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Who was Annas? Caiaphas’ "father-in-law" (John 18:13). Why would Jesus be taken first to the father-in-law of the high priest? Annas, also identified as "Ananus" or "Ananias" in secular history, had been the high priest since 7 AD but the Romans found him hard to push around so deposed him in 14 AD.
Caterina's father, whose family resided in Milan and Pavia, was a devoted hunter and often stayed either at Galliate or Cusago. It is believed that between these two locations, her own passion for hunting was acquired.
Caterina’s father was Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444–76), Francesco’s eldest son, who succeeded his father as ruler of Milan in 1466. Her mother was Lucrezia Landriani, Galeazzo’s mistress. Caterina Sforza was well educated.
- Who Was Caterina Sforza?
- The Ascension of An Illegitimate Daughter
- A Renaissance Woman Ruling Alone
- The Final Years of Caterina Sforza
The Sforza family was well-known during the Italian Renaissance, but the family’s fate depended on military strength. Caterina Sforza’s grandfather, Francesco Sforza, was a condottiero, or a captain for hire. In the mid-15th century, Sforza took a gamble and seized power for himself in Milan. His move made the Sforzas the Dukes of Milan – for as lo...
Girolamo Riario and his young wife Caterina Sforza settled in Rome, where Riario had become the right-hand man for the pope. Over the next two decades, Sforza gave birth to nine children – seven to Riario and one each to her later lovers. Between the spring of 1479 and the summer of 1481, she had three babies. But pregnancy barely slowed down Cater...
In 1487, Girolamo Riario fell ill, leaving Caterina Sforza in charge of running Imola and Forli. Conspiracies against the weak Riario sprouted like mushrooms. Sforza dolled out harsh penalties to the plotters, calling for their public quartering. Heads lined the gates of Forli to warn others not to attack the ruling family. Nonetheless, assassins r...
In 1492, the Borgia family swept into power and once again threatened Caterina Sforza’s territories in central Italy. Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, seized Imola and Forli from Sforza. But she still had a few tricks up her sleeves. While the Medici family had historically been enemies to the Sforza, Caterina struck up a relationship with ...
Nov 24, 2015 · Caterina was most likely acknowledged by her father because noble children were often useful tools for politically advantageous marriages as they grew. Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan and Caterina’s father.
- Alicia Mcdermott
Mar 14, 2023 · An author has a theory that the artist’s mother, Caterina, was kidnapped as a girl in the Caucasus area of Central Asia.
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Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso.
