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Bianca Maria Visconti (31 March 1425 – 28 October 1468) also known as Bianca Maria Sforza or Blanca Maria was Duchess of Milan from 1450 to 1468 by marriage to Francesco I Sforza. She was regent of Marche during the absence of her spouse in 1448.
Mar 31, 2016 · Bianca Maria Visconti A strong character, her surviving letters showed she was able to run Milan efficiently after becoming Duchess and even supposedly donned a suit of armour and rode with her troops into battle, earning herself the nickname, Warrior Woman.
The exhibited woodcut depicting Bianca Maria Visconti is based on a famous portrait painted by Bonifacio Bembo, still preserved at the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan. It is one of fifty-six different portraits included in Foresti da Bergamo’s biographies of “Famous Women,” the first book printed with authentic portraits of living women.
Seeing as Filippo Maria Visconti had a baseborn daughter in real life named Bianca Maria, I rolled with it and proceeded to unify Northern Italy under the Visconti banner.
Fearing regional instability after Francesco’s death on March 8, 1466, Bianca Maria called Federico da Montefeltro to Milan to support her right to rule. Gary Ianziti emphasizes the central role that Bianca Maria played in the court.
Bianca Maria Visconti was known for her generous patronage of artists and charitable contributions to religious establishments. She was adored by the people as a champion of the oppressed, and was also known as a peacemaker. She died in 1470 at age 46.
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Jul 12, 2017 · Bianca Maria Visconti was born on 31 March 1425 as the illegitimate daughter of Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan and Agnese del Maino. Her mother served as lady-in-waiting to Filippo’s wife, Beatrice di Tenda, who was tortured and executed on her husband’s orders before Bianca’s birth.
