Borgia: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Borgia Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
1495
Sep 15, 2014
While Lucrezia is head of the Vatican, Rodrigo Borgia continued his retreat. He tries to erase his feelings of love for Julia and her desire for her own daughter, now married to Al
1496
Sep 15, 2014
Lucrezia is in a delicate position with the return of Rodrigo Borgia. It reigns supreme and does not hesitate to be cruel to his enemies. Pope became a counselor with him, Lucrezia
1497
Sep 22, 2014
Cesare's new mistress could trigger a diplomatic incident, and public allegations of debauchery are made against the Borgia family.
1498
Sep 22, 2014
When one of his commanders captures a city without authorisation, Cesare must appease a ruler. Lucrezia's son suffers a potentially mortal fall.
1499
Sep 29, 2014
While Rodrigo engages in delicate politics, Leonardo da Vinci offers Cesare a powerful weapon and murder visits the Borgia family.
1500
Sep 29, 2014
Outside of Italy, rebellion stirs and the Cardinals fear they'll lose their power, while plans begin for Lucrezia's next marriage.
1501
Oct 6, 2014
Cesare loses his lover and his daughter, leading to a painful defeat, and Lucrezia's betrothal becomes politically and emotionally complex.
1502
Oct 6, 2014
Cesare's renegade generals mount a rebellion against him, while those close to Rodrigo conspire against him, all on the eve of Lucrezia's wedding.
1503, Part One
Oct 13, 2014
Lucrezia meets her new family with mixed results, while at home a malaria outbreak has historic consequences for the Borgias.
1503, Part Two
Oct 13, 2014
Rodrigo's death sets chaos in motion on many fronts and forces Cesare to practice his most sophisticated politics yet as stakes are raised.
1504
Oct 20, 2014
With a new pope crowned and order breaking down, Cesare finds himself with more and stronger enemies than ever.
1505
Oct 20, 2014
Cesare stands trial for treason against the Holy See and the Ten Commandments, with his old friend Niccolo Machiavelli as prosecutor.
1506
Oct 27, 2014
Cesare is brought to La Mancha and goes on trial before the Inquisition, while Lucrezia must use extreme measures to save her marriage.
1507
Oct 27, 2014
Cesare's ultimate judgment is realized while Lucrezia struggles to make sense of her family's history and its future.