Sante Bentivoglio
Sante I Bentivoglio (1426–June 24, 1462) was an Italian nobleman who ruled as tyrant or de facto prince of Bologna from 1445 to 1462.
Officially the son of a poor blacksmith, he worked as a youth in the wool industry in Florence under another name, until he was alleged to be a natural son of
In 1454 he married
Politically, he allied with the Republic of Venice, the House of Sforza and the house of Medici, playing on the Venetian fear of both Milan and Florence. He died in Bologna in 1462 due to illness, being succeeded by Giovanni II Bentivoglio, Annibale's son, who later remarried his widow Ginevra.
The great Bolognese historian Cherubino Ghirardacci wrote that 'Sante Bentivoglio had achieved the highest reputation, not just among the citizens of Bologna, but also among the lords of Italy, which was a marvellous thing'
References
- ^ "La Storia dei Bentivoglio". Bologna nel Rinascimento. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Rossetti, L., 'Il Matrimonio de Sante Bentivoglio con Ginevra Sforza (1454)', Bollettino della Societa Bolognese di Storia Patria, 1916.
- ^ "Dizionario biografico degli italiani". Dizionario biografico degli italiani. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Prescot, O., Princes of the Renaissance, New York: Ransom House, 1969, p. 326.
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