Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici

Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Biografier

The astonishing life of an Italian Renaissance noblewoman who was a wife, mother, leader, and warrior fierce enough to make Machiavelli wince.

A strategist to match Machiavelli; a warrior who stood toe to toe with the Borgias; a wife whose three marriages would end in bloodshed and heartbreak; and a mother determined to maintain her family’s honor, Caterina Riario Sforza de’ Medici was a true Renaissance celebrity, beloved and vilified in equal measure. In this dazzling biography, Elizabeth Lev illuminates her extraordinary life and accomplishments.

Raised in the court of Milan and wed at age ten to the pope’s corrupt nephew, Caterina was ensnared in Italy’s political intrigues early in life. After turbulent years in Rome’s papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of Forlì. Following her husband’s assassination, she ruled Italy’s crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvy, and an icon’s fashion sense. In finally losing her lands to the Borgia family, she put up a resistance that inspired all of Europe and set the stage for her progeny—including Cosimo de’ Medici—to follow her example to greatness.

A rich evocation of Renaissance life, The Tigress of Forlì reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler, and a tragic but unbowed figure.

Praise for The Tigress of Forlì

“A rich, nuanced portrait of a highly controversial beauty and military leader, and her violent albeit glittering Italian Renaissance milieu.” —Publishers Weekly

“[A] meticulous biography . . . Rejoice in a tale of feminism gone wild.” —New York Times Book Review

“In this insightful, fascinating portrayal, Elizabeth Lev brings Caterina Sforza and her times very much to life.” —Kathleen Turner, actress and author of Send Yourself Roses

© 2024 Mariner Books (E-bog): 9780547608044

Release date

E-bog: 19. marts 2024

Andre kan også lide...

  1. The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 Christopher Clark
  2. Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise Lucinda Hawksley
  3. The Origins of Chinese Civilization: A History of China Hui Wang
  4. We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land Jimmy Carter
  5. A Room with a View E. M. Forster
  6. North and South Elizabeth Gaskell
  7. Shakespeare Bill Bryson
  8. All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr
  9. The Promise of Francis: The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change David Willey
  10. Unholy Alliance: The Agenda Iran, Russia, and Jihadists Share for Conquering the World Jay Sekulow
  11. Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis Jimmy Carter
  12. The Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri
  13. Hillbilly Elegy: The Internationally Bestselling Memoir from Trump’s Future Vice-President of the United States J. D. Vance
  14. The Invention of Jane Harrison Mary Beard
  15. Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age Leslie Berlin
  16. The Secret Talker: A Novel Geling Yan
  17. The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things Paula Byrne
  18. City of Vengeance D. V. Bishop
  19. The Perfume Collector: A Novel Kathleen Tessaro
  20. Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune: How Younger Sons Made Their Way in Jane Austen's England Rory Muir
  21. What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era Carlos Lozada
  22. The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court Gareth Russell
  23. Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit John E. Douglas
  24. Russia at War, 1941–1945: A History Alexander Werth
  25. Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present Christopher I. Beckwith
  26. Empire of Destruction: A History of Nazi Mass Killing Alex J. Kay
  27. The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster Helen Carr
  28. Possession A.S. Byatt
  29. Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston
  30. John Donne: Selected Poems John Donne
  31. Great Catherine: Whom Glory Still Adores George Bernard Shaw
  32. Mr Nobody Catherine Steadman
  33. Tom Lake: A Novel Ann Patchett
  34. Prayer: What Does the Bible Teach?: 28 Tips on Improving the Effectiveness of Yoour Prayers Bob Thiel, Ph.D.
  35. Demon Copperhead: A Novel Barbara Kingsolver
  36. The Woman in White Wilkie Collins
  37. Autobiography of Red Anne Carson
  38. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution R. F. Kuang
  39. Purgatory: The Two Catholic Views of Purgatory Based on Catholic Teaching and Revelations of Saintly Souls Fr. Frederick William Faber
  40. Christian Origins 101: How the First Christians Lived, Believed, and Shaped History David Z. Flanagin
  41. This Is How You Lose The Time War Max Gladstone
  42. More than a Skeleton Paul L. Maier
  43. Grand: A Memoir Sara Schaefer

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis