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Caterina Sforza. (1462/63–1509). Italian noblewoman Caterina Sforza ruled Forlí (in present-day Italy) during the 15th century. She was known for her cunning yet brutal actions to keep her power and possessions. Caterina was part of the powerful Sforza family that ruled Milan for almost a century. Sforza was born in Milan in either 1462 or 1463.
I bend my knee to no man. Unless... - Caterina Sforza quotes at AZquotes.com
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Quotes › Authors › C › Caterina Sforza › Fortune helps the intrepid and abandons... Fortune helps the intrepid and abandons the cowards. I am the daughter of a man who did not know of fear. Whatever may come, I am resolved to follow that course until death. Caterina Sforza.
The Renaissance. Sforza, Caterina (1463–1509) Countess of the Italian domain of Forli and a formidable rival to the Borgia family, Caterina Sforza was the illegitimate daughter of Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza, a member of the ruling dynasty of Milan. At the age of ten she was engaged to Girolamo Riario, the nephew and reputed illegitimate son ...
Jan 9, 2020 · Nata nel 1463 dall’unione illegittima del duca di Milano Galeazzo Sforza e Lucrezia Landriani, Caterina Sforza entrò a far parte della storia forlivese perchè moglie di Girolamo Riario nipote del papa Sisto IV e signore di Forlì e Imola, al quale fu promessa sposa nel 1473. Galeazzo scrisse al marchese di Mantova: ….
Jan 1, 2011 · A fascinating biography of the woman who went toe to toe against Cesare Borgia, and nearly won. Caterina Sforza isn't as well known a figure of the Renaissance as Lucrezia Borgia or Isabella d'Este, but she should be: a blond beauty who mothered a brood of eight, wore out three husbands, killed countless enemies, defended her battlements by sword and word, and survived war and prison to fame ...
