy and insists on defending his privileges as a "noble" from commoners and illegitimate children.
* EvilIsPetty
* HairTriggerTemper
* {{Hypocrite}}: In oh so many ways.
* JerkAss
* KickTheDog: Several, most significantly when he beats the crap out of his mother's husband because of rumors that Theo was actually his father.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatDown: Of Theo.
* TheBrute: Shares the role with Micheletto to the Borgias as a whole.
* TheStrategist: That was supposed to be the plan anyways.
* [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Jerk Ass Teammate]]

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* BirdsOfAFeather: To Cesare, they hit it off quite well despite meeting under rather unfortunate circumstances.

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* BirdsOfAFeather: To Cesare, they Cesare. They hit it off quite well despite meeting under rather unfortunate circumstances.



* LightningBruiser: Perhaps not particularly strong, but so fast that Cesare, no slouch with a sword, is stunned by his quickness, and that he can stoically endure torture.



* TheSociopath
-->'''Micheletto:''' What is your name, boy?\\
'''Paolo:''' Paolo.\\
'''Micheletto:''' Tell me of love, Paolo. I know nothing of it.



* WouldHitAGirl



** Let's just say that if there's a type of person Micheletto won't kill he hasn't met them and killed them yet.

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** Let's just say that if there's a type of person Micheletto won't kill kill, he hasn't met them and killed declined to kill them yet.
yet. Though it does perhaps make it somewhat more understandable that [[spoiler:the child in question had helped him with a potential assasination]].
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* HotBlooded: Got quite a temper.

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* HotBlooded: Got quite a temper.HairTriggerTemper
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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: When he becomes pope

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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: When he becomes popepope.



* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: It's JeremyIrons, you have to expect this one.



* HotDad



* {{Nepotism}}: Rodrigo makes sure his oldest sons have high ranking positions in the church

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* {{Nepotism}}: Rodrigo makes sure his oldest sons have high ranking positions son has a high-ranking position in the churchchurch.



* AffablyEvil: Ruthless and calculating but is nice when it comes to family and women.

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* AffablyEvil: Ruthless and calculating calculating, but is nice when it comes to family and women.women. Not to mention his vast amounts of charm.



* EvilIsSexy: Oh yes

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* EvilIsSexy: Oh yesyes.



* BoomerangBigot: Feels insecure because of his bastardy and insists on defending his privileges as a "noble" from commoners and illegitimate children.

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* BoomerangBigot: Feels insecure because of his bastardy illegitimacy and insists on defending his privileges as a "noble" from commoners and illegitimate children.



* KickTheDog: Several, most significantly when he beats the crap out of his mother's husband because of rumours that he was actually his father.

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* KickTheDog: Several, most significantly when he beats the crap out of his mother's husband because of rumours rumors that he Theo was actually his father.



* [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Jerk Ass Team Mate]]

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* [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Jerk Ass Team Mate]]
Teammate]]



The naive, yet intelligent daughter of Rodrigo and Vanozza. She loves her family, particularly her brother Cesare. She ends up marrying Giovanni Sfortza.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Just ask Giovanni Sfortza

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The naive, yet intelligent daughter of Rodrigo and Vanozza.Vannozza. She loves her family, particularly her brother Cesare. She ends up marrying Giovanni Sfortza.

Sforza.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Just ask Giovanni SfortzaSforza.



* DawsonCasting: Holly Grainger is 23 when she plays 14-year-old Lucrezia

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* DawsonCasting: Holly Grainger is 23 when she 23, but plays 14-year-old LucreziaLucrezia.



!!Vannozza dei Cattanei
-->"''Don't you want them to hear that you have a new whore?''"

Rodrigo's former long-time mistress and mother to his children, actually married to a commoner named Theo. She is quite displeased when Rodrigo casts her aside and takes up with Giulia.

* BerserkButton: Don't lie to Vannozza, or she'll come charging into the Vatican itself to smack you around.
* BrainyBrunette: She seems to be the one whom all the Borgias go to for advice; Season Two's "The Borgia Bull" also has Giulia asking her former rival for what to do about Rodrigo.
* TheConsigliere: To Cesare, and surprisingly enough, to Giulia.
* HotMom
* TheMistress
* SilkHidingSteel
* WomanScorned
* WomenAreWiser



Rodrigo's mistress and the Lucrezia's mentor.

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A newly-widowed beauty who becomes Rodrigo's mistress and the Lucrezia's mentor.



* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Kisses Vittoria to bring Rodrigo's attentions back to her.



* MayDecemberRomance: Giulia and Rodrigo

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* MayDecemberRomance: Giulia and Rodrigo
Rodrigo.
* SilkHidingSteel

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The real Rodrigo was overweight.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The real Rodrigo was overweight. an overweight Churchill-esque bulldog of a man.


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* HellBentForLeather: Francois Arnaud has said that the things that people talk to him most about [[JustHereForGodzilla are the incest and the leather pants.]] Apparently, it's fine by him. He's talked about [[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/04/the-borgias-francois-arnaud-on-cesare-and-lucrezia-borgia-incest-and-season-2.html becoming annoyed]] with his cardinal robes, which he called "the red dress," so we're apparently going to see him in the leather even more now.

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* KickTheDog / PetTheDog: This guy can pet a dog with his left hand, kick one with each foot and shoot a fourth with his right all at the same time (sometimes all to the same dog).



* MoralityPet: His sister and mother.



* BoomerangBigot: Feels insecure because of his bastardy and insists on defending his privileges as a "noble" from commoners and illegitimate children.




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* [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Jerk Ass Team Mate]]



* HeroicBastard
* MoralityPet: To Cesare.



* AxCrazy: Subverted: he's not actually unstable, but he's so paranoid and ruthless that he'll emotionlessly kill people for almost any remotely practical reason.



* TheFoil: Plays the stoical, methodical professional to Cesare's dark, charismatic genius.

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* TheFoil: {{Foil}}: Plays the stoical, methodical professional to Cesare's dark, charismatic genius.
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!!Cardinal de la Rovere

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!!Cardinal de la Giuliano Della Rovere
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** Let's just say that if there's a type of person Micheletto won't kill he hasn't met them and killed them yet.

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!!JuanBorgia

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!!JuanBorgia!!Juan Borgia



* WouldHurtAChild

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* WouldHurtAChildWouldHurtAChild

!!Cardinal de la Rovere
Pope Alexander's most persistent opponent among the college of cardinals.

*ActionSurvivor
*BadassPreacher
*HeroAntagonist

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* EvilIsStylish



!!JuanBorgia
The second Borgia brother, chosen by his father to follow the path of a soldier, a role envied by his older brother Cesare. His inadequacies are obvious to everyone except Rodrigo.

* EvilIsPetty
* {{Hypocrite}}: In oh so many ways.
* JerkAss
* KickTheDog: Several, most significantly when he beats the crap out of his mother's husband because of rumours that he was actually his father.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatDown: Of Theo.
* TheBrute: Shares the role with Micheletto to the Borgias as a whole.
* TheStrategist: That was supposed to be the plan anyways.



!! Miccholetto

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!! Miccholetto
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* {{Hippocrite}}: Is quite jealous despite having seduced Rodrigo away from his previous mistress.

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* TheFoil: Plays the stoical, methodical professional to Cesare's dark, charismatic genius.
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* Hippocrite: Is quite jealous despite having seduced Rodrigo away from his previous mistress.

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* Hippocrite: {{Hippocrite}}: Is quite jealous despite having seduced Rodrigo away from his previous mistress.



* BirdsOfAFeather: Too Cesare, they hit it off quite well despite meeting under rather unfortunate circumstances.

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* BirdsOfAFeather: Too To Cesare, they hit it off quite well despite meeting under rather unfortunate circumstances.

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* MayDecemberRomance: Giulia and Rodrigo

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* Hippocrite: Is quite jealous despite having seduced Rodrigo away from his previous mistress.
* MayDecemberRomance: Giulia and RodrigoRodrigo

!! Miccholetto

An extremely skilled and apparently emotionless assasin who is recruited by Cesare after failing to poison him and his father. Becomes TheDragon to Cesare.

* {{Badass}}
* BirdsOfAFeather: Too Cesare, they hit it off quite well despite meeting under rather unfortunate circumstances.
* BrutalHonesty
* TheDragon: To Cesare or possibly TheBrute to the Borgias as a whole.
* FetishFuelStationAttendant
* PsychoForHire
* TooKinkyToTorture
* WouldHurtAChild
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* [[VillainProtagonist Bastard Protagonist]] [[BastardBastard Bastard]]
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* CloudCuckoolander: It's unclear how much of his apparent goofiness is an act.

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* {{Badass}}
** BadassPreacher: Subverted as he's a pretty terrible priest.
* ByronicHero: Even more so then the rest of his family.



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamasEvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: And fathers, and sisters.

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* TheChick




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* AffablyEvil: Ruthless and calculating but is nice when it comes to family and women.


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* TheDragon: To Rodrigo.
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!!Rodrigo Borgia
-->"''The vultures are circling our family, our Rome. We most protect our self.''"

A cardinal who became the pope of Rome after the death of Pope Innocent and uses his new power to the benefit of his family. He also uses his family to benefit himself.


* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The real Rodrigo was overweight.
* AffablyEvil
* AntiHero
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: When he becomes pope
* DeadpanSnarker
* EqualOpportunityEvil
* MayDecemberRomance: Rodrigo and Giulia
* {{Nepotism}}: Rodrigo makes sure his oldest sons have high ranking positions in the church
* RoyalWe

!!Cesare Borgia
-->"''I was born with a stain. A mark. Like the mark of Cain. But is the mark of my father, my family. The mark of Borgia.''"

The oldest son of Rodrigo and Vanozza. Older brother of Juan, Lucrezia, and Joffrey.

* AntiHero
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas
* SexyPriest

!!Lucrezia Borgia
-->"''I will not be beaten.''"

The naive, yet intelligent daughter of Rodrigo and Vanozza. She loves her family, particularly her brother Cesare. She ends up marrying Giovanni Sfortza.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Just ask Giovanni Sfortza
* BreakTheCutie
* CorruptTheCutie
* DaddysGirl
* DawsonCasting: Holly Grainger is 23 when she plays 14-year-old Lucrezia
* HairOfGold
* OldManMarryingAChild: Lucrezia and Giovanni Sfortza

!!Giulia Farnese
-->"''Beauty can be deadly when well used.''"

Rodrigo's mistress and the Lucrezia's mentor.

* DarkMistress
* MayDecemberRomance: Giulia and Rodrigo

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