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Title The tigress of Forlì : Renaissance Italy's most courageous and notorious countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici / Elizabeth Lev
Imprint Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011

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 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 4 Geografi och historia  945 Sforza engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Descript xv, 316 p., : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Note Wife, mother, leader, warrior. Caterina Riario Sforza was one of the most prominent women in Renaissance Italy--and one of the most vilified. In this glittering biography, Elizabeth Lev reexamines her extraordinary life and accomplishments. Raised in the court of Milan and wed at age ten to the pope's corrupt nephew, Caterina was ensnared in Italy's political intrigues early in life. After turbulent years in Rome's papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of Forlì. Following her husband's assassination, she ruled Italy's crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvy--and an icon's fashion sense. In finally losing her lands to the Borgia family, she put up a resistance that inspired all of Europe and set the stage for her progeny--including Cosimo de' Medici--to follow her example to greatness.--From publisher description
Subject Sforza, Caterina, 1463-1509
Renässansen -- Italien -- biografi
Countesses -- Italy -- Forlì -- Biography
Renaissance -- Italy -- Biography
Forlì (Italy) -- Biography
Forlì (Italy) -- History -- Exhibitions
Italy -- History -- 1492-1559 -- Biography
Classmark 945.4805092 B
Lz Sforza, Caterina
Ki.41
ISBN/ISSN 9780151012992
0151012997
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