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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.
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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.
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views 1,232,116 updated. Francesco I Sforza (fränchās´kō, sfôr´tsä), 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66); illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza. He succeeded his father as leader of his band of mercenaries, and by his valor and sagacity he became one of the most powerful condottieri of his time.
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.
NameRelationship To The House Of SforzaFounder of the House of SforzaSon of Muzio Attendolo, first Sforza ...Wife of Francesco I SforzaSon of Francesco I Sforza and Bianca ...Sforza, Francesco (1401 – 1466) Duke of Milan from 1450 until 1466. The illegitimate son of Muzio Sforza, a condottiere (mercenary), he was born in San Miniato, a village of Tuscany. He was raised in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, where he ruled as the marquis of Tricarico, a title granted him by the king of Naples. On reaching ...
As a leader of mercenary troops and a shrewd soldier he acquired wealth and fame. Several of his numerous illegitimate sons founded princely houses. Most famous among them was Francesco, first of the Sforza dukes of Milan; b. 1401; d. 1466.
