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- Varano was wed to Alessandro Sforza, on December 8, 1444, after his previous proposals to Costanza were rejected by her mother, who believed Alessandro (then a knight and warrior) was unfit to wed a woman of a ruling dynasty when he had no land of his own.
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Costanza Varano (1426–1447) was a noted humanist, scholar, and writer in early modern Italy. She is regarded as "one of the best known learned women" of the mid-15th century.
Aug 13, 2022 · He married Costanza Varano(1428–1447), the daughter of Pietro Gentile I da Varano, on 8 December 1444. She died while bearing Costanzo. The following year he married to Sveva da Montefeltro(1434–1478), daughter of Guidantonio da Montefeltro, count of Urbino.
Costanza da Varano Battista Sforza (1446 – 6 or 7 July 1472) was the Duchess of Urbino in 1460-1472 as the second wife of Federico da Montefeltro . She acted as regent during her husband's absences from Urbino.
As a child, Costanza learned Greek and Latin, studied the Church Fathers and classical authors. In 1442, aged sixteen, Costanza Varano wrote and delivered the “Oration to Bianca Maria Visconti,” in which she asks Bianca’s husband Francesco Sforza to restore her family as lords of Camerino.
She was the daughter of Pietro Gentile da Varano. She was married to Alessandro Sforza (son of Jacopo Attendolo Sforza and Lucia Terziani). She was a highly educated woman and was the author of poems, orations and letters in Latin.
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May 24, 2018 · Battista Sforza - Wikipedia - English; born - 1447 ; died - 1472; father - Alessamdro Sforza; mother - Costanza da Varano ; married - Duke Frederico Battista married Federico in 1640 at the age of 13. Batitista received a humanist education and was fluent in Greek and Latin, giving here first Latin public speech at the age of four.
"Costanza Varano" published on by null. (1426–47)grew up in Pesaro, where she was partly educated by her grandmother, Battista Malatesta da Montefeltro, and became an accomplished Latinist; several letters, orations, and poems are preserved.
