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Lucrezia Landriani (born c. 1440 – living 17 August 1507 [1]) was the mistress of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, and the mother of his renowned illegitimate daughter, Caterina Sforza, Lady of Imola, Countess of Forlì. [1] Lucrezia had three other children by the Duke, and two by her husband.
- c. 17 August 1507
- Piero Landriani, Bianca Landriani, Carlo Sforza, Caterina Sforza, Chiara Sforza, Alessandro Sforza
10 de may. de 2023 · Juventud y primeros años. Caterina Sforza nació en Milán en 1463, fruto de la relación entre Galeazzo Maria Sforza y Lucrezia Landriani. A pesar de ser ilegítima, Caterina recibió una educación refinada y privilegiada en la corte milanesa, donde aprendió sobre literatura, música, artes y ciencias.
Lucrezia Landriani (Milano, 1440 – ...) è stata una nobildonna italiana, amante del Duca di Milano - Galeazzo Maria Sforza - e madre della celebre signora di Forlì Caterina Sforza
- Gian Piero Landriani
- dopo il 1508
Lucrezia Landriani (nacida c. 1440 - viva el 17 de agosto de 1507 ) fue la amante de Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duque de Milán, y madre de su renombrada hija ilegítima, Caterina Sforza, dama de Imola, condesa de Forlì. Lucrecia tuvo otros tres hijos del duque y dos de su marido.
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Caterina Sforza was born in Milan in 1463. She was one of the illegitimate children of Galeazzo Maria Sforza and his mistress Lucrezia Landriani[a] who was wife to Count Gian Piero Landriani. The Count was a courtier of the Milanese ducal court and a close friend to Galeazzo. In her early years, Caterina spent her time under the care of her mother's side of the family. The bond she had with her mother Lucrezia never faltered. She followed Caterina's growing years and stayed close during cruci...
First marriage
In 1473, Caterina became betrothed to Girolamo Riario, the son of Paolo Riario and Bianca della Rovere, sister of Pope Sixtus IV (in office: 1471–1484). Caterina replaced her cousin, the 11-year-old Costanza Fogliani, as Girolamo's bride because, according to some historians, Costanza's mother Gabriella Gonzaga (illegitimate daughter of Marquis Ludovico III of Mantua) refused to allow the consummation of the marriage until Costanza reached the legal age—then 14—while Caterina, although only t...
In the Vatican court
At the end of the 15th century, Rome was no longer a medieval city, but not yet the important centre of artistic endeavors it would become a few decades later as one of the most important cities of the Renaissance. Upon her arrival in May 1477, Caterina found a city full of cultural fervour, with a desire for renovation. The atmosphere was a mix of intrigue and power, which was pursued without scruples, with material interests far exceeding the spiritual. Caterina was banned by her husband fr...
This is how the Florentine historian Bartolomeo Cerretani describes her: Marin Sanudocalled her "female almost virago, cruelest", in relation to the massacre she made of the children and pregnant women of the conspirators, following the death of her second husband Giacomo Feo. The leader Fracasso[it]says she is "cunning", ready to change parties on...
Caterina was known to have had numerous lovers, although often subjects or soldiers of low social background, rough or unknown. Without love she could not live long and, when she was affected, she flared up to such an extent that she became the favorite captain of the militias, arbiter of politics and governor of the city. The most famous case is t...
From her first marriage with Girolamo Riario, Caterina had six children: 1. Bianca (b. Rome, March 1478 – d. after 1522), married firstly in 1494, Astorre III Manfredi, Lord of Faenza (d. 1502), and secondly in 1503, Troilo I de' Rossi (d. 1521), the first Marchese di San SecondoFrom her second marriage, she had nine children. 2. Ottaviano(b. Rome,...
In her book The Warrior Queens: Boadicea's Chariot, British historian Antonia Fraser presents Caterina Sforza as a contrasting figure to her contemporary Isabella I of Castile. Fraser points out that whilst the murders ordered by Caterina were no worse than the massacres ordered by Isabella, historians have been much harsher in their judgment of th...
In the 2005 novel "The Borgia Bride" by Jeanne Kalogridis, Caterina befriends the novel's main protagonist, Sancha of Aragon, while both women are imprisoned in the Castel San Angelo. Both plot the...Caterina serves as the supposed inspiration for Catalina, a small-time criminal in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, who later rises to power as a drug lord in the events of Grand Theft Auto III, whic...Caterina is the subject of the 2010 historical novel Scarlet Contessa, by Jeanne Kalogridis.In the 2011 Showtime series The Borgias she is portrayed by Gina McKee; the show takes significant dramatic liberties with the details surrounding the siege undertaken in the name of Alexander VI....Caterina is one of the few women discussed by Machiavelli at length, specifically because of the incident of her having shown her genitalia in regaining the fortress of Ravaldino. This skirt account is almost certainly created by Machiavelli and not a historical fact. He tells it in multiple occasions: first in the Discourses on Livy, and lastly in...
15 de mar. de 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...
views 2,578,477 updated. Landriani, Lucrezia (fl. 1450s) Italian noblewoman. Flourished in the 1450s; married Giampietro Landriani; mistress of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 5th duke of Milan (r. 1466–1476); children: (with Sforza) Carlo (b. 1461); Caterina Sforza (c. 1462–1509); Chiara Sforza (b. around 1464); and Alessandro.
