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This essay examines the creation of a notorious anecdote about a Machiavellian mother — Caterina Sforza. The adjective "Machiavellian "functions on two levels: first, Sforza often simply appears in her role as mother in Machiavelli's works; second, her behavior in this particular instance might well be characterized as "practising duplicity in state craft.
One of Cesare Borgia's first targets in his Romagna campaign of 1499 to 1500 brought his up against the Sforza family , the enemies of Louis XII . His attack on Imola governed by Caterina Sforza , lasted only a week . The condottiere Dionigi Naldi surrendered the fortress and offered his services to Cesare .
Caterina Sforza appears as a minor character in the 2009 historically set video game Assassin's Creed II and its novelization, Assassin's Creed: Renaissance. She plays a larger role in "The Battle of Forlì" downloadable content pack, wherein she is aided in the titular battle by the game's protagonist Ezio Auditore.
Oct 28, 2022 · Caterina Sforza was deeply immersed in the empirical culture of her day (Ray, 2010).As her correspondence attests, she was known to her contemporaries for her interest in alchemical experiments as well as in medicinal and cosmetic recipes and compiled the information she collected in a manuscript that she passed on to her son, Giovanni delle Bande Nere (Sforza, 1894, Nigrisoli 1928, Nigrisoli ...
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 ...
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Childhood & Early Life. Caterina Sforza was the illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the future fifth Duke of Milan, and his mistress, LucreziaLandriani, who was the wife of the duke’s friend courtier, Gian Piero Landriani. Caterina was born in Milan in the year 1463, though the exact date is not known.
