“Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.”
Ezekiel 3:17
The Borgia family invented the tactic of packing the levers of governance with family and friendlies. There is nothing new under the sun, and this family is infamous for being the original gangstas. They perfect organized crime from within the government at the time that the government was the papacy.
As we navigate their twisted, incestuous family relations, the Farnese family makes an appearance. And she was only 15... He was 58. More papal history tonight on Culture of Change.
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Sources:
Buzzfeed Unsolved: The Scandals & Crimes of the Borgia Family
ThoughtCo: The Borgias, Infamous Family of Renaissance Italy
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