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Mar 15, 2019 · March 15, 2019. • 11 min read. Toward the end of 1499, a woman stood atop the walls of the Rocca di Ravaldino in Forlì, some 185 miles north of Rome. The troops of the Borgias, a powerful rival...
Caterina Sforza (1463 – 28 May 1509) was an Italian noblewoman, the Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, firstly with her husband Girolamo Riario, and after his death as a regent of her son Ottaviano.
Caterina became a prisoner and was brought to Rome, locked in Castel Sant’Angelo jails. She was mistreated and even tortured. She eventually was charged with having tried to poison the Pope Rodrigo Borgia therefore she was forced to face a long trial.
Jun 20, 2022 · Published June 20, 2022. Updated June 21, 2022. In 15th-century Italy, the cunning Caterina Sforza ruthlessly defended her family's fortunes at any cost — and was even accused of plotting to assassinate the pope. Lorenzo di Credi/Pinacoteca Civica di Forlì A portrait made of Caterina Sforza when she was Countess of Forli and Lady of Imola.
Caterina Sforza (b. 1462/63–d. 1509) was the daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza (b. 1444–d. 1476), duke of Milan (r. 1467–1476), and his mistress Lucrezia Landriani (b. 1440/45–d. 1507). In 1477, she married Girolamo Riario (b. 1443–d. 1488), nephew of Pope Sixtus IV and ruler of Imola since 1473. He gained possession of Forlì in 1480.
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Aug 13, 2015 · Synopsis: A strategist to match Machiavelli; a warrior who stood toe to toe with the Borgias; a wife whose three marriages would end in bloodshed and heartbreak; and a mother determined to maintain her family’s honor, Caterina Riario Sforza de’ Medici was a true Renaissance celebrity, beloved and vilified in equal measure.
Cesare was killed on 12 March 1507 during a clash with rebel at the castle of Viana with a group of rebellious vassals who, not realising who he was, even stole the clothes from his corpse.
