Elizabeth Lev
The astonishing life of a long-misunderstood Renaissance virago.,Wife, mother, leader, warrior. Caterina Riario Sforza was one of the most prominent women in Renaissance Italyâ€”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 popeâ€™s corrupt nephew, Caterina was ensnared in Italyâ€™s political intrigues early in life. After turbulent years in Romeâ€™s papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of ForlÃ¬. Following her husbandâ€™s assassination, she ruled Italyâ€™s crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvyâ€”and an iconâ€™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 progenyâ€”including Cosimo de Mediciâ€”to follow her example to greatness.,A rich evocation the Renaissance,,The Tigress of ForlÃ¬, reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler, and a tragic but unbowed figure.
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The Tigress of ForlÃ¬: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici