Costanza Farnese
Costanza Farnese (December 19, 1500 in Rome – May 23, 1545 in Rome) was a daughter of Alessandro Farnese[1] and Silvia Ruffini.[2] Born before her father became Pope Paul III, her siblings were Pier Luigi, Paul, Ranuccio and Lucrezia.
She married Bosio II Sforza,[1] count of Santa Fiora e Cotignola, they had:
- Guido Ascanio[1]
- Alessandro Sforza[1]
- Sforza Sforza,[1] whose children were:
- Francesco Sforza[1]
- Alessandro, 7th count of Santa Fiora, duke of Seni and prince of Valmontone, father of cardinal Federico Sforza.
- Costanza Sforza[1]
- Mario (1530-1591), count of S. Fiora, married Fulvia Conti[1]
- Faustina Sforza, married Muzio Sforza of Caravaggio[1]
- Francesca Sforza, married Girolamo Orsini[1]
- Camilla, married Besso Ferrero of Masserano[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Williams 1998, p. 201.
- ^ McIver 2016, p. 174.
Sources[]
- McIver, Katherine A. (2016). "An Invisible Enterprise: Women and Domestic Architecture in Early Modern Italy". In McIver, Katherine A. (ed.). Wives, Widows, Mistresses, and Nuns in Early Modern Italy: Making the. Routledge. p. 159-180.
- Williams, George L. (1998). Papal Genealogy: The Families and Descendants of the Popes. McFarland & Company, Inc.
Categories:
- 1500 births
- 1545 deaths
- House of Farnese
- Papal family members
- Nobility from Rome