Does Lucrezia die in this?

The real Lucrezia died in childbirth at the age of 39. The show didn't go that far into the future.

As Natalie already wrote, no they didn't show Lucrezia's death; the series ends with the death of Cesare in 1507. And as much as I love Lucrezia and the whole d'Este family( both in history and on the show), it was, in my opinion, the right decision: no Cesare - no party, sorry :-)

As for Showtime's version... the real problem with their Lucrezia is not that we don't see her demise but that they didn't manage to show her rise to the righteous, kind and pious duchess of Ferrara, which history knows.

No. Because in real life, Lucrezia outlived her father and all three full brothers until the age of 39, when she died due to complications from childbirth. Historians estimate she gave birth to about 13 children (10 technically confirmed) and had at least 4 miscarriages. No birth control meant lots of pregnancies back then.

Lucrezia's marriage to her third husband, Alfonso d'Este, lasted until her death. However, they both had lovers and Lucrezia had a couple very passionate ones, where love letters still exist from one of those relationships. Most of her children went on to lead decent lives. Her son with the second murdered husband, Alfonso of Aragon (whom Cesare ordered Michelleto to kill), was forced to grow up without Lucrezia as an obligation to her third marriage. "Little Rodrigo" died at age 12 without having been in his mother's arms since he was 2.

Lucrezia's father, Pope Alexander VI, died in 1503 at age 72 - shortly after last scene in The Borgias. Her brother Giovanni ("Juan") died at age 20 and Cesare at age 31 (speared, stripped naked, left to die in the cold) . Her baby brother, Gioffre died at age 35.

Obviously, Pope Alexander VI/Rodrigo got to enjoy more years than his own children from former courtesan Vannozza.

BTW: The horrible Giuliano della Rovere became Pope "Julius II" within a month after Rodrigo's "Alexander VI's" death! He would rule for 10 years while trying to undo and destroy everything the Borgias had done or built. He waged unnecessary wars as well. However, it was he that commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. So there's that one thing to appreciate, I suppose. :P



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