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  1. Duchy of Milan. The Duchy of Milan in its period of greatest expansion, between the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th century. The Duchy of Milan ( Italian: Ducato di Milano; Lombard: Ducaa de Milan) was a state in Northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the ...

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      The House of Sforza (pronounced) was a ruling family of...

  2. Italy - Milan, Duchy, Renaissance: When Francesco II Sforza died childless in 1535, Milan devolved to Charles V and was administered by a Spanish governor, who maintained traditional institutions. The duchy consisted of nine provinces, each dominated by a small group of families resident in their provincial capitals. Central administration from Milan rested primarily with the Senate, a ...

  3. Apr 8, 2024 · Ludovico Sforza (born July 27, 1452, Vigevano, Pavia, duchy of Milan [Italy]—died May 27, 1508, Loches, Toubrenne, France) was an Italian Renaissance regent (1480–94) and duke of Milan (1494–98), a ruthless prince and diplomatist and a patron of Leonardo da Vinci and other artists.

  4. The Duchy of Milan ( Italian: Ducato di Milano; Lombard: Ducaa de Milan) was a state in Northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the important Visconti family, which had been ruling the city since 1277. Quick Facts Capital, Common languages ...

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  6. The “Ducatus Mediolanensis” shows the Duchy of Milan, Piedmont, and Liguria and is one of the fifty-three maps that form the first modern atlas, the Theatrum orbis terrarum. Compiled by Flemish geographer and cartographer Abraham Ortelius, the atlas complements descriptive texts with preexisting maps to recreate an experience of each ...

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