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181 - Cesare Borgia flying high (1501 - 1502)
Episode 18119th November 2024 • A History of Italy • Mike Corradi
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After doing his part for the French in the second Italian War Cesare Borgia heads back to Rome to concur with his father pope Alexander VI. They take care of some internal business with the Colonna, Orsini and Savelli and Cesare takes some time to kill some bulls and impregnate a few women.

Then Cesare heads back to expand his duchy of Romagna aiming for Camerino and Urbino of the Montefeltro, while his captains, particularly Vitelozzo Vitelli and Giampsolo Baglioni.

As Cesare rises higher, those around him, even the allies, start to worry.

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