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Hey everyone! Scriptwriter Ben here, I hope you enjoyed today's video. If you'd like to learn more about the life and machinations of Alexander VI and his family, I highly recommend reading "The Borgias: Power and Fortune" by Paul Strathern. Thanks for watching!
Alexander VI and his son Cesare generally didn't mess up in governing the Papal States. They were professionals. They only lost because Cesare was too freaking brutal. The problem lies in their immoral behavior. Cesare was fond of massacres and Alexander filled the Vatican with debauchery.
09:45 This conclave sounds like Survivor: Renaissance Edition! Rodrigo's ruthless game to win the papal crown is wild! Imagine bribing your way to become Pope...
1:45 - Chapter 1 - The man form valencia 4:20 - Mid roll ads 6:10 - Chapter 2 - The indispensable chancellor 8:55 - Chapter 3 - Roman triumph 12:30 - Chapter 4 - A political chess match 15:05 - Chapter 5 - It all falls apart 18:00 - Chapter 6 - The character of the man 20:40 - Chapter 7 - End of an era 23:35 - Conclusion
Wonderful job. I love the Horrible History song about the Borgias - an overview of murder and marriage set to the Adams Family theme. Edit: went back and watched it - I had forgotten poor Gioffre didn't sing. I guess to match the fact that he was so young when married off that he really didn't do much scheming himself.
As she was announcing the track names people talked about which one was going to be there favorite. I'm a writer. From the moment I heard this title. I KNEW which one was going to be my favorite. I was right.
They said when the put him in the sarcophagus his body was 4x the size smelling putred barley could close the box they considered it all the sins he committed
Maybe calixtus could be a cool one i mean without him there would be no rodeigo Borgia in papal history and maybe Rodrigo's son cesare could be a great one i mean i never get tired of learning about intriguing controversial figures and cesare fits that perfectly
It also isn't helped that Della Rovere, who had an epic hateboner towards Borgias took the papacy soon after. Della Rovere himself also gathered vast infamy, as dialogue "Julius excluded from heaven" written by Desiderius Erasmus shows.
Am I the only person on yt annoyed by the includes paid promotion when you mouseover thumbnails? is that just some malicious compliance by youtube or what? does anyone care about this, why cant you just have that with share/thanks/clip/just remove likes&dislikes completely and put it there since were like a year away from not being able to see likes either anyway. it must jump infront of my mouse every time I try to click a video
Borgia was certainly the most [in]famous Pope but certainly not the WORST. My vote goes to Innocet III, the Pope whose ambitions lead to the sack of Constantinople in 1204 and the orchestrator of the Cathar genocide.
He was a great pope , commonly misunderstood , a shrewd diplomat and a capable adminstrator . Regardless of the religious function , a head of state was never supposed to be a saint , not even the Pope of Rome . Alexander VI was and will always be at least for me an exemplary head of state as he was a man of his century , later demonstrated by Niccolo Machiavelli , Borgia strengthened the church and so did Julius ii after him ...
Apparently the tradition started when popes with "foreign" sounding names changed them so as to fit in with the Roman nobility, then it just kind of became something every pope did.
Note that while we know of a few bad apple popes and bishops. The Church still stands strong and just goes to show that the vast majority of Popes and Bishops, and Priests in general, are virtuous and righteous
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Assassin's Creed nailed Cesare apperance. He looks exactly like these paintings in the game.
My thoughts exactly
19:56 - "Alexander was determined to live by THE CREED!"
Last I checked he had Ezio Auditore da Firenzes dad and two brothers hanged on trumped up charges and Ezio became an Assassin.
19:56 - "Alexander was determined to live by THE CREED!"
I was looking for this comment before posting it myself 😂😂😂😂✌🏾
It was that dang Piece of Eden! IYKYK
19:56 - "Alexander was determined to live by THE CREED!"
That gives me nostalgia vibes
Another great pick Eric and everyone on the Biographics team keep it up I was waiting on this guy forever
FINALLY.
I asked for Rodrigo Borgia years ago!
Ben and radu are awesome writers and valuable assets to your team in glad you give them shout-outs
Hey everyone! Scriptwriter Ben here, I hope you enjoyed today's video. If you'd like to learn more about the life and machinations of Alexander VI and his family, I highly recommend reading "The Borgias: Power and Fortune" by Paul Strathern. Thanks for watching!
Great script, Ben! Thank you.
Thank you. This was very interesting.
Thank you Ben another solid video
John XII. Man was so wild he died by being thrown from a window by a husband whose wife he was bedding
Alledgedly. Another version of his death says he died of a heart attack, while having sex with his favorite mistress.
Catholics seem to get memory loss when it comes to these popes
They have selective amnesia over a great many things, brainwashed morons
Alexander VI and his son Cesare generally didn't mess up in governing the Papal States. They were professionals. They only lost because Cesare was too freaking brutal.
The problem lies in their immoral behavior.
Cesare was fond of massacres and Alexander filled the Vatican with debauchery.
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I only know of Pope Alexander VI by watching the show The Borgias (which is awesome, by the way).
One lf the most infamous popes alright. His children were infamous too... And the fact he so openly had children
Fine I'll rewatch The Borgias again
which one? Jeremy Irons or John Doman as Rodrigo?
@RichO1701e the good one. Jeremy Irons is so good at being bad dude
Or just play Assassin's Creed II... Again... For the fifth time 😅😅👍🏾💯🤘🏾
Weirdly enough I first heard of the Borgia family back in the 90s when someone mentioned Lucretia Borgia on a rerun of Three's Company.
Do Cesare next please
Bro, you're are murdering the names 😮😮 Cejare ... 😂😂
09:45 This conclave sounds like Survivor: Renaissance Edition! Rodrigo's ruthless game to win the papal crown is wild! Imagine bribing your way to become Pope...
1:45 - Chapter 1 - The man form valencia
4:20 - Mid roll ads
6:10 - Chapter 2 - The indispensable chancellor
8:55 - Chapter 3 - Roman triumph
12:30 - Chapter 4 - A political chess match
15:05 - Chapter 5 - It all falls apart
18:00 - Chapter 6 - The character of the man
20:40 - Chapter 7 - End of an era
23:35 - Conclusion
Absolutely fascinating. More popes, please!
The Borgias, such an honest family.
Wonderful job. I love the Horrible History song about the Borgias - an overview of murder and marriage set to the Adams Family theme. Edit: went back and watched it - I had forgotten poor Gioffre didn't sing. I guess to match the fact that he was so young when married off that he really didn't do much scheming himself.
Where tf is Simon? The only reason I had subscribed was him (haven't been on this channel for ages)
I don’t really need Simon on every video
Please do his son Cesare next!
"What drove him: ambition, lust or greed?"
I'm guessing all three.
The way you say Calicxtus, to a latin person sounds like Ali G saying Restecp 😅😅
As she was announcing the track names people talked about which one was going to be there favorite.
I'm a writer. From the moment I heard this title. I KNEW which one was going to be my favorite.
I was right.
They said when the put him in the sarcophagus his body was 4x the size smelling putred barley could close the box they considered it all the sins he committed
More scandalous than Pope Alexander VI is the way you say Sforza, Curia, and Callistus. 😢😢
Yes, interesting content and creative pronounciation of various names.
Maybe calixtus could be a cool one i mean without him there would be no rodeigo Borgia in papal history and maybe Rodrigo's son cesare could be a great one i mean i never get tired of learning about intriguing controversial figures and cesare fits that perfectly
😮😮😮 Guilianno dela Rovére 😅😅😅 stop, please. I'm pissing myself laughing.
His family was the inspiration for one of the families on game of thrones
It doesn't sound like he struggled with the vow of chasity but embraced the breaking of it.
Pope John Paul iv 🤍
Oh come on, Biographics never did an Alexander VI video till now? What in the "Mandela Effect" is going on??
The sin of not being "Italian" popes and envy in vast part black legend and falsehood acord history when the rest were the same or worse.
It also isn't helped that Della Rovere, who had an epic hateboner towards Borgias took the papacy soon after.
Della Rovere himself also gathered vast infamy, as dialogue "Julius excluded from heaven" written by Desiderius Erasmus shows.
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4:08 his cousin ✨️lewis✨️
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He was made “ A hat ”….. it was only business not personal.
Borgia was certainly the most [in]famous Pope but certainly not the WORST. My vote goes to Innocet III, the Pope whose ambitions lead to the sack of Constantinople in 1204 and the orchestrator of the Cathar genocide.
PIUS XII. Hands down!
The timing of this video is certainly... something.
By the way , Julius II did not sucedeed Alexander VI, first came Pius III
But Pius III ruled for a measly 26 days
@khaleddakhli6138 but he still comes in the Liber Pontificalis 🤷♂️
"It's not a sin if the Pope does it". Why does that sound so familiar? Oh, "It's not a crime if the President does it"...
I’m not a crook.
i think being Obese in those days says it all..
I'd say it was Pius XII. He stayed silent while the Nazis were murdering Jews all over Europe.
Allegedly not completely true.
it's BS. Borgia wasn't the worst at all. His two predecessors and those after him were at least as corrupt.
He was a great pope , commonly misunderstood , a shrewd diplomat and a capable adminstrator . Regardless of the religious function , a head of state was never supposed to be a saint , not even the Pope of Rome . Alexander VI was and will always be at least for me an exemplary head of state as he was a man of his century , later demonstrated by Niccolo Machiavelli , Borgia strengthened the church and so did Julius ii after him ...
19:56 - "Alexander was determined to live by THE CREED!" 😂😂😂
I see what you did there.
The Papacy? the Catholic Church? Corrupt? Say it ain’t so!
There were Popes, Anti Popes and at least one female one I believe…😂
Francis is the last Pope.
do the popes all change their names so we cant see that their all from a handful of families
Apparently the tradition started when popes with "foreign" sounding names changed them so as to fit in with the Roman nobility, then it just kind of became something every pope did.
TIL the etymology of nepotism.
If it’s not going to be Simon, at least give us someone with a better speaking voice.
Just be grateful it’s not AI
Pfft
Since he's Italian, you should be pronouncing his name as "Boar-shia," as you said at the beginning of the video. Excellent video otherwise! 😊❤
HE WAS SPANISH NOT ITALIAN. Sheesh.
🪢🧶dragged to hiz grave👀Unholy guacamole
All Pope's are infallible.
Omg so early
78th
Note that while we know of a few bad apple popes and bishops. The Church still stands strong and just goes to show that the vast majority of Popes and Bishops, and Priests in general, are virtuous and righteous
Was the Inquisition virtuous and righteous?
Torturing people for reading the Bible in their own language?
Brainwashed catholic bootlicker