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Jun 16, 2021 · Bianca Maria and Maximilian finally met on 9 March the following year. Though he was kind to her and he considered her more beautiful than his first wife, he also thought she was not as wise. He also soon became annoyed with her extravagance and often left her for weeks at a time at Innsbruck.
Jan 24, 2018 · Bianca Maria Sforza, around the time of her marriage to Maximilian, by Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis. Last week I explored the life of Mary of Burgundy, beloved first wife of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. This week I’m turning my attention to his second wife, Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510).
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Mother. Agnese del Maino. 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.
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Bianca Sforza (1482-1496) was the second illegitimate daughter of Lodovico Maria il Moro Sforza. She had been married to one of the best friends of her father, Galeazzo da Sanseverino (c. 1460-1525), and died already at the young age of 14 years.
Bianca Maria Sforza married when she was about two years old, and she married her first cousin - Philibert of Savoy. He was 8 years old and was the son of her uncle (mother's brother). The wealthy Italian aristocrat Bianca Maria Sforza was born on this day. Her father was the powerful Duke of Milan named Galeazzo Maria Sforza.
On 16 March 1494 in Hall, Tyrol, Bianca married her second husband, the widowed King Maximilian I of Germany. Bianca's second marriage was arranged by her uncle, who wanted recognition and the title of duke confirmed by Maximilian; in exchange, Maximilian received a large dowry along with Bianca, 400,000 ducats.
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.