Costanza Farnese

Costanza Farnese (* 1500 in Rome, † May 23, 1545 ibid ) was the natural daughter of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese ( 1468-1549 ), who later became Pope Paul III. She was the sister of Pier Luigi Farnese II (1503-1547), 1st Duke of Parma, the half-sister of Cardinal Tiberio Crispo ( 1498-1566 ) and mother of Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza ( 1518-1564 ).

Life

Costanza's father, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, began in 1499 (subject to the discretion ) an intimate relationship with Silvia Ruffini (* 1475, † December 5, 1561 ), the wife of the Roman businessman Giovanni Battista Crispo. His daughter was born in 1500, therefore in public for a long time as a legitimate daughter Crispo.

After the death Crispo († 1501) Silvia Ruffini lived openly in concubinage with Alessandro Farnese. You still bore him three sons - Pier Luigi (1503-1547), Paolo (1504-1512) and Ranuccio (1509-1528) - and so secured the continuation of the dynasty Farnese. The sons of Pier Luigi and Ranuccio were legitimized in 1513 by Pope Leo X, Costanza was recognized only as a natural daughter of Cardinal.

The daughter of Cardinal married in 1517 Bosio Sforza II, 4th Earl of Santa Fiora, then lived with her husband and her parents in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome and gave birth to ten children in quick succession, grew up in part to the family estates of the Farnese outside of Rome. Costanza enjoyed the particular affection of her father granted her generous gifts and pension payments and when Pope dominion Bolsena transferred.

During her father 's pontificate the widowed Costanza gained considerable influence in ecclesiastical affairs. She promoted vigorously the careers of her half-brother Tiberio Crispo, and her eldest son Guido Ascanio Sforza and reached the Pope some cardinal surveys, so in 1539 the Cardinals Gambara Parisani and Durante. Furthermore, she sat down with Paul III. for the official recognition of the Jesuit order in. Even Ignatius of Loyola asked the Pope daughter to intercede with her ​​father.

Unlike Costanza's mother Silvia Ruffini, public appearances or avoided by Paul III. was hidden from the public, the Pope allowed his daughter always appearing on public occasions, such as the 1541 unveiling of the fresco with the Last Judgement by Michelangelo.

Costanza, the touching took care after the death of her husband to her father and was repute as a greedy and stingy, was described with forty years as a woman of great beauty and youthful appearance. She died on 23 May 1545, Rome. Her parents, Paul III. and Silvia Ruffini, retired after her death for several days after Frascati back to mourn together in camera.

Children

From her marriage with Bosio II Sforza (* 1500, † August 31, 1535 ), 4th Earl of Santa Fiora came from 10 children (6 sons and 4 daughters ), including:

  • Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora, since 1534, Cardinal of Santa Fiora (* November 26, 1518 in Rome, † October 6, 1564 in Villa Canedo )
  • Faustina Sforza was with Muzio Sforza ( 1528/29-1553 ), Marchese di Caravaggio, Count of Galliato married.
  • Mario Sforza († 1611), 5th Earl of Santa Fiora, Count of Segni; was married to Fulvia Conti ( † 1611 ).
  • Sforza Sforza was married to Caterina Nobili.
  • Francesca Sforza was with Girolamo Orsini, Lord of Bracciano, married. She was the mother of Paolo Orsini (1540-1585), Duke of Bracciano.
  • Camilla Sforza was with Besso Ferrero Fieschi (* 1528), Marchese di Masserano married.
  • Alessandro Sforza di Santa Fiora (* 1534 in Rome, † May 16 1581 in Macerata), Cardinal, Bishop of Parma ( 1560-1573 )

Afterlife

The Michelangelo, Giacomo della Porta students (1532-1602) created the 1575 consecrated tomb of Paul III. The four female figures symbolizing Justice (Justice ), Prudentia ( prudence ), Pax (peace) and Abundantia ( abundance ). Make a hand Alessandro Farnese life goals and policies, on the other hand, the most important women - his mother Giovanna Caetani, his sister Giulia Farnese, his mistress Silvia Ruffini and his daughter Costanza Farnese - dar.

Fritz Gesing alias Frederik Berger told in his 2008 historical novel Costanza's life and her family in the period 1513-1534 " The Pope's daughter ." Already in their 2001 novel " The Mistress of the Pope" themed Berger the lives of their parents from 1486 to 1503.

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