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Girolamo Riario

Lord of Imola, 1473–1488, of the Riario dynasty.

1443 – 1488LordRiario · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1443 Documented

Death: 1488 Documented

Role: Lord

Dynasty: Riario · ES

Territories: Forlì (ES) · Imola (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Lord · Imola · Lordship Pending review1473–1488Effective rule
Lord · Forlì · Lordship Pending review1480–1488Effective ruleMurdered in 1488; Caterina Sforza then governed on her son’s behalf.
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Partners
Caterina SforzaPending review
Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Girolamo Riario. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1480

  • ImolaLord
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  • ForlìLord
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    • Forlì · ESLord · Effective rule1480–1488 · Murdered in 1488; Caterina Sforza then governed on her son’s behalf.

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Paolo Riario

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Bianca della Rovere

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Caterina Sforza

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Lord · Imola · 1473–1488

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Lord · Forlì · 1480–1488

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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