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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.
- Bianca Maria Sforza, Blanca Maria
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- Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan
Jun 16, 2021 · In 1491, Bianca Maria’s sister Anna left Milan to marry Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, and she would die in childbirth six years later – still only 21 years old. That same year, Bianca Maria was considered for a brilliant match that would have seen her become Queen of Scots as the wife of King James IV.
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Jan 24, 2018 · Bianca Maria was born into the powerful Sforza family, who were the ruling dukes of Milan. Like Mary, she carried the heavy weight of a eminent ducal dynasty on her shoulders, and her marriage was thus a matter of great importance.
Jun 5, 2023 · In 1476, at the age of four, Bianca Maria married her 11-year-old first cousin Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, who died from tuberculosis at the age of 17. After the death of Philbert, 10-year-old Bianca Maria returned to Milan, where she was placed under the care of her paternal uncle Ludovico Sforza.
As part of the alliance, and as a means of getting financial aid, Maximilian married Bianca Maria Sforza in 1494. Bianca Maria's uncle, Ludovico il Moro, was the ruler of the wealthy city of Milan whose funds permitted Maximilian to undertake a small expedition to Italy in 1496.
Jan 19, 2018 · The ghost of Mary looms large over the rest of Maximilian’s life as well as over his second marriage to Bianca Maria Sforza of Milan, whom we will meet next week. Maximilian and Mary in Maximilian’s allegorical biography ‘Weisskunig’.
One occasion that gave rise to accounts of musical performances during the early years of Maximilian’s governance of the Tyrol, was the celebration of his marriage to Bianca Maria Sforza, daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, in spring 1494.
