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The House of Sforza (Italian:) was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. Sforza rule began with the family's acquisition of the Duchy of Milan following the extinction of the Visconti family in the mid-15th century and ended with the death of the last member of the family's main branch, Francesco II Sforza , in 1535.
Ludovico Maria Sforza (Italian: [ludoˈviːko maˈriːa ˈsfɔrtsa]; 27 July 1452 – 27 May 1508), also known as Ludovico il Moro (Italian: [il ˈmɔːro]; 'the Moor'), [b] and called the "arbiter of Italy" by historian Francesco Guicciardini, [3] was an Italian nobleman who ruled as the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.
Ludovico Sforza was captured on February 1500, [10] dying in prison in 1508. His son Massimiliano became the Sforza claimant to the Milanese Throne, which he finally re-gained in January 1513, six months after the Swiss army's entrance in Milan.
On 29 July 1479, Sforza Maria died near Varese Ligure, allegedly poisoned on the order of Cicco Simonetta. [citation needed] As he died without an heir, the duchy reverted to the king of Naples. Ferdinand I of Naples granted the duchy to Sforza Maria's brother Ludovico il Moro, in an order dated 14 August 1479.
Ludovico il Moro, son of Francesco Sforza, managed to obtain the guardianship of his nephew Gian Galeazzo and confine him to the Visconti Castle of Pavia, where in 1494 he died in such mysterious circumstances that many suspicions gathered around Ludovico himself. [21] The battle of Crevola 1487 securing the Val d'Ossola
Maximilian Maria Sforza (Italian: Massimiliano Maria Sforza; 25 January 1493 – 25 May 1530) [1] was a Duke of Milan from the Sforza family, the son of Ludovico Sforza. Biography [ edit ]
In the 14th century, the many family connections created by their marriage policies put the Visconti in a central position among the European aristocracy, [116] which made, according to the art historian Serena Romano, the Milan of the Visconti, and later of the Sforza, “unrivaled in Europe as an artistic crossroad.” [147]
The people of Faenza were greatly disturbed by her death, as they feared that Astorre Manfredi would lose favour with Milan: [115] Faenza, which was pro-Venetian, was the enemy of Forlì, which was pro-Florentine and whose mistress was Catherina Sforza, Ludovico's niece. Beatrice must have persuaded her husband to extend his protection to ...
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