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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.
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Jun 2, 2020 · Here are 12 of the most interesting facts I found about the family. Francesco Sforza I married the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Milan and eventually declared himself Duke in 1450. He founded one of the first hospitals in Milan known as Ospedale Maggiore di Milano. Ludovico Sforza had Leonardo da Vinci working for him for 18 years.
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While Sforza was recognized as duke of Milan, his son Ludovico would be the first to have formal investiture under the Holy Roman Empire by Maximilian I in 1494. Francesco I Sforza was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death.
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Italian Renaissance Learning Resources - The National Gallery of Art. Sforza, Francesco I. [Attendolo], Duke of Milan. (b San Miniato, 23 July 1401; reg 1450–66; d Milan, 8 March 1466). He was the son of the condottiere Muzio Attendolo and established himself as one of the most important military figures in 15th-century Italy. In 1441 he ...
Francesco I Sforza (23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero and the first duke of Milan belonging to the Sforza family. His father was Muzio Sforza. Among his children were his two sons who succeeded him, Galeazzo Maria and, later, Ludovico; as well as Cardinal Ascanio. In 2012, he was included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.[1]
Most famous among them was Francesco, first of the Sforza dukes of Milan; b. 1401; d. 1466. A condottiere like his father, he married (1441) Bianca Maria Visconti, illegitimate daughter of Filippo Maria, last Visconti duke of Milan (d. 1447). Francesco claimed his state and succeeded him in 1450. An outstanding statesman, he played an important ...
Sforza, Francesco (1401 – 1466) Duke of Milan from 1450 until 1466. The illegitimate son of Muzio Sforza, a condottiere (mercenary), he was born in San Miniato, a village of Tuscany. He was raised in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, where he ruled as the marquis of Tricarico, a title granted him by the king of Naples.
