Caterina Appiani
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Caterina Appiani was a lady of Piombino
of the Appiani dynasty from 1445 until her death.
She was born at Piombino
, the first daughter of Gherardo Appiani
, lord of that principality. She succeeded her mother Paola Colonna
thanks to the army of her husband, the condottiero Rinaldo Orsini
, whom she had married in 1440 and who had already supported her mother. When Rinaldo died, Caterina was forced to leave Piombino to her uncle Emanuele Appiani
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She died in 1451 at Scarlino
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Principality of Piombino
The Principality of Piombino was a state of Italy, which existed from 1399 to 1805, when Napoleon absorbed it into the Principality of Lucca and Piombino...
of the Appiani dynasty from 1445 until her death.
She was born at Piombino
Piombino
Piombino is an Italian town and comune of circa 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno . It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma.-Overview:...
, the first daughter of Gherardo Appiani
Gherardo Appiani
Gherardo Appiani was the lord of Piombino from 1398 until his death.He was born in Pisa, the son of Iacopo I Appiani. He was lord of that city from 1398 until 1399, obtaining the lordship of Piombino in 1398 in exchange of Pisa, sold to Gian Galeazzo Visconti for 200,000 florins...
, lord of that principality. She succeeded her mother Paola Colonna
Paola Colonna
Paola Colonna was the lady of Piombino from 1441 until 1445.She was born in Rome into one of the most powerful family of Rome. Her brother Giordano was shortly Prince of Salerno and Duke of Venosa, while her brother Oddo would become Pope Martin V. On June 18, 1396 she was married to Gherardo...
thanks to the army of her husband, the condottiero Rinaldo Orsini
Rinaldo Orsini
Rinaldo Orsini was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Orsini family.In 1426 he fought for the Pope against the Colonna family. In 1442 he was hired by the Republic of Siena, and in 1445 he became lord of Piombino and Isola d'Elba through his marriage with Caterina Appiani...
, whom she had married in 1440 and who had already supported her mother. When Rinaldo died, Caterina was forced to leave Piombino to her uncle Emanuele Appiani
Emanuele Appiani
Iacopo III Appiani was Prince of Piombino of the Appiani dynasty in the Renaissance.He was born in Pisa, the son of Iacopo I Appiani, and followed his brother Gherardo to Piombino when he became lord of the Tuscan city...
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She died in 1451 at Scarlino
Scarlino
Scarlino is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about northwest of Grosseto....
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