Giovanni II Bentivoglio, tyrant of Bologna (born 1443)

Giovanni II Bentivoglio

Italian nobleman

Giovanni II Bentivoglio was an Italian nobleman who ruled as tyrant of Bologna from 1463 until 1506. He had no formal position, but held power as the city's "first citizen." The Bentivoglio family ruled over Bologna from 1443, and repeatedly attempted to consolidate their hold…