Background
Battista was the first legitimate child born to Alessandro Sforza, lord of Pesaro, and Costanza da Varano (1428–1447), the eldest daughter of Piergentile Varano (d 1433), Lord of Camerino, and Elisabetta Malatesta.
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Battista Sforza
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She was said to be very skilled in Latin rhetoric and even gave an oration before Pope Pius World War II The poet Giovanni Santi described Battista as "a maiden with every grace and virtue rare endowed". The wedding took place on 8 February 1460, when Battista was thirteen years old, and she acted as regent during her husband"s absences from Urbino. Their marriage was a happy one and they were described by a contemporary, Baldi, as "two souls in one body".
Federico called Battista "the delight of both my public and my private hours." Moreover, he spoke with her about political issues and she accompanied him to almost all official events outside of Urbino.
Similarly, Battista"s granddaughter Vittoria Colonna, daughter of Agnese, was a famous poet.
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Duchy of Urbino