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Gian Galeazzo died in 1494 in the Visconti Castle, the summer home of the Visconti and Sforza families. During that time, he received a visit from Charles VIII of France. According to the Italian historian Francesco Guicciardini in his History of Italy ( Italian: La Historia di Italia ), he was poisoned by his uncle, Ludovico il Moro.
- 26 December 1476 – 21 October 1494
- Sforza
Charles VIII visiting the dying Gian Galeazzo Sforza in Pavia Castle by Pelagio Palagi oil on canvas, 118x189 cm. Italy, 15th century. Charles VIII visiting dying Gian Galeazzo Sforza Testoni of Gian Galeazzo Sforza Duke of Milan, 1481 - 1494 - an illustration to articke 'Coins' of the encyclopedia publishers Education, St....
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Sforza’s successor, Galeazzo Maria, transformed the courtyard into a luxury residence, the Corte Ducale. 1482. To defend the main gate of the castle, he was used to Leonardo da Vinci to design a more modern pentagonal revellín that the existing, which was finally built during the French occupation under Louis XII, between 1499 and 1500.
Between 1360 and 1370, having become the Lord of western Milan, Galeazzo Visconti II built a fort straddling the medieval wall and encasing the postern of Porta Giovia or Zobia. His successor, Gian Galeazzo, added barracks for the troops in 1392. The two parts of the building were divided by a medieval defensive structure, the so-called dead ...
The construction was continued by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, first Duke of Milan, and completed by his heirs, Ludovico il Moro and his grandchild Gian Galeazzo Sforza. Donato Bramante had been working on the project of the castle. Leonardo da Vinci is known to have frequented Vigevano and supposedly attended to the works.
- 14th, 15th centuries
- Medieval castle
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In 1491 Ludovico Sforza had Gian Galeazzo Sforza and his wife Isabella of Aragon transferred to the Visconti Castle of Pavia where they created a brilliant court. Gian Galeazzo died in 1494 in the Visconti Castle, the summer home of the Visconti and Sforza families. During that time, he received a visit from Charles VIII of France.
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