Person

Girolamo Riario

1443–1488 · 15th century

Girolamo Riario was a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV, who acquired Imola for him in 1473 and added Forlì in 1480. He married Caterina Sforza, daughter of the Duke of Milan, and was implicated in the Pazzi conspiracy against the Medici in 1478. Conspirators murdered him in Forlì in 1488, and Caterina held the state for their son.

Girolamo Riario — Image: Sandro Botticelli · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Lordship of Forli Lordship of Imola and Forli

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