Girolamo Riario

Girolamo Riario (1443 – 14 April 1488) was Lord of Imola (from 1473) and Forlì (from 1480). He served as Captain General of the Church under his uncle Pope Sixtus IV. He was one of the organisers of the failed 1478 Pazzi conspiracy against the Medici family, the rulers of Florence, and was assassinated 10 years later by members of the Forlivese Orsi family.

Girolamo Riario
Count Girolamo Riario.
Lord of Imola
In office
1473–1488
Preceded byTaddeo Manfredi
Succeeded byOttaviano Riario
Lord of Forlì
In office
1480–1488
Preceded bySinibaldo II Ordelaffi
Succeeded byOttaviano Riario
Personal details
Born1443
Savona, Italy
Died14 April 1488(1488-04-14) (aged 44–45)
Forlì, Italy
Manner of deathAssassination
SpouseCaterina Sforza
Children
  • Ottaviano
  • Cesare
  • Bianca
  • Giovanni Livio
  • Galeazzo Maria
  • Francesco "Sforzino"
Parents
  • Paolo Riario
  • Bianca Della Rovere
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