Giovanni Maria da Varano

Giovanni Maria da Varano (1503-1527) was an Italian statesman, ruling Camerino as Duke starting in 1515.

Biography

He was the son of Giulio Cesare da Varano, who was killed in 1502 along with Giovanni Maria's brothers, by Cesare Borgia. Cesare in this battle had captured Camerino. He was married in 1520 to Caterina Cybo (1501-1557), grand-daughter of Lorenzo de Medici. Together, Caterina and Giovanni Maria, had only a daughter Giulia, who in 1535 married Guidobaldo II della Rovere. The marriage was arranged by her mother Caterina.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Miscellanea di storia italiana, Volume 5, page 750.
  2. ↑ Della zecca e delle monete di Camerino: studi, by Milziade Santoni, Ortensio Vitalini, page 36-37.
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