After his death, she faces strong opposition from the Borgias. All rights reserved. History Magazine. This Renaissance warrior woman defied powerful popes to defend her lands Bold, brave, and brilliant, Caterina Sforza seized castles, forged alliances, and took revenge on her enemies for the sake of power.
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Pope Sistus IV died and his enemies took advantage of the situation. Riots erupted everywhere in Rome. They promised him money and the domains that formerly belonged to him in Romagna, so he gave up. Caterina disappointed by the betrayal of the husband and exhausted for the advanced pregnancy had to give up too. The high taxes and the dictatorial manners of Girolamo brought enemies to join together against the rulers. On the night of April Girolamo was stabbed to death and thrown out of the window, his corpse was eventually dismembered by the wild crowd.
Caterina escaped and took shelter in the Ravaldino Fortress that was held by Tommaso Feo. She convinced the Orsi to let her in because she made them think that this was the only way to get the fortress for giving it to them. She entered and took the fortress for herself instead. She eventually organized her troops and arrested the traitors and their families.
The Orsi were so much impressed by her bravery that they were forced to give up thus Caterina and her children gained control again of the fortress. Caterina ruthlessly pursued the traitors and their families and many were killed. Caterina took her soldiers to fight and reclaim her city, while Ezio served in the battle as both a soldier and protector to Caterina.
When the brothers threatened to kill her children if she did not relinquish the Apple, Caterina lifted her skirt and cried that she had "the instrument to make more. Ezio left the city immediately, found the children, and managed to kill Ludovico Orsi. Checco managed to stab Ezio right before dying, and Ezio lost consciousness because of his wound; though not before seeing the Apple being stolen from him by a black robed monk with a missing finger.
Caterina's soldiers found Ezio's unconscious body next to Checco's, and took him to the Palazzo Comunale , where Caterina nursed him until he regained consciousness.
Ezio then set off to find the monk, after Caterina had given him the map that her husband had made of the Codex pages. During this time, Caterina sent a letter to the Pope that had been rubbed with the sores of plague victims.
Seeking an alliance with the mercenaries there, Caterina journeyed to Monteriggioni, arriving sometime around New Year. Though she spoke with Ezio about the alliance, he said that they would discuss it later, after he had told the others about what he had discovered during his travel to the Vatican. When Ezio was relaxing in his bathtub after the meeting, Caterina entered his room and took her dress off, before the two kissed and spent the night together.
Caterina joined her troops in the defense outside the city, but was captured by some of Cesare's soldiers. Following this, she was held by Juan Borgia , and forced to witness the execution of Mario Auditore at Cesare's hands. In , Caterina was brought to Rome in a carriage, and was seen being taken out of it just outside the Castel Sant'Angelo.
Lucrezia Borgia "welcomed" her to Rome, and warned the nearby citizens that the same would happen to any of those who opposed Cesare. After a heated argument between the two, Caterina was taken away by the guards and imprisoned within the Castello.
Unfortunately, Cesare left before Ezio could face him, and evidently, Rodrigo had not been at the Castello for some time. Nevertheless, Ezio eventually found Caterina locked up in a cell, and witnessed her being beaten by Lucrezia from outside of the window. Ezio then pursued Lucrezia, as she had taken the key to Caterina's cell. After killing a few guards, Ezio carried Lucrezia back to Caterina's prison, ignoring the woman's protests.
When he arrived at Caterina's cell, Caterina slipped her hand into Lucrezia's dress and took the key to unlock the door. As the Assassin and Caterina both forced Lucrezia into Sforza's old cell, Lucrezia called for guards, but Caterina banged Lucrezia's head against the door to knock her unconscious.
As she was unable to walk due to her injury, Ezio carried Caterina out of the Castello, making sure that the way was clear. She intended to leave unannounced on horseback, though Ezio caught her just before she left. She then encouraged Ezio to unite the Assassins as their leader and take back Rome. Her last words before galloping out of Ezio's sight were "Vittoria agli Assassini! Caterina Sforza was a strong and fierce woman, ready to take on any threat she encountered. She was capable of leading an army into battle, and was both bold and a skilled strategist.
Her aggressive attitude, especially her colorful vocabulary, gained her both the respect and the fear of the men she commanded. Caterina was extremely ruthless in her suppression of revolts, which Ezio himself said far surpassed that of Lorenzo de' Medici 's retaliation against the Pazzi conspiracy.
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