Lucrezia Landriani
| Lucrezia Landriani | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1440 Milan, Duchy of Milan (now in Italy) |
| Died | c. 17 August 1507 |
| Spouses | Cristoforo Lampugnani Count Gian Piero Landriani |
| Partner(s) | Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan |
| Children | Piero Landriani Bianca Landriani Carlo Sforza Caterina Sforza Chiara Sforza Alessandro Sforza |
Lucrezia Landriani (born c. 1440 – living 17 August 1507[1]) was the mother of Caterina Sforza, Lady of Imola, Countess of Forlì.[1] Lucrezia had three other children by the Duke of Milan, and two by her second husband.
Biography
Lucrezia was born in Milan around 1440.[1] A contemporary portrait of Lucrezia painted by Domenico Veneziano, shows her to have been quite beautiful, with blonde hair, blue eyes, a high forehead, and fine features.
Around 1450 Lucrezia married Cristoforo Lampugnani, son of Lucrezia Visconti and Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani.[2] Later, she married Count Gian Piero Landriani, a courtier at the ducal court and a close friend of Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476), son of Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan and Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan.[3] Galeazzo Maria would become Duke of Milan upon the death of his father on 8 March 1466.
She bore her husband Gian Piero two children:[4] a son, Piero Landriani, who later became castellan of the fortress of Forlimpopoli, and a daughter, Bianca Landriani, who married Tommaso Feo, castellan of Ravaldino Castle and the brother-in-law of Caterina Sforza.
She also had four children by Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan:
- Carlo Sforza (1461-1483), later Count of Magenta, married Bianca Simonetta, father of Ippolita Sforza and Angela d'Este
- Caterina Sforza, Lady of Imola, Countess of Forli (early 1463 – 28 May 1509), married three times.[5]
- Alessandro Sforza, Lord of Francavilla (1465–1523), married Barbara dei Conti Balbiani di Valchiavenna, by whom he had a daughter, Camilla.
- Chiara Sforza (1467–1531), married firstly, Pietro, Count dal Verme di Sanguinetto, Lord of Vigevano, and secondly, Fregosino Fregoso, Lord of Novi, by whom she had issue.
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Ady, Cecilia Mary (1907). "chapter 109". In Armstrong, Edward (ed.). A History of Milan Under the Sforza. New York (London): G. P. Putnam's Sons (Methuen and Company).
- Back to citation Vaglienti, Francesca M. (2004). "LAMPUGNANI, Uberto". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 63. Treccani. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- Back to citation Jansen 2002, p. 39.
- Back to citation Jansen 2002, p. 51.
- Back to citation Picotti, Giovanni Battista (1936). "SFORZA RIARIO, Caterina". Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
Bibliography
- Jansen, S. (17 October 2002). The Monstrous Regiment of Women: Female Rulers in Early Modern Europe. Springer. p. 311. ISBN 9780230602113.