Families of Milan

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 79. Chapters: House of Borromeo, House of Sforza, House of Visconti, House of della Torre, Lucrezia Borgia, Francesco I Sforza, Luchino Visconti, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Pope Gregory X, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Caterina Sforza, List of Milanese consorts, Charles Borromeo, Bianca Maria Visconti, Bona Sforza, Ludovico Sforza, Bernabò Visconti, Bianca Riario, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Guido della Torre, Caterina Visconti, Bianca Maria Sforza, Ascanio Sforza, Visconti-Sforza tarot deck, Violante Visconti, Muzio Sforza, Antonia Visconti, Bianca of Savoy, Agnese del Maino, Beatrice Borromeo, Giovanni Visconti, Taddea Visconti, Ippolita Maria Sforza, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Elisabetta Visconti, Filippo Maria Visconti, Maddalena Visconti, Valentina Visconti, Queen of Cyprus, Gian Maria Visconti, Giovanni Sforza, Isabella, Countess of Vertus, Sisto Riario Sforza, Lucrezia Landriani, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Viridis Visconti, Beatrice d'Este, Isola Bella, Borromean Islands, Vitaliano I Borromeo, Isola Madre, Carlo Sforza, Agnese Visconti, Cecilia Gallerani, Lodovico della Torre, Castello Sforzesco, Isola dei Pescatori, Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora, Federico Borromeo, Alessandro Sforza, Azzone Visconti, Galeazzo II Visconti, Biscione, Napoleone della Torre, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Francesco II Sforza, Tommaso Riario Sforza, Isolino di San Giovanni, Carlo Visconti, Vicedomino de Vicedominis, Maximilian Sforza, Ottone Visconti, Lodrisio Visconti, Galeazzo I Visconti, Andrea Borromeo, Matteo II Visconti, Seraphina Sforza, Filippo Borromeo, Giovanni Paolo I Sforza, Anna Sforza, Martino della Torre, Edoardo Borromeo, Leone Sforza, Costanzo I Sforza, Lucia Visconti, Stefano Visconti, Francesco Sforza, Eriprando Visconti, Costanza Sforza, duchess of Sora, Litta. Excerpt: Caterina Sforza, Countess of Forlì (early 1463 - 28 May 1509) was an Italian noblewoman, the illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan and Lucrezia Landriani, the wife of the courtier Gian Piero Landriani, a close friend of the Duke. Raised in the refined Milanese court, preeminent among European courts of the 15th century, Caterina later held the titles of Lady of Imola and Countess of Forlì, by her marriage to Girolamo Riario. She was also the Regent for her first-born son, Ottaviano. The descendant of a dynasty of noted condottieri, Caterina, at an early age, distinguished herself by her bold and impetuous actions taken to safeguard her possessions from possible usurpers, and to uphold the military defence of her states, when they were involved in the myriad political intrigues that were a distinguishing feature of 15th century Italy. In her private life Caterina was devoted to various activities, among which were experiments in alchemy and a love of hunting and dancing. She had a large number of children, of whom only the youngest, Captain Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, inherited the forceful, militant character of his mother. Following Caterina's resistance to the ruthless Cesare Borgia, she had to face his vindictive fury and he took her as his prisoner. Upon regaining her liberty following her imprisonment in Rome, she led a quiet life in Florence. In the final years of her life, she confided to a monk: "If I were to write the story of my life, I would shock the world". Caterina Sforza was born in Milan. It is believed that she spent the first years of her life with the family of her natural mother. The clo...