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Should the "Main Cast" section really contain historical details of events which have not yet occured on screen (Colm Feore/Giuliano della Rovere entry)? [[User:Thelemur78|Thelemur78]] ([[User talk:Thelemur78|talk]]) 05:49, 19 March 2012 (UTC) |
Should the "Main Cast" section really contain historical details of events which have not yet occured on screen (Colm Feore/Giuliano della Rovere entry)? [[User:Thelemur78|Thelemur78]] ([[User talk:Thelemur78|talk]]) 05:49, 19 March 2012 (UTC) |
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I agree with this entirely. Character descriptions in this section should be minimalist (viz. Lucrezia Borgia - Daughter of Alexander VI and Vanozza del Cattanei). I find it endlessly frustrating looking up shows to find out there premises only to be completely spoiled at the top of the page. [[User:Sarahevekelly|Sarahevekelly]] ([[User talk:Sarahevekelly|talk]]) 15:24, 6 December 2012 (UTC) |
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== Poisonings == |
== Poisonings == |
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Italian or Spanish?
the borgia family was not an Italian dinasty but Spanish. They lived in Italy because of their power in the Vatican, but they were not Italians — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.11.70.123 (talk • contribs) 05:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
- I've rewritten the intro to note that they were an Italian dynasty of Spanish origin, rather than only mentioning Italy and not Spain or only Spain and not Italy. —Lowellian (reply) 23:33, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Cesare and Juan
A quick note: Juan (Giovanni) Borgia was born two years before Cesare making him quite obviously the first born, not the second. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.88.185.188 (talk) 15:43, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
- In real-life, yes, but in the fictional continuity of this television series, Cesare is the older brother. —Lowellian (reply) 23:34, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
The birthdates of both Cesare and Juan are disputed and evidence for them is scant. All that is firmly known is that they were both born between 1474 and 1476. Many assume that Cesare was the younger brother because he was a cleric, but what evidence there is suggests that Cesare was older than Juan, and went into the Church only because they had an older half-brother, the first Duke of Gandia. At the time of Gandia's death, Cesare was already a bishop and more useful to his father within the Church; hence Juan inherited the duchy. The series has taken a side in the debate, nothing more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarahevekelly (talk • contribs) 15:17, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
missing character
Well, I think that there should be mentioned Ezio Auditore, he's quite an substantial figure in Borgia's history. 178.36.117.46 (talk) 21:24, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Nationality
Not sure why the nationality of this show keeps getting deleted, the source clearly states it's a Canadian-Hunagrian-Irish co-production. And WP:TVLEAD states "For television articles, the first paragraph should consist of basic information about the show, such as when the show first premiered, country, setting, genre(s), who created/developed the show, primary broadcasting station (typically the studio that produces the show), and when the show stopped airing." Xeworlebi (talk) 19:14, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
- I changed it to what I was trying to get at, which is to say that television series do not have nationalities---their production team may be predominantly from one country or another but the series itself is no more Irish/Canadian/Hungarian than a shoe. Axem Titanium (talk) 20:47, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
- Off course television shows have a nationality, and so does a shoe, maybe a clearer comparison is beer, you have Irish beers, Belgian beers, etc. You might want to look over some other television show articles, they almost all start like: "[Show name] is a(n) [country] [genre] television series." Xeworlebi (talk) 17:17, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
- Perhaps in those cases, but I would certainly disagree that merely having the director be Irish makes it an "Irish production" to any meaningful degree. Axem Titanium (talk) 19:04, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
- Off course television shows have a nationality, and so does a shoe, maybe a clearer comparison is beer, you have Irish beers, Belgian beers, etc. You might want to look over some other television show articles, they almost all start like: "[Show name] is a(n) [country] [genre] television series." Xeworlebi (talk) 17:17, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Historical Errors and Liberties
The series changes some historical facts: The Muslim prince Djem did not die while living with the Borgias and before the French invasion; in fact, he died in the custody of the French king, having been demanded and haded over as a hostage (it was rumored, without any tangible evidence, that he died from a slow-acting poison introduced by the Borgias). The French king did not enter Florence in broad daylight, but at night and lit by torches. Sussmanbern (talk) 16:50, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
- You'll need some decent sources to make that claim, the source needs to specifically make those statements about the show, otherwise it's just original research. Xeworlebi (talk) 17:17, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
- RE: << The series changes some historical facts: The Muslim prince Djem did not die while living with the Borgias and before the French invasion >> PROVE IT, Mister Man! : ) Codenamemary (talk) 18:21, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
The TV programme errs when it makes Vanozza dei Cattanei, Pope Alexander's mistress and mother of Lucrezia, Cesare etc, of Spanish descent like her husband, and a humble courtesan. She was from a noble Italian family from Lombardy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.2.13.157 (talk) 15:15, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
- Alfonso of Naples was much older and died in a monastery in Sicily.--85.180.7.33 (talk) 16:55, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
A Very significant change of history/chronology -- in actual history Juan Borgia was killed in June 1497 -- very roughly about the time Season 1 of the series ended, but Season 23 has him still alive more than a year later when Lucrezia gives birth to her son (who was named Giovanni in honor of his deceased uncle). Sussmanbern (talk) 11:17, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Main Cast
Should the "Main Cast" section really contain historical details of events which have not yet occured on screen (Colm Feore/Giuliano della Rovere entry)? Thelemur78 (talk) 05:49, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
I agree with this entirely. Character descriptions in this section should be minimalist (viz. Lucrezia Borgia - Daughter of Alexander VI and Vanozza del Cattanei). I find it endlessly frustrating looking up shows to find out there premises only to be completely spoiled at the top of the page. Sarahevekelly (talk) 15:24, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Poisonings
In the current version of the article, there is a contradiction in the 'historical notes' section: it is written "There is no evidence that the Borgias resorted to poisoning...", and a few paragraphs below "The Borgias did murder a cardinal Orsini: it was Giambattista Orsini, poisoned in 1503 and not in 1492" Sergivs-en (talk) 07:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
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