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- In January 1500, Cesare Borgia concluded his twenty-four day siege of Caterina Sforza’s fortress of Ravaldino in Forli, Italy. Cesare Borgia sacked Ravaldino, captured Caterina Sforza and eventually imprisoned her in a Roman fortress when she refused to sign over her claims to Imola and Forli to the Papal State.
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The Siege of Forli (19 December 1499-12 January 1500) was a siege action of the Italian War of 1499-1504. Cesare Borgia 's Papal and French armies laid siege to Caterina Sforza 's fortress of Forli, and they succeeded in exploiting a tunnel beneath the defensive walls to breach the city's defenses. Caterina Sforza was captured during the fall ...
The Siege of Forli (1497) was a battle of the Italian Wars. The battle saw the Papal army of Juan Borgia fail to conquer Forli and capture Caterina Sforza as the result of a surprise attack on the Papal rear by Ludovico Sforza 's Milanese army. The Papal army was destroyed in an ignominious defeat.
May 25, 2020 · May 25, 2020. 12 min read. One Foot Wrong: An Alternate History of the Siege of Forli. By Charlie Allison. Caterina Sforza as painted by Lorenzo di Credi. In January 1500, Cesare Borgia concluded his twenty-four day siege of Caterina Sforza’s fortress of Ravaldino in Forli, Italy.
Mar 15, 2019 · This Renaissance warrior woman defied powerful popes to defend her lands. Bold, brave, and brilliant, Caterina Sforza seized castles, forged alliances, and took revenge on her enemies for the...
7 July 1488. Place. Forli, Romagna, Italy. Outcome. Forlian victory. The Siege of Forli (1488) was fought between a mercenary army loyal to the House of Borgia (commanded by Ludovico and Checco Orsi) and the defenders of Forli (commanded by Countess Caterina Sforza ).
Jun 20, 2022 · The conspirators handed over the children and left Caterina Sforza as the ruler of Imola and Forli for good. At only 25 years old, Sforza became a woman ruling alone. And she ruthlessly stamped out dissent. She tracked down her husband’s killers and hanged them. Sforza chose to act like the men who ruled around her.
Sforza, Caterina (c. 1462–1509) Countess of Forlì and the "most famous virago of the Renaissance" who conducted military operations and defended besieged fortresses in 15th-century Italy. Name variations: Caterine Sforza; Catherine Sforza, countess of Forli and Imola or Imolo; Caterina de Medici; Caterina Sforza Riario.
