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Girolamo Riario

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Girolamo Riario

Birth
Savona, Provincia di Savona, Liguria, Italy
Death
14 Apr 1488 (aged 44–45)
Forti, Provincia di Rovigo, Veneto, Italy
Burial
Imola, Città Metropolitana di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Add to Map
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Girolamo Riario 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 took part in the 1478 Pazzi Conspiracy against the Medici, and was assassinated 10 years later by members of the Forlivese Orsi family.
Girolamo Riario 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 took part in the 1478 Pazzi Conspiracy against the Medici, and was assassinated 10 years later by members of the Forlivese Orsi family.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194524583/girolamo-riario: accessed ), memorial page for Girolamo Riario (1443–14 Apr 1488), Find a Grave Memorial ID 194524583, citing Cattedrale di San Cassiano, Imola, Città Metropolitana di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; Maintained by Orion (contributor 49187971).