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Gian Galeazzo died in 1494 in the Visconti Castle, the summer home of the Visconti and Sforza families. During that time, he received a visit from Charles VIII of France. According to the Italian historian Francesco Guicciardini in his History of Italy ( Italian: La Historia di Italia ), he was poisoned by his uncle, Ludovico il Moro.
- 26 December 1476 – 21 October 1494
- Sforza
In use. Until 1862. The Castello Sforzesco (Italian for "Sforza's Castle") is a medieval fortification located in Milan, Northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the largest ...
- 1360–1499
- Yes, a museum; the courtyard is a public park
- Until 1862
- Comune of Milan
The Bona Tower. On the 26th December 1476, the Lord of Milan, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, son of Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti, fell victim to a plot and was stabbed to death, causing his wife Bona di Savoia, to move to the safest place within the castle and further fortify it with the addition of a tall tower.
The construction was continued by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, first Duke of Milan, and completed by his heirs, Ludovico il Moro and his grandchild Gian Galeazzo Sforza. Donato Bramante had been working on the project of the castle. Leonardo da Vinci is known to have frequented Vigevano and supposedly attended to the works.
- 14th, 15th centuries
- Medieval castle
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Between 1360 and 1370, having become the Lord of western Milan, Galeazzo Visconti II built a fort straddling the medieval wall and encasing the postern of Porta Giovia or Zobia. His successor, Gian Galeazzo, added barracks for the troops in 1392. The two parts of the building were divided by a medieval defensive structure, the so-called dead ...
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In December 1476 Galeazzo Maria fell victim to a conspiracy and was assassinated. His widow, Bona di Savoia, became regent on behalf of the young Duke, Gian Galeazzo Maria. She retreated with her son to the central tower, which she raised in order to control the entire castle, and which to this day still carries her name.
Sforza’s successor, Galeazzo Maria, transformed the courtyard into a luxury residence, the Corte Ducale. 1482. To defend the main gate of the castle, he was used to Leonardo da Vinci to design a more modern pentagonal revellín that the existing, which was finally built during the French occupation under Louis XII, between 1499 and 1500.
