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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.
Jun 20, 2021 · Ludovico is said to have joked afterwards that Gian Galeazzo was “Duke for an hour” before being undone by his greed. Whatever the truth of Gian Galeazzo’s death, Ludovico immediately approached the State Council of Milan, demanding the Duchy should pass to him rather than four-year-old Francesco.
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Jun 5, 2021 · A portrait of St Sebastian which may be young Gian Galeazzo Sforza. The Regent Ludovico took over formally as Duke of Milan, completely ignoring the rights of Gian Galeazzo’s little son, Francesco, and the late Duke’s younger brother, Ermes.
Jul 5, 2018 · In a letter from Galeazzo Maria Sforza to Bartolomeo da Cremona dating from this same year, we find the first mention of a life-size equestrian statue to be sited in front of the Castello ...
Provenance. Title: Francesco and Galeazzo Maria Sforza. Artist: Medalist: Gian Francesco Enzola (Italian, active 1456–78) Date: 15th century. Culture: Italian, Parma. Medium: Bronze. Dimensions: Diameter: 45 mm. Classification: Medals and Plaquettes. Credit Line: Bequest of Anne D. Thomson, 1923. Accession Number: 23.280.39.
"Gian Galeazzo Sforza" published on by null. (1469–94),Third Sforza duke of Milan, the son of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, whom he succeeded at the age of 7 under the regency of his mother Bona of Savoy, who ...
Gian Galeazzo Sforza (20 June 1469 – 21 October 1494), also known as Giovan Galeazzo Sforza, was the sixth Duke of Milan.
