Limited Edition Richard Ginori Blue & White "The Large Doctors" Grand Medici Portrait Cabinet Wall shipping Plate 1983-2000 8" Wide~ Richard Ginori

THIS IS A GORGEOUS PORTRAIT PLATE BY RICHARD GINORI THAT IS A LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 18 CELEBRATING 1983-2000 GRAND MEDICI AND IS 8" WIDE WITH NO ORIGINAL PACKAGING. CATERINA SFORZA.

Caterina Sforza (1463 – 28 May 1509) was an Italian noblewoman, the Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, firstly with her husband Girolamo Riario, and after his death as a regent of her son Ottaviano.

The descendant of a dynasty of noted condottieri, from an early age, Caterina distinguished herself through her bold and impetuous actions taken to safeguard her possessions from possible usurpers and to defend her dominions from attack, when they were involved in political intrigues.

In her private life, Caterina was devoted to various activities, including experiments in alchemy and a love of hunting and dancing. She had many children, but only the youngest, Captain Giovanni delle shipping Bande Nere, inherited his mother's forceful, militant personality. Caterina's resistance to Cesare Borgia meant she had to face his fury and imprisonment. After she gained her freedom in Rome, she then went on to lead a quiet life in Florence. In the final years of her life, she confided to a monk: