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Caterina Sforza

Lady of Imola and Countess of Forlì (1463-1509)
Person human Q80992

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
1463
Date of death
May 28, 1509
Place of birth
Milan
Place of death
Florence
Occupation
politician, writer
Position held
monarch of Italy[17]
Father
Galeazzo Maria Sforza[8]
Mother
Lucrezia Landriani[9]
Spouse
Girolamo Riario, Giacomo Feo, Giovanni il Popolano[10][11][12]
Child
Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Bianca Riario, Ottaviano Riario, Francesco Riario Sforza[13][14][15][16]
Sibling
Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Bianca Maria Sforza, Anna Sforza[31][32][33]
Cause of death
pneumonia[21]
Described by source
Dictionary of Women Worldwide, A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country, Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne (2nd edition, 1843-1865)[25][26][27][28][29]
Family
House of Sforza[19]
Family name
Sforza[22]
Given name
Caterina[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Name in native language
Caterina Sforza[30]
Noble title
count[20]
P14585
86343
P14608
118796844
Place of burial
Murate[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Caterina Sforza en Catherine Sforza en Catharine Sforza ar كاترينا سفورزا cs Kateřina Sforzová cs Caterina cs Caterina Riario Sforza da Catharina Sforza el Κατερίνα Σφόρτσα el Αικατερίνη Σφόρτσα es Catalina Sforza es Caterina Sforza fa کاترینا اسفورتسا fr Caterina Sforza he קתרינה ספורצה it Caterina da Forlì it Caterina Sforza Riario it Caterina Sforza-Riario ja カテリーナ・スフォルツァ ko 카테리나 스포르차
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000107765565
VIAF cluster ID
5727279
Library of Congress authority ID
n50002511
GND ID
118796844
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Italia, caterina riario di forlì, riproduzione della medaglia del 1488 ca..JPG ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
12377452
BIBSYS ID
11046436
Base Budé person ID
7571
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12084682w
British Museum person or institution ID
115009
CANTIC ID
981058614788906706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01324351
Show all 55 identifiers +43
Collective Biographies of Women ID
10232
DDB person (GND) ID
118796844
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118796844
Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID
1155-1
FAST ID
548
Find a Grave memorial ID
135376896
Freebase ID
/m/05_s0_
Genealogics.org person ID
I00004102
IMDb ID
ch0175686
IdRef ID
029163692
Italian Women Writers ID
A0793
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118796844
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05378/eu_s_1971/s1971
Museo Galileo authority ID
192810
Museum-digital ID
61680
Münzkabinett ID
person/3744
NL CR AUT ID
mzk20191030445
NLP ID
a0000003224678
NUKAT ID
n2010056151
National Library of Greece ID
359024
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001131009
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000120664
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007268073805171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810598552505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1354338
National Virtual Library of India ID
811126
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
106428438
Open Library ID
OL1723233A
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
144419
Rodovid ID
103462
SBN author ID
CUBV079883
SVKKL authority ID
0392300-Sforza-Caterina-14631509
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
sw.980618
The Peerage person ID
p47022.htm#i470218
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
45044, 47859
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058614788906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1252373
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10105468, ADV11197769
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/38959
WeRelate person ID
Caterina_Sforza_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Sforza-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJk4GMwrwVTXxpjm78YVmd
Yale LUX ID
person/4f266991-b801-4cfe-993b-bec2f6c061ad

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🔗 Connections
← Characters 6
The Borgias, Medici: Masters of Florence, Borgia, The Borgia, I Condottieri, Giovanni delle bande nere, The Black Duke
Child 3
Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Ottaviano Riario, Bianca Riario
Children (maternal) 3
Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Ottaviano Riario, Bianca Riario
Sibling 3
Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Bianca Maria Sforza, Anna Sforza
Siblings 3
Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Bianca Maria Sforza, Anna Sforza
Parent of 2
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Lucrezia Landriani
Spouse 2
Girolamo Riario, Giovanni il Popolano
Spouses 2
Girolamo Riario, Giovanni il Popolano
← Relative 2
Alessandro Sforza, Lord of Pesaro, Battista Sforza
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Family 1
House of Sforza
Father 1
Galeazzo Maria Sforza
Given name 1
Caterina
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mother 1
Lucrezia Landriani
Noble title 1
count
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Milan
Place of death 1
Florence
Position held 1
monarch of Italy
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Caterina Sforza was born in 1463[1] in Milan[2]. She died on May 28, 1509[3], in Florence[4]. She worked as a politician[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Caterina Sforza born?

Caterina Sforza was born in Milan[2].

Where did Caterina Sforza die?

Caterina Sforza passed away in Florence[4].

Who were Caterina Sforza's parents?

Caterina Sforza's father was Galeazzo Maria Sforza[8]. Caterina Sforza's mother was Lucrezia Landriani[9].

Who was Caterina Sforza married to?

Caterina Sforza's spouses include Girolamo Riario[10], Giacomo Feo[11], and Giovanni il Popolano[12].

What did Caterina Sforza do for work?

Caterina Sforza worked as a politician[5] and writer[6].

Related Entities

Bianca Maria Sforza Galeazzo Maria Sforza Gian Galeazzo Sforza Giovanni delle Bande Nere Milan The Borgias

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Enciclopedia Treccani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Enciclopedia Treccani. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118796844
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  2. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 86343
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14585: 86343, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  3. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0392300-Sforza-Caterina-14631509
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0392300-Sforza-Caterina-14631509, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  4. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35551|batch #35551]]: add P1810 to P8034"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Image unavailable reason → —
    Place of birth → Milan
    Cause of death → pneumonia
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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