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Bona Sforza d'Aragona (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447.
Bona Sforza. bazylika św. Mikołaja w Bari. Bona Sforza d’Aragona (ur. 2 lutego 1494 w Vigevano [1], zm. 19 listopada 1557 w Bari) – od 1518 królowa Polski i wielka księżna litewska, księżna Rusi, Prus i Mazowsza itd., księżna Bari i Rosano, spadkobierczyni pretensji do Królestwa Jerozolimy od 1524.
Bona Sforza d'Aragona (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447.
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.
May 23, 2016 · Print. Polish nobles considered her a dangerous woman who had a surprising amount of power over her husband King Sigismund I. Their wedding started a new chapter in the history of Poland, but Bona Sforza was never a favorite queen of her subjects. Bona Sforza was born on February 2, 1494 in Vigevano, Italy.
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. Life. Born in the old castle of Avigiana, Turin, Bona was a daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy and Anne de Lusignan of Cyprus.
Dec 18, 2020 · The Queen who defied the Holy Roman Emperor | Pursuit by The University of Melbourne. An Italian-born princess and sole heir to the Sforza dukedom, Queen Bona helps us understand how elite Renaissance women acquired, maintained and negotiated power. By Dr Darius von Güttner, University of Melbourne.
