SFORZA, Isabella (1503 - ?). Autograph letter signed ('humil serva Isabella Sforza') to the Cardinal of Sant'Angelo (Ennio Filonardi), Suzara, 12 July 1538 , enlisting his support to persuade 'la Signora' [Eleonora Gonzaga] to make the annual payment due to her for property adjacent to the 'Sforzescha', which was promised at 150 ducats but 'la prefatta Signora non à mai voluto condesendere si non alla soma di ducati 100 l'ano et in vero questa soma m'è parsa pocha et son irata', and complaining that on the Signora's orders she has been refused entry to the property. She entreats the cardinal to write as he thinks best and to help her as he has before, 24 lines on one page, 300 x 210 mm , integral address leaf (fragment torn away and small tears in blank portion of 2nd leaf). The Villa Imperiale near Pesaro, also known as the 'Sforzesca', was built by Alessandro Sforza between 1469 - 1472. When in 1513 Pesaro passed to the Della Rovere, the Villa also changed ownership. It was restored in the 1530s by Francesco I Della Rovere, whose wife was Eleonora Gonzaga. Isabella Sforza's letter suggests that the Sforza had retained rights over certain farms and mills near the villa, for which the Della Rovere had undertaken to pay an annual rent. Eleonora would certainly have been the 'Signora' who was able to prevent her from entering the property, and was apparently responsible for the administration of the estate. Isabella was the illegitimate daughter of Giovanni Sforza, 3rd Lord of Pesaro. The Sforzas lost Pesaro when Galeazzo Sforza took refuge in Milan, where he died in 1519. Isabella lived in Milan, also in Rome and Florence, and was praised by her contemporaries for her learning. Her correspondent, Ennio Filonardi, was created a cardinal by Pope Paul III (Alexander Farnese), and in 1538 - 1539 was engaged principally in diplomatic activity.
SFORZA, Isabella (1503 - ?). Autograph letter signed ('humil serva Isabella Sforza') to the Cardinal of Sant'Angelo (Ennio Filonardi), Suzara, 12 July 1538 , enlisting his support to persuade 'la Signora' [Eleonora Gonzaga] to make the annual payment due to her for property adjacent to the 'Sforzescha', which was promised at 150 ducats but 'la prefatta Signora non à mai voluto condesendere si non alla soma di ducati 100 l'ano et in vero questa soma m'è parsa pocha et son irata', and complaining that on the Signora's orders she has been refused entry to the property. She entreats the cardinal to write as he thinks best and to help her as he has before, 24 lines on one page, 300 x 210 mm , integral address leaf (fragment torn away and small tears in blank portion of 2nd leaf). The Villa Imperiale near Pesaro, also known as the 'Sforzesca', was built by Alessandro Sforza between 1469 - 1472. When in 1513 Pesaro passed to the Della Rovere, the Villa also changed ownership. It was restored in the 1530s by Francesco I Della Rovere, whose wife was Eleonora Gonzaga. Isabella Sforza's letter suggests that the Sforza had retained rights over certain farms and mills near the villa, for which the Della Rovere had undertaken to pay an annual rent. Eleonora would certainly have been the 'Signora' who was able to prevent her from entering the property, and was apparently responsible for the administration of the estate. Isabella was the illegitimate daughter of Giovanni Sforza, 3rd Lord of Pesaro. The Sforzas lost Pesaro when Galeazzo Sforza took refuge in Milan, where he died in 1519. Isabella lived in Milan, also in Rome and Florence, and was praised by her contemporaries for her learning. Her correspondent, Ennio Filonardi, was created a cardinal by Pope Paul III (Alexander Farnese), and in 1538 - 1539 was engaged principally in diplomatic activity.
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