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Previously...
I am expecting your child,
Your Highness.

If it gets out
it could cost the Crown for you!

Is it more important for my subjects
what happens in my bedroom

than your greediness?

It's come to my ear
that you are preparing

an expedition
to help Grijalva.

I want to lead
that expedition.

You are not authorized
to colonize new territories.

The election of a new emperor
is only a matter of time.

Or will you not apply
for the post, Your Highness?

Why should Maximillian's successor
be French?

Because he will have our support.

Pay attention to Henry and his cabals,
because they are growing so fast

that they can be an obstacle
for your ambition for the Imperial throne.

Can you guarantee
the papacy to me?

My lord will go to Rome to receive
your blessing. I assure you.

- What do you expect from me, my lady?
- You will serve as the counterpoint of Chi�vres.

You have to lessen
his influence on Charles.

The challenges which our kingdoms submit us to
are not pitiable, as you know it well.

That is why I have decided that
Don Mercurino Gattinara should be my new chancellor.

I will not marry
Isabella.

- Let the King know it.
- Are not offended by his rejection?

I know Charles will accept me
as a wife.

If you die
without heir,

your brother Ferdinand will
have to occupy the throne of Aragon.

Do�a Germaine has just
given me a daughter.

I have asked you to come here because I have
something to announce: your wedding.

Join me and I will grant you
the commandment of one of my ships.

Hern�n Cort�s is saying goodbye
to you untill his return.

The Cortes bent the neck to you.
It is the moment to return to Flanders.

No!
You will not go back.

You will leave for Portugal
to marry King Manuel.

I am only receiving you to tell you
that you are no longer in my service.

The Chancellor of England
had a plan against you

what I wrecked
successfully.

England will support
your candidature, my lord.

The Emperor
is dead.

Still with the loss of my grandfather
the Emperor, I declare my decisive will

to succeed him on the throne
which belongs to me by rank and lineage.

The Empire on Auction

Stop!

Take care of provoking them
with any gesture.

Sir...

Are you
the chieftain?

Are you coming
from the sea?

From what land?

Lord!

Lord,

show us how to redeem
the well deserved punishment of Babel

and let us expand
Your Glory!

Flanders

Grand lords,

Maximilian died
without being crowned by the Pope,

so without having the right
to name a sucessor.

According to the law
of the Empire,

you are entitled to choose him,
aren't you, Frederick of Saxony?

According to the law,
we will make a decision in 3 month,

following only
the mandate of our conscience.

This way, I know that you agree
to the wish of the Emperor

that he should be
suceeded by his grandson,

- Charles of Spain.
- Noble lords!

Just because of this ley
you invoke,

your conscience obligate you to elect
the best of the candidates.

Who are you?

Anne de Montmorency.
At the service of the King of France,

the best candidate
to be emperor, no doubt.

His Holiness has a great dream
which should be realized by the chosen one:

to lead the crusade against the Turks
and expel them from the borders of the Empire.

Several generations of my family
have fought to defend those borders.

Your explanations are
superfluous.

King Francis has already demonstrated
that he is capable.

And he gives you his word
that if you elect him

he will take Constantinople
in 3 years.

And I don't have to remind you that my lord
descends from the lineage of Charlemagne.

And my nephew is grandson
and great grandson of emperors.

So the rightful heir
to the throne.

He is also son of a mad woman
who is granddaughter of a mad woman.

Will you put on the front of the Empire
someone who maybe inherited such a defect?

Calm down. The French only said
what everybody thinks and withholds.

Now we know that they are
ready for anything in order to win.

If I were the King of France
I would also not allow

that the possessions of Charles
surround my kingdom!

And is it less vital
for us?

If France and the Empire were one,
how long would they hesitate to occupy Flanders?

And it would only be the beginning.
It will be a war to death.

It is clear that they have an advantage.
over us. The Pope is with them.

- But he expressed his neutrality.
- From the 7 electors

3 electors are princes
of the Church.

We have to secure
the 4 vote of the laical electors.

And, among them, the vote of
Frederick of Saxony is fundamental.

His prestige will drag
the undecided electors.

It will be difficult to come
to an agreement with those 4 gentlemen.

We will have to fight
for gaining every vote.

All of them coincide in something:
in their hunger for gold.

The virtue is the least of all the
necessary things to gain this crown.

Ferdinand,

the Empire belongs to
our family.

If we lose it
our family will also perish.

I have told you:
it is a matter of life and death to us.

Mother!

Look at the wonderful armature
that Leonardo is designing

for my imperial
coronation.

You are thinking about what you will
wear that day if it comes,

instead of what to do
to gain this honour.

My lady, except for the things
the nature gives us,

everything around you was
a dream in a man's head before.

- What troubles you, mother?
- Seeing that you consider everything won.

It is not in my nature to suffer for a moment
for something that will end in my favour.

The Margrave of Brandenburg
committed himself to vote for you.

- I see you ignore that he has doubts now.
- How much did we offer to him?

- 40.000 guilders.
- Give him 80.000. Do you see how easy it is?

- The money will run out.
- We will ask for a credit.

The bribes will not be enough.
You will need something else.

Seriously?

These prince-electors are
artists of a peculiar genre.

- The greediness is their only muse.
- Stop joking!

You need the Pope's support.
And he suggests to offer it to you.

But, in exchange, he demands
a firm hand with that german heretic.

Will the Saxon who protects him
vote for you then?

How do you think to combine
one with the other, my Caesar?

Telling each one
what they want to hear.

Let Montmorency negotiate.
When I am crowned I will do what is necessary.

You will not succeed
with gold and lies.

Only being the sovereign who everyone
would like to see on the front of the Empire.

No doubt, you should be satisfied.
He is a robust and healthy boy.

A Tudor. It can be seen
in the eyes and on the forehead.

Congratulations,
Your Highness.

What deserves
this joy?

I was going to tell you that
because I have been thinking for days.

I have decided to present
my candidature

to the Empire.

It has been a great joy for Wolsey.
He is sure that I will triumph,

becasue I am not less than
Francis or your nephew in anything.

Wolsey!

Do you think that such an old
crown will disfigure me?

From your words, I understand that
it is gold what you solicite from us.

To obtain the Empire
has a price.

And the King needs
his noblemen's help.

Your Highness,
Castile conitnues to pay

while you delay with fulfilling the things
which have been agreed with the Cortes.

Now, moreover, you solicite our help
to go away from the kingdom.

If I am emperor
that will serve everyone.

But Castile needs
its King here.

It doesn't deserve to be governed
from a faraway throne

as if it were
an administered land.

- Like another piece of the Indies!
- It is not my wish that something like that happens.

Should I remind you
that you swore loyalty to me?

No, Your Highness.

But, just because of this, I warn you:
there are noblemen amongst us who dream

about returning to a Castile
which was 60 years ago.

A Castile where
the king wore the crown

but others governed
in their own benefit.

You have offended me
very much!

Leave!

We will convoke Cortes
and they will agree, as always.

It will be a long time to summon it
which we don't have. We need the money now!

Meanwhile, we will ask for the contribution
of your most humble vassals.

- Who will do that willingly.
- We will raise the taxes.

Those who don't pay
will have to face the consequences.

But it will not be enough! We will only succeed
in increasing the people's dissatisfaction!

Indeed. And they will direct it against the noblemen
who we will obligate to get the taxes.

In a short course of time,
they will eat out of your hand.

Do you want to provoke
a rebellion?

This is madness!

This is efficient.

Or do you
criticize it?

You should have seen it. The King is more
and more alone. He will rectify. You will see it.

- He will leave with his latrociny.
- What he asks is to leave.

In order to do so, he reclaims
our support, convoking the Cortes.

This is our opportunity.

We will not give Charles the money he needs so much
without receiving anything in exchange.

It has always been that way so far.
What will you reclaim this time?

He should cede us a part of his power
and swear to comply with our demands.

Then, if he wants it,
let him go after his empire.

- Castile will remain well governed.
- Are you talking about damaging the power of the Crown?

The less power he has, the less
occasion he has to use it against Castile.

I would like to have a Cortes whose voice
is listenned to, a strong and reliable Cortes,

but not a suppressed one!

When you need money the most
it is the most difficult to get it.

It is rare to have it exactly when you
need it. This is why bankers exist.

Your grandfather, the Emperor
knew it well, but have faith:

your aunt knows
how to handle them.

Dear Jakob, you need not
fear from any disservice.

The income of Castile and Aragon will stand
as a security for the credit we ask for.

Your Highness, your nephew
will not be emperor.

You are either a bad fortune-teller
or in the service of France.

Although I admit that,
when our meeting ends,

I will go there,
where King Francis is waiting for me.

Is this what remained from the
close relation you had with my father?

This is, and an important debt
which I have not been able to collect yet.

I will be able to liquidate it
with even more difficulty

if you contribute to
the ruin of my family.

You owe a great part of your
riches to us. And you know it!

Forget
the Imperial Crown.

The King of France has payed
important bribes from hand.

And have the Pope's support.
What kind of options do you have?

Any kind. Because you have just demonstrated
that they need you as much as we do.

Your nephew is unknown.
He has not demonstrated anything yet.

Eveybody wants the French
as emperor.

And I cannot bet
on the loser.

And do you trust him? You see
that he spends without inhibition.

Will he stop constructing his castles
and enriching his adulators

to pay
what he owes you?

I promise that I will obtain the money
the Empire owes to you.

Take it as a proof of good faith.
I merealy ask for one thing in exchange:

don't commit yourself
to the French yet,

untill I can give you
the guarantees you need.

This fight will decide who is the master of Europe.
It doesn't serve you to be mistaken about the bet.

Governor!

There is an armed ship to set sail
for the mainland. I've seen it myself.

- And what does it have to do with you?
- You tell me.

Will you persecute
my husband?

Wouldn't I have the right
to do so?

Your husband's disobedience
is clear.

What is done cannot be undone.
It cannot be impeded now.

No, it cannot. But it can be impeded
that more would follow this.

I just want to make sure the he doesn't
forget what the King has disposed.

Only I can populate and trade
on those lands.

What Cort�s does is those land
will have to do in my name and benefaction.

A very convenent agreement...

for you.

Your husband
wanted to mock me.

We'll see if he dears
to do it with the King.

Sir!
Sir...

Come quickly.
There's something you have to see.

Are you Christian?

Jer�nimo de Aguilar.

Christian and subject of Queen
Do�a Joanna and his father Don Ferdinand.

How lond have you
been in these lands?

We wrecked in...

In 1511.

8 years ago,
then?

Only ten of us
reached these coasts.

And the others?

Valdivia, our official was assassinated
with four other men when were taken prisioner.

They sacrificed them
and ate them.

We saw it from the cages where they
feeded us for the nex ceremony.

How did you escape?

Knowing that the end was close
gave us strength to do it.

We found another
town but...

the enslaved us.

They used so cruel methods
that only two of us survived

and could even
gain liberty.

Do you speak these people's
language?

From this day on,
you and I are brothers.

Your new brother
makes you this present.

This is the present
my lord will regard the most.

So will I.

The gold is
for the Emperor Moctezuma.

Everything you see here belongs to him.
He is a god to them.

But, sir, don't affront them
and take these women.

This will be for you.

Be careful, sir!

She isn't the first woman
who tries to do it.

And I hope
she won't be the last.

What is her name?

They call her
Malinche.

Translate it word
for word, Aguilar.

We need the gold more
than your emperor does.

Because we, the Spanish, are suffering
from an illness which canonly be cured by gold.

I'm afraid
this fulfills the prophecy.

They are merely intruders.
You have to send them off.

We must make sure
first.

Sir, come!
Come!

What kind of fruit
it is?

What are you doing?

Wait untill
I call Aguilar.

Aguilar!

- What did he say?
- The Emperor is greeting you.

He likes the painting and this is why
he would like to get to know you.

Just like you, I serve a great lord
who likes the painting, too.

But tell your lord that he will be
able to get to know us in person

when he has the goodness
to receive us.

He's saying that
it won't be possible.

His lord ask us
to return to our lands

and gives you these presents
as the prooves of his good will.

We will also bring wonderful presents
to your lord when he receives us.

Do you want to give them
a weapon?

Do you believe them to be people
who can be fooled by bulbs?

In the Emperor's name,
he wishes us a good homeward journey.

Bring it full with gold
so we could compare them with those of Spain.

And, after that, keep ot
as a memory of our meeting.

There is no doubt.
The gold must cover their streets.

Delicate work.

It is only that they aren't Christian
what makes these men unable to be match for us.

Or they would be
even better than us.

Thank you.

Go.

You will have to ride out
without me today.

What is it, my lord?
When I know how much you like it.

I promised to be concerned
with matters that cannot wait.

Was it your mother
who your promised this?

What is so important that it impedes you
to enjoy a few hours of tranquillity?

- A war? An invasion?
- An empire.

You have not even get
that crown yet,

but its weight already impedes you
to entertain like a king should.

Very urgents matters impede
the King to come to our meeting.

Nevertheless, I don't have to
explain you why he summoned you.

My lady, I am barely called
with other motives.

Will you lend my son the necessary sum
to assure his election?

Montmorency let us know
that everything has already been discussed.

- Or did he lie?
- No.

But I need a guarantee
and I don't even have the King's word.

My son will be the next emperor.
Is it not sufficient guarantee?

Do you consider Charles of Spain
worthier of your credit?

You are banket.

And you will not let the opportunity
of making a good deal go.

Out of the two competitors,
we give you better guarantees.

Show your conditions
and let us make a contract.

My lady,
we still have time.

In the case of deals,
it is not good to rush.

Duke, my father always trusted you
and your good judgement.

Tell me, have you already
decided about your vote?

My lady, because of good judgement,
the election doesn't let me sleep.

- Why this insomnia, what are you afraid of?
- The consequences.

Either your nephew wins
or the King of France does,

the equilibrium in Europe
will be broken.

And we, the German, will see
our liberty compromised.

Our lineage is german
just like yours.

This should temper
your distress.

But the King of France will be
able to defend us from the Turks,

the greatest menace which threatens
the Empire and the whole Christendom.

Have you committed
your vote to him?

Understand me: out of the two of them,
he is the less bad choice.

How mush has he
offered you?

Nothing.

Only the favour of His Holiness
fo my protege, Luther.

- He would say anything to get your vote.
- No less than you.

Charles governs with asking
his vassals' opinion.

He will know how ti respect
the liberties of the German.

And will Francis
do the same?

You already know
his way of governing.

Or will he not convertir your states
to be the mere possessions of the French Crown?

The King of Spain already possesses
sufficient territories. He will not be elected.

If I changed my vote,
it would not be good for anything.

Ferdinand,
leave us alone.

Go. I will tell you about
what was discussed. Don't doubt that.

You committed yourself
to receive the banker.

How will you pay the bribes
without his money?

Will he deny me it because he didn't
see me? Charles will not receive him either.

This was exactly our advantage,
and you wasted it.

Enough!
The game is decided.

Nothing is decided. Continue to trust
in those who make up to you

and you will find yourself
completely sacked.

- Let them dare to try it.
- They have already done that.

King Henry of England has decided
to compete in the election.

Damned Wolsey!
This must be his work.

Henry doesn't even wink
without consulting with him.

He must have found another who smoothes
his way to Rome, and betrayed you.

- I will write to him.
- Do it.

But learn the lesson:
the Imperial Throne is not yours yet.

- Sir, a ship is coming.
- Does it wear a flag?

The emblem of the Governor
and that of the Crown.

Go to them
and let them explain it.

But make it clear that
we will not let them disembark.

Let them know that we will have
our cannons pointed in their direction.

The prophecy
has been fulfilled.

Quetzalcoatl
has returned.

I have seen them.
They are only a few strangers.

Bearded nad comes from the East
where he serves a great lord.

And he came in
the foretold moment.

They wear iron, their animals
bear them, making them giant.

Do you remember
the prophecy?

"The bearded royal forefather comes
to shake the bottom of the sky...

...to conquer
Tenochtitlan."

Prevent them
to reach here.

The prophecy speaks about a moment
what happens more times during the many winters.

Let us send them off, and if they don't want
to go away, let us finish them off.

They have to leave
of their own choice.

They will do when they discover
our power and strength.

Calm down. The Governor only reminds you
that we are under his mandate.

Yeah. Nothing
that we don't know.

If you don't accept
the Governor's authority,

you will rebel
against the Crown.

I'll deal
with the King.

And your men?

Will you obligate them to remain
out of the law without being able to go home?

- They won't accept it.
- They will if I make them rich.

I swear you that they will go home
and will be welcomed as heroes.

In the King's name,
you is my only lord,

I take this place where we establish
the rich village of Veracruz!

So...?

Have you made the negotiations
with the Duke come to a good anchor?

And I will
with all of them.

I almost assure that the Imperial Crown
will stay in our family.

But what have you offered
to satisfy all of them?

You.

You will be
the next emperor.

- Where does this joke come from?
- Frederick of Saxony will stand by you

if the Pope supports you. And he will, because you are
the owner neither of Naples nor of Milan.

Ferdinand, you have many virtues.
And one of them is especially precious.

- Nobody is afraid of you.
- Nobody. Not even the Turks.

That is a threat which no sovereign
can stand up against if he is alone.

Neither you, nor Francis
nor your brother.

Trust me. Only a miracle
could bring the throne to Charles.

It is either you
or the French.

And do you think
my brother will accept it?

Leave him
to me.

Ferdinand?

Even my own family turns
the cold shoulder to me!

My lord, don't misinterpret
your aunt's decision...

There is nothing
to interpret! Go away!

You, stay! I would like to
talk about a matter.

You said that I have
the support of England.

An now, my uncle Henry
decides to compete against me.

Because of that side,
you have nothing to fear.

I let Wolsey
fool me.

But your uncle has started late.
He has no possibilities. Rejoice.

At least, we are sure that
he will not give his support to Francis.

However,
the money worries me.

And there cannot be more laaging.
We should look for it where we know that there is.

Your mother maintains properties which are worthy
of a queen and she will not use anymore.

- What kind of man do you think I am?
- You have to gain the Imperial Crown.

Your lineage and your position
obligate you. There is nothing above this.

The time always benefits
the rival.

Think about it.

Your lord's candidature is
evidence of your betrayal.

I am not a man who tends
to forgive similar affronts.

However, I wait for a gesture
which lets me trust you,

so that your aspirationa
would not be garbled for ever.

I always wishes that our meetings
were short. What do you want from me?

The King has no possibility
to obtain the Imperial Crown.

And you know it.

Make him see it.

I also know that it is better
if he discovers some things himself.

Do you prefer submit him to such a serious
humiliation to the treasury of the kingdom?

Nothing like this
worries you.

Only the consequencies of failing
your King and the French.

You are right.

Otherwise,
I would not need your help.

Well, don't expect it.
My husband will not win.

When he blames you for his failure,
I will stand by him.

No.

You will not do such a thing.
It would do you harm.

Now that the King is sure
that he can have healthy sons,

your situation and your daughter's,
the princess's, has become vulnerable.

Speak clearly!
What did you come to ask?

Do as I ask, and England
will support your nephew Charles.

When he is emperor,
his power will protect you.

When you fall into disgrace,
I will only have myself.

If the moment comes,
I will make your daighter's

engagement with the dapuhin
break.

It will be Emperor Charles
who marries her.

From that day forward,
you will only have to worrys

about the fruit of that marriage
and not about that you cannot give to yours.

- Leave!
- No.

Not untill I know
that you are with me.

I have to make sure that you understand
the reasons you will convince the King with.

Take it.

- Take it all.
- What is it?

I should not keep
any jewel

if it can serve you to gain
the Empire you long for.

Thank you
but we will not need so many.

The credit of the
bankers of London

has already been promised
to the King of France.

And he will solicit more.
You will need gold. A lot.

The treasury of the Crown
is not so shrunk

that we have to
dispossess its Queen.

Our treasury will never be equal
to those of France or Spain.

You will need to sell
lands, titles...

Hush!

I see that you don't approve my candidature.
Are my merits that slight in your opinion?

No.

They are not,
my lord.

No doubt, they overcome
those of your opponents.

But because of entering in
this game with unsure result,

you risk to lose the great
opportunity it offers.

- What opportunity?
- To be the arbiter of Europe.

No matter who wins,
it is only a matter of time

that our nephew Charles and the French
stand up against each other.

Both will seek
your help.

They will dance to
the tune you sing.

You take it guaranteed
that I will not win.

If I compete and lose
what will change in what you have just said?

Just that you will be
a humiliated king,

and poorer.

If I didn't fear
that you would rive the Crown from me,

I would name you chancellor
instead of Wolsey.

The Margrave of Brandeburg
wrote to us.

The Duke of Saxony asks
his vote to Ferdinand,

- brother of Charles of Spain.
- Does Charles resign from the Empire?

Seems so.

And there will be
our defeat.

I was a hundred times better than Charles
and I am thousand times better than his brother.

- Everybody will think like you, no doubt.
- What difficulty do you see, then?

The Pope supported you
as the less bad choice.

But, now, he will prefer
a less powerful emperor

who has less pretensions
to Italy.

With the Saxon's support,

the banker will give him the credit
to buy the votes he needs.

Charles loses
against you.

But you will lose
against his brother.

The providence will resolve
your conflict.

Now, France will not be
a threatened kingdom.

What do you know?

How does an emperor
benefit France

who is commanded
by the spanish king?

Go.

Leave!

We will take charge
again.

But promise me that you will deal with
this matter with the importance it has.

Don't doubt that.

WHat did you think?

Your Highness...

Has the preoccupation for my health
brought you at this cold night?

Does it surprise you?

Maybe because you are not accustomed
to talk to your family.

Your son Ferdinand is in Flanders
and I am here.

It is my duty.

I am not happy that it is
the duty what brings you to me.

Because it was what obligated me
to separate from you.

Because of that, you will always
be indebted to me, mother.

Do you think
that I don't know it?

Have you been
happy at any time?

I was the happiest
women in the world

because I loved
and was loved as no one else.

The mules will carry 3 bunkers.
It is more than we expected.

Will God
forgive me?

Your Highness, your mother's
madness is an obstacle

to obtain the Imperial Throne.
It is fair if she comsates you.

Let us not kid ourselves:
this is a robbery.

And if my aunt doesn't get th guaranty,
it will have served for nothing.

I see you are laden,
Duke.

I only came to your request
not to offend you.

I know that, after the wine,
you will reveal your intentions to me.

And what do you
expect?

You will want me
to promise my vote again.

Since you have already given me gold,
now, it will be the turn of the threats.

I only have the intention
to show you that you are wrong.

A strong emperor
would be good for you.

And not that young man
who has not done anything and will a little.

The question is
what is good for the Germans.

They, just like you,
will win with me.

Or would it not strengthen
the german territories

if your Dukedom of Saxony
became a Kingdom?

Many people
would not

- like to see me king.
- I will be by your side.

And I could intervene,
I assure you.

Take into account
the my son's offer comes with

everything he offered to you
in its moment, too.

Also the grace
of His Holiness to Luther?

Of course.

That is how the Pope let us know.
And it could not be otherwise.

Even my own sister likes
that friar's ideas.

If I win, the Empire
will recover its glory.

And we will do it together.
Because you will be my right hand.

Your Highness...

Master Da Vinci...

is dead.

- Will it be enough?
- Where did you get that from?

You are going to travel with it
to Flanders immediately.

But, more than gold, I need you
to pass an inapellable mandate

to my aunt:

nothing has encouraged more my enemies
than the reluctance of my family.

- And it caused me deep pain.
- My lord, understand...

No! You understand
and make everybody understand it:

I am the head of this family
and I will not permit that anyone, anyone

try to divert me
from my destiny.

I am the only one
who will be candidate to the Empire.

This is my wish and order.
And whoever tries to argue with this,

no matter who it is,
will incur impudence and treason.

- Understood?
- My lord.

So harsh words are
not peculiar to Charles.

They are barely a pale reflexion
of determination which accompanied them.

It hurt His Highness
the most

that you have chosen
the Infante as an alternative.

Is there Chi�vres's hand
behind his reaction?

No. I believe your nephew
has already become that king

we feared
he would never be.

That is why
I sent you to his side.

Although I still have doubts
I have to felicitate you for your job.

Thank you. But the King's
actual obstinacy puts us in an emergency.

On the contraty.
There is only one way.

And we must take it over without hesitation,
with total decision.

Well then,

may God be with us.

You are spending days
with that letter.

It must be well explained.
Everything.

Do you think that it will be enough
to get the King's protection?

He hasn't consider you an ingenuous man.
The men are anxious.

Many of them would like to return
with the things we've already gained.

They will follow me.
They are my men.

But they are fed up.
Lose their favour,

and we'll be vulnerable
to the dangers of these lands.

Moctezuma's men.

Powerful Moctezuma

is offering you these presents �s gives you
what you wish for, as proof of his friendship.

- He asks you to take them and leave.
- He doesn't ask, it is an order.

Wait!

Come, women!

The collectors will soon arrive.
As their contribution, they will take 20 young men.

So that this sacrifice make
the gods forget their betrayal.

When are you leaving?

Where does
this question come from?

You have already
got your gold.

If we left these lands,
you could return with your people.

My father died.

My mother sold me to be a slave.
I have gone from hand to hand.

Like this, untill I am sacrificed
for the gods.

That won't happen.

Because I will protect you.

I'm not thinkink about
going anywhere.

There is only place
for Moctezuma here.

Then he will
have to go.

You are only a few hundreds
against thousands of warriors.

But we have God
on our side.

You could do better with the help
of the people of these lands.

They hate the Emperor.

Alone you will not win.

You will not stay.

You will collect your gold
and go.

There are some people
who are waiting for our return,

in their comfortable dwellings,
to occupy the place

which only belongs
to us.

I've decided
not to clear the way.

And if I'm not
the only one in this,

I will ask for the King's contribution
to only respond before him.

Will you obligate him to choose
between the Governor and you?

That's right.

Why do you think
he will support you?

Because we won't send him
the fifth which belongs to him,

but all the obtained riches.
A treasure which is worthy of a king!

Our gold? Sir...
Now it's time to return.

Will we have to do it
with empty hands

while others fill their purses
at our expense?

All that we got,
all that we have

is only a hundredth
of what is waiting for us.

Why should we make do
with so little

when there's still much
to find?

When have I
failed you?

Some month more and you will never
have to think about your future.

Is she the only one who shares my dreams?
Only a woman?

I assure you
you will not regret it.

I trust in this.

The gold of Castile
balanced our debt.

Mr. Fugger has land us
the same sum kindly.

With new interests.

My lady.

This sum will not be enough
to buy the necessary votes.

I already know that but we cannot
remain with crossed hands

while Charles collects
the necessary sum.

We bet everything on one
elector, the Archbishop of Mainz.

Do you suggest to break the unity
of the ecclesiastic votes? Rome will not let it.

The greediness of the Archbishop
is completely prooved.

It was him who fetched
Luther from the shadows.

- He will accept.
- But here all end.

You don't have gold
for the other electors.

What will impede the Archbishop
to collect your money as the French's

- and vote for the one he wants?
- He cannot.

He will only collect it
if Charles gets the Crown.

Now the important thing is to obtain
the vote of Frederick of Saxony.

- You shall not have it.
- Os desdec�s?

I didn't promise my vote to
your family, but to Ferdinand.

If the King of Spain
competes,

the reasons I gave you back then
are worth the same now.

What do you want
to support my nephew?

Let me vote according to
my conscience, my lady.

Make the King of France emperor
and the conscience will harass you one day

because of betraying
the Germans!

Grandfather...

I have just run
into your friend, Padilla.

The bad news seemed
to cause him satisfaction.

What are you suggesting?

The date has hardly been given to the Cortes
and there are tumults in a few towns, already.

Only God knows
how it will end.

Padilla doesn't understand
the loyalty to the Crown as we do.

Nor dreams about
the same Castile.

I though you share
his opinions.

Though the King and his Flemmish
disgust me,

God and the Crown
are everything to me.

That is why
I cannot share his plans.

- What is his intention?
- Weaken the Crown.

In the Cortes, the towns will sell
dearly the service the King demands.

Is the Cortes
a trap then?

Yes. And the tumults
will only wing his party more.

- Warn His Highness!
- He doesn't want to hear me.

He will not hear anyone who obstructs
the path of his imperial obsession.

I don't understand him. Only a fool could
have not seen where we go.

I know
who he will listen to.

My lady?

We have not talked
for a while.

Only since my wedding,
Your Highness.

Does your husband
treat you well?

I have no complaint
about your choose.

And your daughter?

She grows in love.

But I have not come to talk about me
but to forewarn you.

You?

What kind of danger
do you have to tell me about?

You trust in a Cortes
which is only a trap.

The towns will only give you
the money you solicite

at the expense
of decreasing your power.

Do they not understand
that the Empire will raise

Spain above
the other Christian kingdoms?

They want to use theirr opportunity,
just like so many others do.

And they are ready
to defy you.

The noblility turns
its back on me.

And now I have to suffer
the duress of the Cortes.

It is not the Queen who is mad,
the whole kingdom is!

Get married.

Castile insists that you should marry
the infanta of Portugal. You know that.

On the other hand, there is no sovereign
who is as rich as her father. Collect the dowry

and you will not have to
kneel before the Cortes.

It is strange to here such
a proposal from your lips.

Don't think that I don't
estimate your advice.

But I don't wish
to marry.

Doing so, my will
would also be seen bent.

I am afraid of
the marriage.

Because I remember my parents'
and I have learnt its consequences.

Sooner or later,
you will have to get married.

I am not like
my father.

When I take that step
I will only belong to that woman.

I have to be sure
that she is the appropriate one,

and this way
avoid the hell in life.

I am not mare of posts,
Your Highness!

When you feel
the most alone

then you will find
that woman.

Actually, the infanta's dowry
would relieve your problems.

Maybe it would be enough
to ensure the Imperial Crown.

A knight should not marry a lady
driven only by interests.

But, Your Highness,
you are not just one knight.

- You are King.
- Even more reason.

For a King
the marriage is a duty.

It will be the fairest,
by the choice of the appropriate woman,

if the interests of the King
and of the kingdom were the same.

My lord! There are news from Seville!
A treasury has arrived from the Indies!

That Cort�s out the Empire
to your feet, Your Highness.

You can speak
without concern.

I've heard what a few men spoke
who believed that no one understood them.

- Anything that I have to know?
- They will take one of the ships

- and go away.
- A mutiny... Cowards!

Are you with me?

Call the most loyal
ones.

I need men who fulfill my orders
without the least vacillation.

Thank you.

Yes! I've scuttled the ship.
It isn't time to return to Cuba yet.

Leaving now, within some years
we would come back,

but working for those
who will follow our steps untill this point.

Trust me and you will return
not to the island, but to Spain!

As rich men!
And with honor!

Now, we only have our hands
and only one certainty:

to conquer this land
or die trying!

Mr. Fugger,

the good news must have
reached your ears, too.

A true miracle!

Now you cannot
deny us the loan.

I am still waiting for the report
of my agents in Seville.

When you get it you should think about
that it only mentions one ship,

not every one
which will follow it.

How much can you
give us?

Some 200.000 guilders.

We will not need
less than 500.000.

Determine the interest you consider
necessary. I will not bargain.

Don't offend me. We will only Solo collect
the 18% el 18 which is habitual to the family.

Well then...
We already have emperor.

Are you sure,
Montmorency?

Completely.

Charles may have
got the gold,

but we have the votes bought
and the Saxon on our side.

No one of these
will be of use.

They will buy the votes again,
rising the offer to the necessary sum.

You lost the crown.

Don't even talk about it! I will kill those
damned usurers with my own hands!

I will sell France
if I have to!

You should be a good king
when you win

and even better
when you lose!

If you are not emperor,

- prevent Charles from being that.
- How?

Margaret showed us
the way herself.

Me?
To be emperor?

You will win. Because they will
prefer you to the powerful Charles.

And, moreover, you are German,
a quality which was never in my reach.

France quarantees you its help
and that of the Holy See.

But incomes will be needed to maintain
the peace of the Empire. Saxony...

You will have those of France.
You should not fear because of this.

What do you say,
Frederick?

Frederick of Saxony,
who is so jelaous of his independency,

became a puppet
of the French?

With Francis's power
we could fight,

but with the insignificancy
of the Saxon we can do a little.

Do you give up the victory
because of dispiritedness?

He is a suitable candidate
for the victory.

Nobody fears him,
lives in the Empire...

A strategy
that we planted in their heads.

Do you think that I will give up
18% of such a sum?

No, my lady!

I haven't reached so far
in order to turn back now.

What do you suggest?

To protect my investment.

You have been humilliated
by the King of France.

I also have
pending bills with him.

Be of service to me, Sickingen.
I swear that we will profit!

And, of course...
it will not be the only reward.

Cathedral of St. Bartholomew,
Frankfurt

After long weeks
of pensiveness,

I have decided to pay attention
only to my conscience.

As representative of the German Church
and with the blessing of Rome,

I grant my vote
to Frederick of Saxony.

I swear!

Nobody will defend better
the interests of the German nobility

from the throne of the Empire.

Frederick of Saxony
is also my candidate.

I swear!

Hundreds of mercenaries
are surrounding us.

Who sent them?

I don't know. But you can be
sure about one thing: I didn't.

I withdraw my candidature.

My vote is

for Charles of Habsburg.

I swear!

My lord,
God wanted you to be

the one who manages
the reins of the Empire.

You have been elected
by unanimity, Your Majesty.

The fight for the victory
has been arduous.

Now, we know what we will
confront in the future.

I will either be destroyed
by the King of France

or be the master
of Europe.

Next time:
Where are they?

- At the gates of Tenochtitl�n.
- When will the attack take place?

Declare that the throne
belongs only to you,

or the enemies of our cause
will not stop untill they annihilate us.

The rebels of Toledo
have taken the Alc�zar.

Dear God!
What happened?

What harm have I done to God
to deserve Charles?

Take me with you!
I beg you!

Do you suggest
an alliance against Charles?

Preside our session, my lady.
Because you govern us.

Your visit is a pleasant surprise,
Your Majesty.

It honors us to welcome
the brand new emperor.

They seems to be obsessed with fraud!
And our men even more do.

They want to acquire the treasury
before kneel before us.

Luther denies that Rome mediate
between God and men.

- What are you missing?
- Power.

- Respect the Queen, miserable!
- No!

If I lose
the Pope's favour,

the threat of England and France
will extend to all of my borders.

I arrest you in the name
of the Crown de Castile.

You will compensate the zeal you demand
from us in the protection of the faith

by rejecting an alliance
between English and French?

Go ahead.
And I will live to protect you.

I am sorry to entrust you with the regency
in such a difficult moment.

I assume the challange
but you will have to reconsider

the powers
you entrust me with.

The hour of the attack
has come.

Damned Adrian!
How could he permit it?