Caterina Sforza, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Caterina Sforza

Lady of Imola and Countess of Forlì

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1463

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 28-May-1509

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Caterina Sforza (1463 – 28 May 1509) was an Italian noblewoman along with the Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, firstly with her husband Girolamo Riario, and after his death as a regent of her son Ottaviano. Caterina was the illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan and Lucrezia, the wife of the courtier Gian Piero Landriani, a close friend of the Duke.
She was raised in the refined Milanese court.
The descendant of a dynasty of noted condottieri, from an early age, Caterina distinguished herself through her bold and impetuous actions taken to safeguard her possessions from possible usurpers and to defend her dominions from attack, when they were involved in political intrigues. In her private life Caterina was devoted to various activities, including experiments in alchemy and a love of hunting and dancing.
She had many children, but only the youngest, Captain Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, inherited his mother's forceful, militant personality.
Caterina's resistance to Cesare Borgia meant she had to face his fury and imprisonment.
Once she gained her freedom in Rome, she led a quiet life in Florence.
In the final years of her life, she confided to a monk: "Se io potessi scrivere tutto, farei stupire il mondo" (If I could write everything that happened, I would shock the world).



Description	Italian painter and sculptor
Date of birth/death	1459 or 1460 date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1459-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1460-00-00T00:00:00Z/9	12 January 1537
Location of birth/death	Florence	Florence
Work period	Renaissance
Work location	Florence
Authority control	: Q8511 VIAF: 64277987 ISNI: 0000 0001 1659 1309 ULAN: 500115418 LCCN: nr91030668 WGA: LORENZO DI CREDI WorldCat