Tigress of Forli Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici

Name: Tigress of Forli Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici
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ISBN: 9780151012992

ISBN-10: 0151012997

ISBN-13: 9780151012992

Edition: 2011

Authors: Elizabeth Lev, Cathy Hemmings

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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 re-examines 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 Forli. 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…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 10/18/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188



Author's Note


Prologue: Christmas Cannons


Map: Kingdoms, Duchies, and Republics of Caterina's Age



The Education of an Amazon



Childhood's End



The Countess-in-Waiting



The Triumphal Parade to Rome



Courtiers and Conspiracies



The Growth of the Riario Dynasty



The Fairest in the Realm



The Birth of Athena



The Lean Years



Taking Center Stage



The Retort at Ravaldino



The Spoils of War



Fanning the Flames



Blinded by Love



Avenging Fury



Intrigue and Invasion



Italy's Idol



The Long Night of Castel



Sleep After Toil


Epilogue: Mantua, 1526


Notes


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Index