The Tigress of Forli (52 page)

Feo, Tommaso,
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Ferdinand (or Ferrante, king of Naples),
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Ferdinand V (joint ruler of Aragon and Castile),
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Ferrara,
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and Faenza,
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and Forlì,
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border tensions,
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as Girolamo's target,
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Julius II invades,
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and Milan,
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in Salt War,
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in multi-nation treaty excluding Sixtus IV,
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in Salt War with Venice,
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shelters conspirator in murder plot against Caterina and Giacomo,
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See also
Este, Ercole d'

Ferrara, duke of,
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See also
Este, Ercole d'

Filefo, Francesco,
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Fiorentino, Giorgio,
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Fiorentino, Niccolò,
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Fiorini, Simone de',
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Florence,
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as ally against Venice,
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and Machiavelli's negotiations with Caterina,
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small force sent to help defend Romagna and Tuscany,
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art and architecture of,
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cathedral dome,
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and Caterina in Roman prison,
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as Caterina's home after Roman imprisonment,
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arrival,
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the Muratte as refuge for,
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residences of,
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and Caterina's relations with Venice,
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and Caterina's romance with Giacomo,
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seen as threat to political stability,
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Caterina's ties to,
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in Caterina's will,
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after death of Lorenzo,
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with Ferrara in Salt War,
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Forlì provides grain for,
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and Forlì's position in Naples- Milan war,
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intellectual talents of,
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and Milan,
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in multi-nation treaty excluding Sixtus,
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and papal/French attack on Forlì

gives way to threats from pope,
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provides weapons and supplies to Caterina,
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refuses munitions to Cesare Borgia,
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Savonarola in,
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see also
Savonarola, Girolamo),
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Sforzas' visit to,
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Sixtus's alliance against,
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and Ercole d'Este fighting for Florence,
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reconciliation achieved by Florentines,
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sumptuary laws of,
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thwarts Girolamo's efforts to take Rimini,
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Florence, Signoria of,
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Florentine Histories, The
(Machiavelli),
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Fogliani, Corrado,
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Fogliani, Costanza,
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Foppa, Vincenzo,
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Foresti, Jacopo Filippo,
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Forlì,
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acquired by Girolamo,
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bubonic plague in,
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after Caterina assumes rule as regent

contract established between Caterina and citizens,
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Giacomo Feo gains power,
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French troops pass through in war against Naples,
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and Caterina as pope's prisoner

negotiation efforts by sons,
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pressured to sign over to pope,
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renounces claim on in return for freedom,
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discontent festering in,
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fortress of,
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see also
Ravaldino, fortress of)

1496 hardships and ominous portents in,
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guaranteed to Riario family after Sixtus IV's death,
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history of,
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Girolamo takes possession of,
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as jewel in crown of Romagna,
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Julius II's ascendancy opens possibility of new rulers of,
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after murder of Giacomo Feo

monuments to Giacomo,
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procession and funeral for,
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punishment for conspirators,
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retrieval of body,
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widespread retribution,
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Ordelaffi attempt to seize,
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Ottaviano and Cesare renounce claims to,
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Riaros in after leaving Rome,
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Caterina's life in,
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dazi
taxes reintroduced,
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Girolamo employs public relations strategies and generosity,
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outlying fiefs seized from,
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Riarios return to from Imola,
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soldiers from to battle "Guerra,"
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syphilis breaks out in,
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technically under papal control,
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visited by Girolamo and Caterina,
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AFTER MURDER OF GIROLAMO

Caterina taken into custody,
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assassins' plans and first moves,
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church rule decided on and Bishop Savelli called in,
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mock negotiations over fortresses of Ravaldino and Schiavonia,
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Caterina, through clever scheme, gets into Ravaldino and defies Orsis from ramparts,
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townspeople join Caterina,
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and Lorenzo de' Medici's inaction,
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and Savelli's quandary,
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Bentivoglio and Bolognese force attempt takeover and are rebuffed,
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Schiavonia goes over to church,
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Milanese army arrives along with sackers,
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small papal force arrives,
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Orsis' attempt to kill Caterina's children after arrival of Milanesi,
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Caterina acknowledged as ruler under sponsorship of Milanese and Bentivoglio troops,
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sack of city prohibited,
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indictment of Forlì's citizens,
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escape of Orsi brothers,
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conspirators punished,
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SIEGE OF
(1499),
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see also
Siege of Forlì)

preparations for,
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and surrender of Imola,
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wavering and desertions by townspeople,
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capitulation of town except for Ravaldino,
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townspeople mistreated by occupying soldiers,
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fall of Ravaldino,
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city elders swear loyalty to Cesare Borgia and pope,
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Forlì, archbishop of,
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Forlì, Melozzo da,
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Forlimpopoli, fortress of,
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Fornovo, Battle of,
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Fortunati, Francesco,
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France

army of passes through Rome,
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D'Allegre frees Caterina,
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Cobellis's opinion of,
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Julius II's measures against,
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Milan attacked by,
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Ludovico Sforza captured by,
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strength of under Charles VIII,
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see also
Charles VIII)

in triple alliance with papacy and Venice,
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