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1 day ago · Beatrice d'Este (29 June 1475 – 3 January 1497) was Duchess of Bari and Milan by marriage to Ludovico Sforza (known as "il Moro"). She was known as a woman of culture, an important patron and a leader in fashion: alongside her illustrious husband she made Milan one of the greatest capitals of the European Renaissance .
Sep 4, 2024 · Bona of Savoy (1449-1503), the Stile Arte team argues, had been Duchess of Milan during Leonardo’s years there and regent for a few years after her husband’s death, as well as the mother of Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza.
Sep 3, 2024 · The Duke of Milan was Galeazzo Maria Sforza, father of Maximilian's third wife. Thus, Maximilian and France again came into conflict. The Italian Wars, as historians generally refer to them, ensued, and Maximilian later joined the Holy League in an effort to combat French influence on the Italian peninsula.
Sep 3, 2024 · Lodovico Sforza murdered his nephew, Jehan Galeazzo, son of Francesco, the first usurper, and robbed him of the throne. In order to execute his criminal designs, he persuaded the late King Charles of France to make war on Alphons, King of Naples.
Sep 12, 2024 · Botta, Bishop of Tortona, Milanese Ambassador at Rome, to Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan. His Holiness has decided to send the sword and cap to the son of King Maximilian, unless he changes his mind under pressure from the Cardinals.
5 days ago · Her 1490 marriage to Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, positioned Isabella at the heart of Italian politics. And this role was both complicated and elevated by the ambitions and machinations of Ludovico Sforza (also called Ludovico il Moro), her husband’s uncle and usurper of the Milanese dukedom.
Sep 3, 2024 · Isabella of Aragon (Italian Isabella d'Aragona 2 October 1470 February 11, 1524), also known as Isabella of Naples, was Duchess consort of Milan by marriage to Gian Galeazzo Sforza. She was the daughter of King Alfonso II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza.
