The Royal Master

About the show

In Naples, royal favorite Montalto seeks to marry Theodosia, the king’s sister, by breaking up her proposed match with the Duke of Florence and arranging for the duke to fall for Domitilla. His deceptions create a scandal around Theodosia, but the king’s apparent defense of Montalto becomes a trap that exposes the favorite’s crimes. A presumed murder victim, the secretary Riviero, is revealed alive, and Montalto’s death sentence is commuted to banishment.