Bona Sforza d'Aragona (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund I the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447.. Smart, energetic and ambitious, Bona became …

Ludovico Maria Sforza (genannt il Moro; * 27.Juli 1452 in Vigevano; † 27. Mai 1508 in Loches) war von 1494 bis 1499 und 1500 Herzog von Mailand und berühmt als Förderer Leonardo da Vincis und anderer Künstler. Er verlor das Herzogtum 1500 an die Franzosen und starb als deren Gefangener. Sein Beiname il Moro wird häufig als „der Dunkle“ übersetzt und auf seine …

Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476) was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until his assassination a decade later. He was notorious for being lustful, cruel, and tyrannical. He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popular condottiero and ally of Cosimo de' Medici who would gain the Duchy of Milan in 1450, and Bianca Maria Visconti.He married into the …

Der Mailänder Herzog, Ludovico Sforza, wollte gegen die Franzosen sowohl König Maximilian I. als auch die Eidgenossen für sich gewinnen und vermittelte deswegen zwischen den Parteien: Ohne Friede war es weder möglich, Schweizer Söldner noch schwäbische Landsknechte für einen Feldzug gegen Ludwig XII. zu werben, mit ging beides gleichzeitig.

Die Schlacht bei Marignano (heute Melegnano) fand am 13. und 14.September 1515 in der italienischen Lombardei statt und war eine kriegerische Auseinandersetzung zwischen den Eidgenossen und dem Königreich Frankreich um das Herzogtum Mailand.Die Niederlage bei Marignano beendete die Expansionsbestrebungen der Eidgenossen und war eine der letzten …

Mary (French: Marie; Dutch: Maria; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled a collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of Namur, Holland, Hainaut and other territories, from 1477 until her death in 1482.. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of …

Caterina Sforza (1463 – 28 May 1509) was an Italian noblewoman, the Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, firstly with her husband Girolamo Riario, and after his death as a regent of her son Ottaviano.. The descendant of a dynasty of noted condottieri, from an early age, Caterina distinguished herself through her bold and impetuous actions taken to safeguard her …

Sforza (italienisch für „Bezwinger“) ist der Name einer der großen italienischen Familien der Renaissance. ... Gemahlin von Kaiser Maximilian I. Anna Maria Sforza: Tochter von Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Gemahlin von Alfonso I. d’Este, Herzog von Ferrara: Caterina Sforza:

The Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) is a landmark structure located in the Old Town (Altstadt) section of Innsbruck, Austria.It is considered the city's most famous symbol. Completed in 1500, the roof was decorated with 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles for Emperor Maximilian I to mark his wedding to Bianca Maria Sforza. The Emperor and his wife used the balcony to observe …

The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as lords then as dukes, and several collateral branches still exist. The effective founder of the Visconti lordship of Milan was the archbishop Ottone, who wrested control of the city from the rival Della Torre family in 1277.