"The Borgia Family" tells a difficult and disgraceful history of the Holy See. The most glorious era of the Borgia family was also the darkest era in medieval Europe. If you want to understand this drama better, let's share the relevant knowledge with everyone.
1. The history of the Papal State. Today's Papal State is the Vatican, but the Papal State was much larger than the Vatican in history. In the late Roman Empire, after Christianity established its dominance, the pope (pope, elected by the cardinal cardinal) mainly used St. Peter's Basilica as his active base (Saint Peter was the major disciple of Jesus, and the pope represented himself as Saint Peter). In the 8th century AD, in order to take advantage of the Holy See, the Frank King Pepin allocated a piece of land around Rome to the Pope, forming a secular state with a unity of religion and politics. In the 14th century, there were 7 popes stationed in Avignon, France. Since then, Avignon has also been the territory of the Papal State.
2. Alexander VI (1492-1503). Rodrigo Borgia in the play, the last pope of the 16th century. To be able to reach this position, not only has his family background, his uncle has been the pope; but also has personal hard work, super scheming, at the expense of the future and happiness of his children; and the support of the motherland, the Spanish King Henry V at the time has been regarded as the Holy Rome The emperor of the empire, the invincible fleet fought from the Mediterranean to the Americas. He was a notorious pope with countless mistresses, condoned assassinations, and invented indulgences.
3. The Kingdom of Naples. Due to its special position in the Mediterranean, Naples (including Sicily) has always been contested by military strategists. The play mainly reflects the contradiction between France and Spain. In the 13th century, Charles of Anjou, the younger brother of King Louis IX, gained control of the kingdom, but then the Sicilian evening prayer incident took place, allowing Aragon of Spain to take advantage of the Sicilian throne. In the 15th century, due to the decline of the Anjou royal family and the rise of Spain, Spain’s Alfonso V ruled the kingdom. But France still didn't give up, so there was a period in which Charles VIII hit Naples.
4. The Midiqi family. From the 13th to 17th centuries in Florence, there were two prominent families from the Midiqi family who married Henry II of the Valois dynasty of France and Henry IV of the Bourbon dynasty. Opened a bank and sponsored the Renaissance Movement.
5. The prince of Turkey. Why didn’t the death of Lucrezia’s beloved Turkish prince in the first season lead to diplomatic disputes? In fact, the Turkish prince is the most sad prince in the world. The Ottoman Empire did not have the tradition of eldest son inheritance. The old sultans firmly believed that whoever was the strongest (in fact, the most vicious) would inherit the throne. Therefore, it was common for brothers to squabble on the wall and brotherhood. In short, dying in the hands of an outsider is much happier than dying in the hands of a brother.
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