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The tigress of forli6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Sforza’s life reads like a storybook as she fights off her husband’s assassins, the French Army, and Cesare Borgia. Her tale is one of clever strategy, boldness, and determination. The story of Renaissance Italy’s most courageous countess, Caterina Sforza. A rich evocation of the Renaissance, The Tigress of Forlì reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler and a tragic but unbowed figure. The Tigress of Forl by Elizabeth Lev Date read: 2/7/19. ![]() 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. Following her husband's assassination, she ruled Italy's crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvy-and an icon's fashion sense. After turbulent years in Rome's papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of Forlì. Print length 352 pages Language English Publisher Mariner Books Publication date 16 Oct. 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. A rich evocation of the Renaissance, The Tigress of Forl reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler and a tragic but unbowed figure. ![]() In this glittering biography, Elizabeth Lev reexamines Caterina's extraordinary life and accomplishments. The astonishing life of Caterina Sforza, one of the most prominent women of Renaissance Italy, who was a wife, mother, leader, and warrior with enough fierceness to make Machiavelli himself wince. ![]()
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