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Lucrezia Borgia ( Italian pronunciation: [luˈkrɛttsja ˈbɔrdʒa]; Valencian: Lucrècia Borja [luˈkrɛsia ˈbɔɾdʒa]; 18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the governor of Spoleto, a position usually ...
Sep 21, 2022 · Arms of the House of Sforza.svg. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. File. File history. File usage on Commons. File usage on other wikis. Metadata. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 505 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 202 × 240 pixels | 404 × 480 pixels | 647 × 768 pixels | 862 × 1,024 pixels | 1,725 × 2,048 ...
Aug 18, 2023 · House of Sforza. The Sforza's rule on the Duchy of Milan began with Francesco Sforza seizing power in 1450. Francisco's son Galeazzo Maria Sforza, seeking to increase his prestige, married the sister-in-law of the French king. While ruling harshly, he nevertheless patronized artists and architects.
The aristocratic House of Borromeo were merchants in San Miniato around 1300 and became bankers in Milan after 1370. Vitaliano de' Vitaliani, who acquired the name of Borromeo from his uncle Giovanni, became the count of Arona in 1445. His descendants played important roles in the politics of the Duchy of Milan and as cardinals in the Catholic ...
The House of Sforza 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.
The House of Este ( UK: / ˈɛsti / EST-ee, [7] US: / ˈɛsteɪ / EST-ay, [8] [9] Italian: [ˈɛste]) is a European dynasty of North Italian origin whose members ruled parts of Italy and Germany for many centuries. The original House of Este's elder branch, which is known as the House of Welf, included dukes of Bavaria and of Brunswick.
Sep 8, 2023 · Original arms of the w:House of Sforza: Azure, a lion or armed and langued gules, holding with its front paws a branch of quince vert fructed or, used by minor branches of the family. Imperial Eagle/Reichsadler quartering the Visconti Biscione, an augmentation awarded by the Holy Roman Emperor to the Visconti family, and used later also by the ...
