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This volume presents in translation 100 previously unknown letters of Ippolita Maria Sforza (1445–1488), daughter of the Duke of Milan, who was sent at age twenty to marry the son of the infamously brutal King Ferrante of Naples.
Italian Peninsula, making Sforza an early case of female Greek learning. In this paper, I look in detail at Ippolita Maria Sforza’s Greek learning, adopting a double approach and focusing on two poorly studied Greek grammars dedicated to her by Constantine Lascaris (1434–1501) and Bonino Mombrizio (1424–78/82?).
Bianca Maria Visconti in a portrait by Bonifacio Bembo, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan. Francesco's coat of arms encircled with the garter.. Francesco I Sforza KG (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈpriːmo ˈsfɔrtsa]; 23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death.
Ippolita Maria Sforza was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the Sforza family. She was the wife of Alfonso II of Naples. Ippolita was a former lover of Lorenzo the Magnificent. She was approached by Lorenzo for help in convincing Ferrante, King of Naples, to withdraw his forces from the siege of Florence. With her husband Prince Alfonso away at Florence, Ippolita agreed to assist Lorenzo ...
Alfonso II of Naples. Alfonso II (4 November 1448 – 18 December 1495) was Duke of Calabria and ruled as King of Naples from 25 January 1494 to 23 January 1495. [1] He was a soldier and a patron of Renaissance architecture and the arts . Heir to his father Ferdinand I 's Kingdom of Naples, Alfonso held the dukedom of Calabria for most of his ...
