Girolamo Riario (Savona 1443 - Forlí 1488), Lord of Imola and Forlì. The "Pazzi conspiracy" in Florence, 1478, had him as intended beneficiary, once Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici had been assassinated. The coup d'etat failed, and Girolamo had to be content with Imola, which he had received as dowry at his marriage with Caterina Sforza in 1473, arranged by Pope Sixtus IV. Imola (1991 pop. ... Forlì, 44°13′N 12°02′E, is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, famed as the birthplace of the great painter Melozzo da Forlì and of Fascist leader Benito Mussolini (at Predappio). ... The Pazzi family were Tuscan nobles who had become bankers in Florence in the 14th century. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sixtus IV, born Francesco della Rovere (July 21, 1414 – August 12, 1484) was Pope from 1471 to 1484. ...
In 1488, Pope Innocent VIII sent Cardinal Riario as a legate to his maternal uncle GirolamoRiario, at the time governor of Forlì and Imola, who was revolting against the Holy See.
In 1493, he was sent as legate to Caterina Sforza, GirolamoRiario’s widow, to prevent her from allowing the French troops to pass through Forlì and Imola.
Riario, whose engagement in the Pazzi conspiracy had not been forgotten by the Medici Pope, secured his head only by surrendering his palace beside San Lorenzo in Damaso to the Pope.
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