Francesco II Sforza

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Francesco II Sforza was the last Duke of Milan from the Sforza dynasty, whose rule marked the end of the family's control over the city during the Italian Wars.

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Francesco II Sforza canonical 7
Francesco Maria Sforza 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Milan
Italian noble
Renaissance ruler
human
alliedWith Holy Roman Empire
associatedWith Habsburg–Valois rivalry in Italy
birthDate 1495-01-04
birthPlace Milan
burialPlace Milan
citizenship Duchy of Milan
conflict Italian Wars
contestedBy Kingdom of France
countryRuled Duchy of Milan
deathDate 1535-10-24
deathPlace Milan
dynasty Sforza dynasty
linked to: House of Sforza
endOf Sforza rule in Milan
era 16th century
familyName Sforza
father Ludovico Sforza
Ludovico il Moro
linked to: Ludovico Sforza
fullName Francesco Maria Sforza
linked to: Francesco II Sforza
givenName Francesco
governedFrom Castello Sforzesco, Milan
linked to: Sforza Castle
governedTerritory Lombardy region
linked to: Lombardy
hadNo legitimate heirs
historicalContext Italian Wars
historicalPeriod Italian Renaissance
language Italian
lostControlOf Milan to Habsburg rule after his death
marriageStart 1534
memberOf House of Sforza
militaryRole condottiero
mother Beatrice d’Este
nobleFamily Sforza
notableFor being the last Sforza Duke of Milan
his role in the Italian Wars
positionHeld Duke of Milan
precededBy Louis XII of France
reignEnd 1535
reignStart 1521
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Christina of Denmark
styleOfAddress His Excellency
succeededBy Charles V
Habsburg rule in Milan
supportedBy Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
title Duke of Bari

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Ludovico Sforza child Francesco II Sforza
House of Sforza notableMember Francesco II Sforza
House of Sforza finalDucalRuler Francesco II Sforza
Christina of Denmark spouse Francesco II Sforza
Italian War of 1526–1530 hasCommander Francesco II Sforza
Beatrice d’Este child Francesco II Sforza
Francesco II Sforza fullName Francesco Maria Sforza
linked to: Francesco II Sforza
Cathedral of Saint Ambrose patronDuringConstruction Francesco II Sforza