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Battista Sforza (1446 – 6 or 7 July 1472) was the Duchess of Urbino in 1460-1472 as the second wife of Federico da Montefeltro. She acted as regent during her husband's absences from Urbino.
- 6 or 7 July 1472 (aged 25–26), Gubbio, Duchy of Urbino
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. The Attendoli were prosperous farmers of the Romagna (near Ravenna) who first assumed the name Sforza (“Force”) with the founder of the.
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The House of Sforza ( pronounced [ˈsfɔrtsa]) was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. Sforza rule began with the family's acquisition of the Duchy of Milan following the extinction of the Visconti family in the mid-15th century and ended with the death of the last member of the family's main branch, Francesco II Sforza, in 1535.
NameRelationship To The House Of SforzaFounder of the House of SforzaSon of Muzio Attendolo, first Sforza ...Wife of Francesco I SforzaSon of Francesco I Sforza and Bianca ...- Milan: Francesco II (1535), Pesaro: Galeazzo Sforza (1512)
Aug 13, 2022 · Battista was the first legitimate child born to Alessandro Sforza, lord of Pesaro, and Costanza da Varano (1428–1447), the eldest daughter of Piergentile Varano (d. 1433), Lord of Camerino, and Elisabetta Malatesta. In 1447, Costanza died after giving birth to her second child, a son called Costanzo (d. 1483), when Battista was 18 months old.
Sforza, Battista (1446–1472)Duchess of Urbino. Born in 1446; died in 1472; daughter of Allesandro Sforza (1409–1473), lord of Pesaro and Cottignola, and Costanza Sforza ; married Federigo Montefeltro (1422–1482), 1st duke of Urbino; children: Giovanna Montefeltro (who married Giovanni della Rovere); Guidobaldo (1472–1508, who married
The two triumphs feature the same subjects as the portraits decorating the other side, Frederico de Montefeltro the Duke of Urbino, and his wife, Battista Sforza. The named couple and patrons and patrons of this piece (Kempers 237) are thought to have staged it in the center of the audience room in the Urbino palace, where all four images would ...
Battista Sforza, c. 1472. 6. or 7. July 1472. her half-sister Ginevra (1440-1507); her first husband was Sante Bentivoglio (1426-1463), Lord of Bologna, they married in 1452; her second husband was Giovanni II. Bentivoglio (1443-1508), Lord of Bologna, they married in 1464. Federigo da Montefeltro (1422-1482), Duke of Urbino since 23.
