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Sforza Hours. St Anthony by Birago. The Sforza Hours ( British Library, London, Add. MS 34294), is a richly illuminated book of hours initiated by Bona Sforza, widow of Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, around 1490, who commissioned the illuminator Giovanni Pietro Birago [ nl]. The book remained in an unfinished state for 30 years until Margaret ...
Male Members of a Confraternity. Italian, Milanese. Not on display. The Virgin and Child. Italian, Milanese. Not on display. Italian, Milanese, Bona of Savoy (?), about 1475-1500. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
Isabella of Savoy (2 March 1591 – 28 August 1626) was a daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and Catherine Michelle of Spain.Her maternal grandparents were Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois, her paternal grandparents were Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry.
Philip was the granduncle of the previous duke Charles II, and the youngest surviving son of Duke Louis of Savoy and Anne of Cyprus. However, he was not the heir general of the previous duke, there being several females before him in the line of succession. To ensure male inheritance to the Savoy line, his eldest son Philibert was married to ...
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Bona of Savoy, Duchess of Milan (10 August 1449 – 23 November 1503) was Duchess of Milan as the second spouse of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan. She served as regent of Milan during the minority of her son 1476–1481.
Charles VIII, King of France. House. House of Savoy. Father. Louis, Duke of Savoy. Mother. Anne of Cyprus. Charlotte of Savoy (c. 1441/3 – 1 December 1483) was Queen of France as the second spouse of Louis XI. She served as regent during the king's absence in 1465, and was a member of the royal regency council during her son's minority in 1483.
The castle is located on the summit of Mount Pezzulano (467 m a.s.l.) just above the town of Avigliana, and is easily reached from Avigliana's medieval town centre (Piazza Conte Rosso) via a short path. It offers an excellent vantage point over the Avigliana lakes (especially Lago Grandee), the morainic hill of Rivoli and the famous Sacra di ...
