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Record Number:
28447
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Nico Ottaviani , Maria Grazia
Contributor(s):
Title:
Important Ladies and Important Families: Lucrezia Borgia and Caterina Cibo Varano
Source:
Medieval Italy, Medieval and Early Modern Women: Essays in Honour of Christine Meek. Edited by Conor Kostick. Four Courts Press, 2010. Pages 276 - 282.
Description:
Pope Alexander VI appointed his daughter, Lucrezia, governor of the territory including Spoleto and Foligno in 1499. She ruled for just 50 days but documents indicate that she involved herself in disputes with the towns of Terni and Todi and pursued actions against criminals. Caterina Cibo, duchess of Camerino, was regent for seven or eight years and acted autonomously. She ignored her deceased husband’s plans for an alliance with the Varano family and instead married her daughter and only heir to the son of the duke of Urbino. [Description supplied by Feminae.]
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Alexander VI, Pope
Borgia, Lucrezia, Wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
Duchesses
Foligno, Perugia, Italy
Politics
Power
Rulers
Spoleto, Perugia, Italy
Varano, Caterina Cibo, Duchess of Camerino
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Italy
Century:
15- 16
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Perugia
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2010.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781846822223