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- Francesco Sforza (born July 23, 1401, San Miniato, Tuscany [Italy]—died March 8, 1466, Milan) was a condottiere who played a crucial role in 15th-century Italian politics and, as duke of Milan, founded a dynasty that ruled for nearly a century.
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Apr 8, 2024 · Francesco Sforza was a condottiere who played a crucial role in 15th-century Italian politics and, as duke of Milan, founded a dynasty that ruled for nearly a century. The illegitimate son of a mercenary commander, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Francesco grew up at the court of Ferrara and accompanied.
Feb 27, 2019 · Francesco Sforza was a pivotal figure in the state system of Italy in the 15th century. The son of a prominent condottiere, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, he inherited his father’s company of soldiers in 1424 and became one of the foremost condottieri of his time in his own right.
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.
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.
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 ...Francesco glorified himself and his new Sforza dynasty by his patronage of sculptors, artists, and architects who raised new monuments and buildings in Milan. He improved the city's finances and made the Milanese court an important center of Renaissance scholarship.
captain/entrepreneur Francesco Sforza to protect their city against the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III who wanted to step into the Visconti inheritance and name his own duke. o Sforza used his military strength and links by marriage with the Visconti family to secure Milan as its autocrat and eliminate the republic.
