House of Sforza
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The House of Sforza 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 t
A family tree of the House of Sforza
Muzio Attendolo Sforza
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Bonifacio Bembo, Ritratto di Bianca Maria Visconti, Chiesa di Sant’Agostino a Cremona. копия
Francesco II Sforza
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Francesco II Sforza was Duke of Milan from 1521 until his death. He became duke after Emperor Charles V reconquered Milan from the French. He fought at the Battle of Bicocca against the French, but in
House of Sforza
…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. The first son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Francesco I Sforza, married Bianca Maria Visconti (1425–1468) in 1441. She was the daughter and only…
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