Ki vette feleségül Ginevra Sforza-t?

Ginevra Sforza (c. 1441 – 17 May 1507) was an Italian aristocrat. She was the wife of Sante Bentivoglio and then of Giovanni II Bentivoglio, both de facto signori (or unofficial leaders, or 'lords') of Bologna. She had 18 children and served the Bentivoglio family by fulfilling the gendered role demanded of her by society.

For the past 500+ years in Bolognese historiography, Ginevra had been known as a terrible woman who destroyed her family and the city of Bologna--but after academic research was conducted about her life in 15th c. materials that had been dispersed among dozens of Italian archives and libraries, an entirely different and positive story results. Elizabeth Louise Bernhardt conducted this research into Genevra's life and published a book about her with Amsterdam University Press (released February 2023).

Sante I Bentivoglio (1426–June 24, 1462) was an Italian nobleman who ruled as tyrant or de facto prince of Bologna from 1445 to 1462.

Giovanni II Bentivoglio (12 February 1443 – 15 February 1508) was an Italian nobleman who ruled as lord of Bologna from 1463 until 1506. He had no formal position, but held power as the city's "first citizen." The Bentivoglio family ruled over Bologna from 1443, and repeatedly attempted to consolidate their hold of the Signoria of the city.