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Gian Galeazzo Sforza (20 June 1469 – 21 October 1494), also known as Giovan Galeazzo Sforza, was the sixth Duke of Milan. Early life [ edit ] Born in Abbiategrasso , he was only seven years old when in 1476 his father, Galeazzo Maria Sforza , was assassinated and he became the Duke of Milan .
- 26 December 1476 – 21 October 1494
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Jun 20, 2021 · young to inherit his father's title. Gian Galeazzo Sforza, the third member of the Sforza family to have the title Duke of Milan, was born on this day in 1469 in Abbiategrasso, a town in the Po Valley about 22km (14 miles) north of Milan. He was the sixth Duke of Milan in all, the title having previously been the property of the Visconti family.
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In 1491 Ludovico Sforza had Gian Galeazzo Sforza and his wife Isabella of Aragon transferred to the Visconti Castle of Pavia where they created a brilliant court. 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.
When Galeazzo Maria Sforza became duke of Milan in March 1466, he was only twenty-two years of age. Because he would not attain his full majority for three years, he had to act under the tutelage of his mother, Bianca Maria Visconti, one of the most highly respected princely figures of her time.¹ For a young man of his pride, ambition, and ...
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Apr 19, 2024 · Quick Reference. (1469–94), Third Sforza duke of Milan, the son of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, whom he succeeded at the age of 7 under the regency of his mother Bona of Savoy, who ... From: Sforza, Gian Galeazzo in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance ». Subjects: History — Early Modern History (1500 to 1700)
In Ludovico Sforza: Early life and assumption of power. …duchy to his seven-year-old son, Gian Galeazzo, Ludovico first revealed his appetite for power, plotting to win the regency from the child’s mother, Bona of Savoy. The plot failed, and Ludovico was exiled but eventually, through threats and flattery, won a reconciliation with Bona and ...
Gian Galeazzo Sforza (20 June 1469 – 21 October 1494), also known as Giovan Galeazzo Sforza, was the sixth Duke of Milan.
