Giovanni II Bentivoglio

Giovanni II Bentivoglio was an Italian leader who controlled Bologna during the latter half of the 15th century. He was a member of the Bentivoglio family, who were prominent in Bolognese affairs and sought to dominate the city. Giovanni II improved Bologna and its waterways, strengthened the army, and supported the arts and letters. He successfully resisted attempts by Pope Paul II to increase papal control over Bologna. However, due to his increasingly tyrannical rule, Giovanni II faced opposition from Pope Julius II and was driven out of Bologna in 1506. The Bentivoglio family eventually relocated to Ferrara.1