Meet Caterina Sforza: a captivating blend of intellect, bravery, and unparalleled charisma. Born into nobility in 1463, she defied societal norms to become a formidable ruler, military strategist, and patron of the arts. Caterina’s fierce spirit is immortalized in stories of resilience and empowerment. Did you know she single-handedly defended her castle against invading forces while outnumbered? Her tenacity and wisdom continue to inspire generations.
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When her first husband was assassinated (and he really had it coming) she persuaded his killers to let her to up to the rocca – the fortress which guarded the town which was still held by people loyal to her and her family. She told her captors that she would persuade them to surrender the fortress, and left her young family with them, as a pledge that she would return. Of course once she was inside she told her people to bar the doors and defend the place to the end. When negotiating with her enemies from the walls they threatened her children, and she is alleged to have replied “Do what you like, don’t you think I can make more children, the mould isn’t broken.” And Machiavelli claimed she lifted her skirts to prove it, though most authorities deny this. Later her rocca was under siege again, this time by Cesare Borgia. The townspeople had unhesitatingly handed over the keys of the city, but Caterina held out for another two weeks, in spite of a relenteless battering from the Borgia artillery. Eventually the walls broke, and someone fired the powder store which didn’t help. Caterina was taken prisoner and I am sorry to say that one of her own men, when he heard where she was remarked “Ah, good madonna, at least you will have enough *******” She was imprisoned in the Castle of St Angelo in Rome, and eventually ransomed. She live to a good age, and used to take holidays in a Convent. Her reminiscences must have enlivened the hour or recreation considerably.
One of my cats is named after her