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   Ludovico Maria Sforza (Italian: [ludoˈviːko maˈriːa ˈsfɔrtsa]; 27 July 1452 – 27 May 1508), also known as Ludovico il Moro (Italian: [il ˈmɔːro]; "the Moor"), and called the "arbiter of Italy" by historian Francesco Guicciardini, was an Italian nobleman who ruled as the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.

   • Father: Francesco I Sforza
   • Mother: Bianca Maria Visconti

   • House: Sforza
   • Spouse: Beatrice d'Este

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_dukes_of_MilanList of dukes of Milan - Wikipedia

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   Duke of Milan. Arms of Francesco I Sforza. Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Or an eagle stand Sable, wearing a crown; 2nd and 3rd, Argent a serpent ripple Azure, wearing a crown, eating a moor Gules. Creation date. 5 September 1395. Created by. Wenceslaus, King of the Romans. First holder. Gian Galeazzo Visconti.

   • Creation date: 5 September 1395
   • First holder: Gian Galeazzo Visconti

   • Created by: Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
   • Last holder: Francis II

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   Who were the Sforza dukes of Milan?

   • The Sforza Dukes of Milan The Sforza family began to reign  the Duchy of Milan, substituting  the Visconti family,  in 1450 with Francesco Sforza (1401-1466).

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   What happened to the Duchy of Milan?

   • The Swiss later restored the Duchy of Milan to Ludovico's son, Maximilian Sforza. His other son, Francesco II, also held the duchy for a short period. Francesco II died in 1535, sparking the Italian War of 1536–1538, as a result of which Milan passed to the Spanish Empire. Sforza is handed over to the French.

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   Why did Ludovico Sforza take the throne of Milan?

   • In 1494, Ludovico Sforza usurped the throne of Milan, after probably poisoning his nephew Gian Galeazzo. After the threats of the Venetians, Ludovico solicited French king Charles VIII to descend into Italy, starting the First Italian War.

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   Who ruled the Duchy of Milan?

   • From the late 15th century, the Duchy of Milan was contested between the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of France. It was ruled by Habsburg Spain from 1556 and it passed to Habsburg Austria in 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession as a vacant Imperial fief.

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   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 ...

   • Capital: Milan

   • Religion: Roman Catholicism

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   Jun 11, 2018 · Sforza, Ludovico ( c. 1451–1508) Duke of Milan (1494–99). In effective control of the city-state from 1480, Ludovico tried to cement his family's power base through diplomacy and intrigue. Sforza's alliance (1494) with Charles VIII of France marked the start of the Italian Wars.

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   The Sforza Dukes of Milan. The Sforza family began to reign the Duchy of Milan, substituting the Visconti family, in 1450 with Francesco Sforza (1401-1466). Already in 1425 the Duke of Milan, Filippo Maria Visconti called Francesco to his service but it was not until 1431 that he had the fortune of having him stably at his service promising to ...

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   Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Ludovico Sforza . Ludovico Sforza, (born July 27, 1452, Vigevano, Pavia, duchy of Milan—died May 27, 1508, Loches, Toubrenne, France), Regent (1480–94) and duke of Milan (1494–98). The second son of Francesco Sforza, he was known as “the Moor” because of his dark complexion and ...

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    Sforza Family, Italian family, first named Attendoli, that produced two famous soldiers of fortune and founded a dynasty that ruled Milan for almost a century. Document in which Francesco Sforza, duke of Milan, granted commercial rights to Giovanni Merlo and his descendants, September 7, 1452; it allowed them to buy and sell goods in Milan.