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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.
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.
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.
Sforza, Battista (1446–1472)Duchess of Urbino. Born in 1446; died in 1472; daughter of Allesandro Sforza (1409–1473), lord of Pesaro and Cottignola, and Costanza Sforza ; married Federigo Montefeltro (1422–1482), 1st duke of Urbino; children: Giovanna Montefeltro (who married Giovanni della Rovere); Guidobaldo (1472–1508, who married
Federico da Montefeltro, also known as Federico III da Montefeltro KG (7 June 1422 – 10 September 1482), was one of the most successful mercenary captains (condottieri) of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino from 1444 (as Duke from 1474) until his death.
The two triumphs feature the same subjects as the portraits decorating the other side, Frederico de Montefeltro the Duke of Urbino, and his wife, Battista Sforza. The named couple and patrons and patrons of this piece (Kempers 237) are thought to have staged it in the center of the audience room in the Urbino palace, where all four images would ...
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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.
