Ippolita Maria Sforza
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Ippolita Maria Sforza was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the Sforza family which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, who later reigned as
Francesco Laurana, bust of a princess of the House of Naples traditionally identified with Ippolita Maria Sforza
Alfonso II of Naples
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Alfonso II was Duke of Calabria and ruled as King of Naples from 25 January 1494 to 23 January 1495. He was a soldier and a patron of Renaissance architecture and the arts.
Ippolita Maria Sforza
…of the Sforza family which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, who later reigned as King Alfonso II of Naples. Ippolita was described as very intelligent and cultured. Ippolita was born on 18 April 1445 in Jesi to Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti, the…
Medal of Alfonso II of Naples, at the time Duke of Calabria, by Andrea Guazzalotti, 1481