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Twice Bentivoglio
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Genevra played the role of a polite, diplomatic and innocuous pawn
in negotiations leading to her marriage to Sante Bentivoglio (1454) and then to
Giovanni II Bentivoglio (1464). Based on letters surviving in Milan exchanged
between Bolognese leaders and Genevra’s uncle, Duke Francesco Sforza, we learn
a tremendous amount about Genevra’s position with no dowry; the complex
relationships among Milan, Bologna, Pesaro, Florence, and Rome; gender roles
and patriarchy in fifteenth-century marriages; and that Genevra did not marry
Giovanni II for love (as legends claim). Employing pre-Machiavellian schemes
involving the manipulation of family members and city-states, Francesco Sforza
arranged the alliances with Genevra for his own benefit—all while Genevra
showed herself willing to serve.
Title: Twice Bentivoglio
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Genevra played the role of a polite, diplomatic and innocuous pawn
in negotiations leading to her marriage to Sante Bentivoglio (1454) and then to
Giovanni II Bentivoglio (1464).
Based on letters surviving in Milan exchanged
between Bolognese leaders and Genevra’s uncle, Duke Francesco Sforza, we learn
a tremendous amount about Genevra’s position with no dowry; the complex
relationships among Milan, Bologna, Pesaro, Florence, and Rome; gender roles
and patriarchy in fifteenth-century marriages; and that Genevra did not marry
Giovanni II for love (as legends claim).
Employing pre-Machiavellian schemes
involving the manipulation of family members and city-states, Francesco Sforza
arranged the alliances with Genevra for his own benefit—all while Genevra
showed herself willing to serve.
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