1463 - 1509
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caterina Sforza has received more than 1,149,261 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Caterina Sforza is the 131st most popular companion (down from 100th in 2019), the 646th most popular biography from Italy (down from 546th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Italian Companion.
Caterina Sforza was a powerful woman in Renaissance Italy. She was the daughter of Count Girolamo Riario and Countess Caterina de' Medici, and wife of the notorious tyrant Gian Galeazzo Sforza. Caterina Sforza is most famous for her role in the downfall of her husband's regime.
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Among companions, Caterina Sforza ranks 131 out of 687. Before her are Constance, Queen of Sicily, Sawda bint Zamʿa, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Marie of Anjou, Inês de Castro, and Elena of Montenegro. After her are Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Priscilla Presley, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Caroline of Baden, Mumtaz Mahal, and Malhun Hatun.
1154 - 1198
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 125
589 - 674
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 126
1817 - 1898
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 127
1404 - 1463
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 128
1325 - 1355
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 129
1871 - 1952
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 130
1463 - 1509
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 131
1851 - 1926
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 132
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 133
1685 - 1712
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 134
1776 - 1841
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 135
1593 - 1631
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 136
1350 - 1324
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 137
Among people born in 1463, Caterina Sforza ranks 3. Before her are Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Frederick III, Elector of Saxony. After her is Alessandro Achillini. Among people deceased in 1509, Caterina Sforza ranks 2. Before her is Henry VII of England. After her are Lady Margaret Beaufort, Bernt Notke, João da Nova, Shen Zhou, and Adam Kraft.
1463 - 1494
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 1
1463 - 1525
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 2
1463 - 1509
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 3
1463 - 1512
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 4
1457 - 1509
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 1
1463 - 1509
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 2
1443 - 1509
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 3
1435 - 1509
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 4
1460 - 1509
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 5
1427 - 1509
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 6
1450 - 1509
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 7
Among people born in Italy, Caterina Sforza ranks 646 out of 4,088. Before her are Pope Sergius II (800), Alcide De Gasperi (1881), Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835), Marcello Lippi (1948), Pope Vigilius (500), and Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397). After her are Pisanello (1395), Faustina the Younger (125), Jacopo Bellini (1396), Julius Evola (1898), Marsilius of Padua (1275), and Domenico Modugno (1928).
800 - 847
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 640
1881 - 1954
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 641
1835 - 1910
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 642
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 643
500 - 555
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 644
1397 - 1482
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 645
1463 - 1509
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 646
1395 - 1455
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 647
125 - 175
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 648
1396 - 1470
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 649
1898 - 1974
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 650
1275 - 1342
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 651
1928 - 1994
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 652
Among companions born in Italy, Caterina Sforza ranks 14. Before her are Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), Julia the Elder (-39), Amalasuntha (495), and Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154). After her are Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685), Maria Luisa of Savoy (1688), Margherita of Savoy (1851), Clementia of Hungary (1293), Faustina the Elder (105), and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806).
1751 - 1819
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 8
1772 - 1807
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 9
1472 - 1510
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 10
39 BC - 14
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 11
495 - 535
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 12
1154 - 1198
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 13
1463 - 1509
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 14
1685 - 1712
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 15
1688 - 1714
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 16
1851 - 1926
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 17
1293 - 1328
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 18
105 - 140
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 19
1806 - 1878
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 20