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Battista Sforza (1446 – 6 or 7 July 1472) was the Duchess of Urbino in 1460-1472 as the second wife of Federico da Montefeltro. She acted as regent during her husband's absences from Urbino.
Sforza Family, Italian family, first named Attendoli, that produced two famous soldiers of fortune and founded a dynasty that ruled Milan for almost a century. Document in which Francesco Sforza, duke of Milan, granted commercial rights to Giovanni Merlo and his descendants, September 7, 1452; it allowed them to buy and sell goods in Milan.
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Aug 13, 2022 · Battista was the first legitimate child born to Alessandro Sforza, lord of Pesaro, and Costanza da Varano (1428–1447), the eldest daughter of Piergentile Varano (d. 1433), Lord of Camerino, and Elisabetta Malatesta. In 1447, Costanza died after giving birth to her second child, a son called Costanzo (d. 1483), when Battista was 18 months old.
The House of Sforza ( pronounced [ˈsfɔrtsa]) 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.
The Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza are two oil paintings by Italian artist Piero della Francesca, dated to 1473–1475. This famed double portrait is often mistitled The Duke and Duchess of Urbino—as it appears on the website of the Uffizi Gallery, which owns it.
Deutsche Seite. Battista Sforza, c. 1472. Born: in January 1446. Deceased: 6. or 7. July 1472. Father: Alessandro Sforza (1409-1473), Lord of Pesaro. Mother: her father's great love, Costanza da Varano (1428-1447), eldest daughter of Piergentile Varano († 1433), Lord of Camerino, and Elisabetta Malatesta. Siblings:
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As regent and, after the death of Gian Galeazzo (1494), as duke of Milan, he kept a brilliant court and was famous as patron of the arts. His appeal to King Charles VIII of France in 1494 led to the French invasion of Italy and to his ultimate defeat.
