Person

Giovanni Sforza

1466–1510 · 15th century

Giovanni Sforza was lord of Pesaro from 1483 and the first husband of Lucrezia Borgia, whom he married in 1493. Pope Alexander VI had the marriage annulled in 1497, and Cesare Borgia drove Giovanni from Pesaro in 1500. He returned after the pope's death in 1503 and ruled until his own death.

Giovanni Sforza
Image: Pesarese 15th Century · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Lordship of Pesaro

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Giovanni Sforza. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/giovanni-sforza
MLA
“Giovanni Sforza.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/giovanni-sforza. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Giovanni Sforza.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/giovanni-sforza.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Giovanni Sforza’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/giovanni-sforza (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻