Caterina Appiani (1398 – 19 December 1451) was the
lady of Piombino of the
Appiani dynasty from 1445 until her death.
[Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996.]
She was born at
Piombino
Piombino is an Italian town and ''comune'' of about 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno (Tuscany). 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.
Ove ...
, the first daughter of
Gherardo Appiani Gherardo Appiani (c. 1370 – May 1405) was the lord of Piombino from 1398 until his death.Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996. He was a member of the Appiani family.
He was born in Pisa, the son of ...
, lord of that principality. She succeeded her mother
Paola Colonna Paola Colonna (c. 1378 – 3 November 1450) was the lady of Piombino from 1441 until 1445.
She was born in Genazzano as the daughter of Agapito Colonna, lord of Genazzano. Her brother Giordano was shortly Prince of Salerno and Duke of Venosa, whi ...
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
Emanuele Appiani (c. 1380 – 15 February 1457) was Prince of Piombino during the Appiani dynasty in the Renaissance.Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996.
He was born in Pisa, the son of Iacopo I A ...
.
She died in 1451 at
Scarlino
Scarlino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about northwest of Grosseto.
Scarlino borders the following municipalities: Castiglione della Pescaia, Fol ...
.
References
* Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996.
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1398 births
1451 deaths
Caterina
Caterina is a feminine given name which is an Italian and Catalan form of the name ''Katherine''. Notable people with the name include:
In music:
* Caterina Assandra, Italian composer and Benedictine nun
* Caterina Bueno, Italian singer and fo ...
People from Piombino
Lords of Piombino
15th-century women rulers
15th-century Italian women