![]() Giacomo Feo, Caterina's secret second husband, a jumped-up family retainer whose assassination led to a bloodbath on the streets of Forli. Niccolò Machiavelli, the Florentine political theorist who as a young diplomat was humiliated by Caterina and later took revenge with his pen. Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina's first husband and an originator of the Pazzi conspiracy, whose corrupt ways led to their flight from Rome to Forli. " Pope Sixtus IV, Caterina's benefactor and uncle by marriage, who commissioned the Sistine Chapel frescoes in which she is immortalized. She met many of the important men of her time: She was an incredible woman mother, wife, warrior, and icon. The story of her life is more than life itself. She was the illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan. ![]() While searching for books about this time, I happened to find a book about Caterina Riario Sforza (1463-1509). ![]() ![]() I am currently reading various books about the de' Medici family and will return to the subject later on. I recently visited Florence, which you can read about on my other blog The Content Reader Goes Outdoor. Florence is one of the prominent city-states during the Italian Renaissance. ![]()
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