Italy On This Day

Duchess was driven mad by husband’s infidelity Virginia de' Medici married into the House of Este, gaining wealth and power Virg...

Effective leader with dark side Piero Pollaiuolo's portrait of Galeazzo, which is kept by Uffizi in Florence Galeazzo Maria Sfo...

Learned lady sacrificed happiness for a political alliance Ippolita Maria Sforza's marriage helped forge a strong link between Nap...

When the battles stopped (briefly) in northern Italy The Peace of Lodi required the map of 15th century Italy to be redrawn The Trea...