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This article is about Lucrezia Borgia's first husband. For other uses see Giovanni. Giovanni Sforza was a cousin of Ascanio Sforza, Catherina Sforza and Ludovico Sforza, and the first husband of Lucrezia Borgia. The Lord of Pesaro, picked as the husband of Lucrezia by the pope in exchange for...
Giovanni Sforza d'Aragona (5 July 1466 – 27 July 1510) was an Italian condottiero, lord of Pesaro and Gradara from 1483 until his death. He is best known as the first husband of Lucrezia Borgia. Their marriage was annulled on claims of his impotence in March 1497.
Giovanni Sforza was the husband of Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI. Despite Lucrezia's hope's to have a marriage filled with love Giovanni had no such feelings towards Lucrezia; Taking her virginity by force and beating her. Lucrezia later found solice in a stable boy named Paolo...
- Rodrigo Borgia had such a wild party that he got a reprimand from the pope. Born in Xàtiva, near Valencia, Rodrigo Borgia was a career churchman and power player.
- Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) operated a pilgrim scam. There have certainly been mixed views of Pope Alexander VI over the years. While he won praise from several of his papal successors, one 19th-century historian called him a ‘satanic priest’ who surrounded himself in the Vatican with ‘harlots, sorcerers, and bravos [hitmen]’.
- Alexander once insisted on sleeping with his son’s would-be bride. Pope Alexander was nearly 40 when he fell for the 28-year-old Vannozza dei Cattanei, mother of Lucrezia and Cesare and two of their siblings.
- Cesare Borgia liked to use prisoners as target practice. Cesare was handsome and a highly capable military leader and administrator, but he was also a ruthless tyrant.
Gina McKee as Caterina Sforza: Cousin of cardinal Ascanio Sforza, Giovanni Sforza, Ludovico Sforza. Known as the legendary "Tigress of Forli" for her military prowess, she leads the powerful Sforza clan and is a chief rival for power in Italy.
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At the time, the Sforza family, which comprised the Milanese faction, was one of the most powerful in Europe, so Alexander united the two families by marrying Lucrezia to Giovanni Sforza.
Jul 5, 2018 · Giovanni Sforza is mainly remembered for being the first husband of Lucrezia Borgia, but he was also a condottiero - a professional army commander - who fought military campaigns and ruled over Pesaro and Gradara from 1483 until his death.
