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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.
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)
Unknown Milanese artist Testone of Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Sixth Duke of Milan (1469–1494), and Lodovico Maria Sforza (1452–1508), 1481–94
other name: Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza Details individual; ruler; Italian; Male. Other dates 1476-1494 (ruled) Biography Son of Bona Sforza (q.v.). 19 related objects ...
Ambitious, extravagant, progressive, and sexually notorious, Galeazzo Maria Sforza inherited the ducal throne of Milan in 1466, at the age of twenty-two. Although his reign ended tragically only ten years later, the young prince's court was a dynamic community where arts, policy making, and the panoply of state were integrated with the rhythms ...
