1492

1492

S1 E1: After a heated argument with della Rovere, Rodrigo convinces Pope Innocent to name King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, “Most Catholic Majesty”. The Medici give a bankrupted Pope Innocent a loan to pay off his son’s gambling debts, in return for Giovanni de Medici’s seat as a Cardinal. Rodrigo reveals his intention to restore the Saint Peter’s Basilica, if he becomes Pope. On his way to Rome for negotiations in the ever-increasing conflict between Naples and Milan, the Neapolitan Cardinal Carafa is robbed, blaming Milan for the transgression.