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Bona Sforza d'Aragona (Vigevano, 2 febbraio 1494 – Bari, 19 novembre 1557) è stata regina consorte di Polonia e granduchessa consorte di Lituania dal 1518 fino al 1548 e duchessa sovrana di Bari e principessa di Rossano dal 1524 fino alla sua morte.
Mar 22, 2024 · Bona Sforza of Aragon brought great wealth, innovations and court intrigues to the Polish-Lithuanian lands of the early 16th century. Her decisive and shrewd character greatly surprised the nobles of her court. She was always very determined in affirming her prerogatives and her beloved son Sigismund Augustus.
- Antonio Iannaccone
Dec 20, 2020 · The Queen who Defied the Holy Roman Emperor. An Italian-born princess and sole heir to the Sforza dukedom, the life of Bona Sforza helps us understand how elite Renaissance women acquired, maintained and negotiated power. In this article, republished from Pursuit, SHAPS Fellow Darius von Güttner-Sporzynski explores the life of Queen Bona and ...
Bona Sforza d'Aragona (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447.
Jul 17, 2018 · Bona Sforza (1494–1557), daughter of the duke of Milan and Isabella d’Aragona, was queen consort of Sigismund the Old, King of Poland. She is often portrayed as a “Machiavellian” political manipulator: she pursued a comprehensive political programme and mounted her own political faction which included some of the most powerful Polish ...
- Katarzyna Kosior
- katarzyna.kosior@durham.ac.uk
- 2018
Bona Sforza seppe cavalcare con maestria gli scenari dei complessi e violenti conflitti tra le diverse potenze e dei fragili equilibri di quei tempi così inquieti. È stata una regina capace di mettere più volte punto alla sua vita e di ripartire da zero, da tutt’altra parte del mondo.
Jan 15, 2024 · Bona’s family, the Sforzas, were one of the leading families in Italy. Her childhood was affected by the political turmoil involving her family. The Sforza family’s power in Milan was contested. Her father died under mysterious circumstances when Bona was just a child. Soon after her father’s death, Duchess Isabella moved with her ...
