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		Sforza, Galeazzo Maria (1444-1476), Duke of Milan, son of Francesco Sforza.
		Sforza, Francesco (1401-1466), Duke of Milan, son of Giacomuzzo Sforza (1369-1424), founder of the Sforza dynasty of Milan.
		Grimaldi, Francesco Maria (1618-1663), Italian astronomer who discovered the diffraction of light.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Grimaldi_Francesco_Maria.html (96 words)

	Fragments of Tarot History – page 2 of 5
		Sigismondo Malatesta, lord of Rimini, ally (and later adversary) of Francesco Sforza, requests that Bianca Maria acquire for him a deck of triumph cards from the celebrated artists of Cremona.
		Dummett considers the combination of “the ducal crown with the fronds of laurel and palm, and the three interlaced rings which constitute a heraldic device specific to Francesco Sforza” to provide “incontestable proof that the pack was painted after 1450, the year Francesco made good his claim to the title of duke”.
		A letter by Francesco Sforza, requesting two decks “ carte de triumphi ”, or if Tarot decks are not available, two decks of “ carte da giocare ”.
	www.geocities.com /cartedatrionfi/Fragments/1440-1479.html (96 words)

	ferraraparisina
		By the marriage to Francesco Sforza this was Bianca Marias step-daughter.
		Filippo Maria Visconti, 36 years in 1428, married Maria of Savoyen (17), Francesco Sforza (40), in concurrence to Lionello (35) married Bianca Maria (16) in 1441 and Ludovico Sforza (42) married Bianca d'Este (15), might serve as examples.
		Sigismondo married an illegitime daughter of Francesco Sforza, Drusiana, which was killed by him in 1449.
	www.geocities.com /autorbis/ferraraparisina.html (96 words)

	Galeazzo_Maria_Sforza
		Galeazzo was born to Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti.
		Galeazzo Maria Sforza (January 24, 1444 – December 26, 1476) was Duke of Milan.
		His daughter Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510) married Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1493.
	www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=Galeazzo_Maria_Sforza (245 words)

	Sforza on Encyclopedia.com
		Francesco was succeeded by his eldest son, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1444-76, a highly educated but dissolute and cruel man; he was a patron of the arts and employed the architect Bramante.
		Galeazzo's daughter Bianca Maria married Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, and his illegitimate daughter Caterina Sforza, 1463?-1509, became the wife of Gerolamo Riario, lord of the cities of Imola and Forlì and a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV.
		Francesco took possession of his duchy after the French defeat (1522) by the army of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at Bicocca.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Sforza.asp (732 words)

	Lodovico Sforza Biography / Biography of Lodovico Sforza Biography Biography
		When Francesco I Sforza died in 1466, he was succeeded by the dissolute Galeazzo Maria, elder brother of Lodovico.
		Lodovico Sforza, born on July 27, 1452, was the fourth son of Francesco I Sforza and, as such, was not expected to become ruler of Milan.
		Under the tutelage of the humanist Francesco Filelfo, Lodovico received instruction in the beauties of painting, sculpture, and letters, but he was also taught the methods of government and warfare.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-lodovico-sforza/index.html (710 words)

	A Horse for the Duke / A Horse for Leonardo
		A monument to celebrate the status and the exploits of Francesco Sforza was first proposed during Galeazzo Maria’s rule.
		Francesco’s son planned to build a life-size, bronze equestrian statue to be placed inside the Sforza Castle, in the ravelin towards the square or however in a place where it would create a great impression.
		It was certainly there in 1493, when the wedding between Bianca Maria Sforza and Maximilian of Hapsburg was celebrated: in fact, there are no valid reasons to believe that the model had been publicly exhibited, contrary to what some poets of the time claim.
	www.museoscienza.org /English/leonardo/cavallo/cap4.htm (906 words)

	SFORZA - Online Information article about SFORZA
		Calvi, Bianca Maria Sforza-Visconti e gli ambasciatori di Lodovico it Moro (Milan, 1888) ; A. Segre, Lodovico Sforza, duca di Milano," in R. Accad.
		FRANCESCO (1401—1466) succeeded in command of the condottieri, and showed military See also:
		FRANCESCO, the son of Gian Galeazzo, was also taken to France by Louis XII., became See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SCY_SHA/SFORZA.html (1133 words)

	The Middle Ages - Coins: 11_dukat_65
		Following the Viscontis, in 1450 a new dynasty, represented by Francesco Sforza, began to rule in Milan (until 1535).
		On behalf of the latter's son, Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza, his uncle, Ludovico Maria Sforza, called "Il Moro", managed affairs of state.
		Francesco was the first to have his portrait struck on gold and silver coins.
	www.moneymuseum.com /standard_etage_2_english/raeume/mittelalter/muenzen/hin_zu_gold/11_dukat_65/content.html (148 words)

	Italy
		Francesco Maria II married a granddaugher, Lucretia, of Lucretia Borgia, whose children otherwise failed to continue the line of d'Este in Modena.
		The son of Giovanna and Giovanni, Francesco Maria, then succeeds to the Duchy, which is then in the possession of the della Roveres until the male line fails and the territory reverts to the Papacy.
		What the Sforzas had to deal with nearly their entire tenure in Milan was the fact that their hereditary claim to Milan was less good than the French house of Orlèans, which was descended from a daughter, Valentina, of Gian Galeazzo.
	www.friesian.com /italia.htm (9545 words)

	Andy's Playing Cards - page VI - The Visconti Tarots - part 1
		Allegedly, the two personages are Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti, who married in 1441; thus, we should assume that this tarot was manufactured later than the Cary-Yale one.
		Other scholars, though, have claimed that the personages appearing in the Cary-Yale card might be the son of Francesco Sforza, Galeazzo Maria, and his bride Bona of Savoy: in fact, the serpent was among the devices retained by the Sforza family.
		Seen from the opposite end, the gold coin may have been fictional by the time the tarot was painted, and later on Francesco Sforza, inspired by the knight pattern, may have decided to strike a real one, with a different motto.
	it.geocities.com /a_pollett/cards31.htm (2409 words)

	Illustrious People
		In government Francesco depended largely upon his secretary, Cicco Simonetta, and was less surcely in control of the duchy's subject citices.
		When his father Muzio Attendolo was killed in battle in 1424, Francesco succeceded to his father's leadership and reputation for strict military discipline.
		Thereafter his principal employer was Duke Filippo Maria Visconti of Milan, whom he served in successive campaigns against Venice, and whose daughter Bianca Maria he marricd (1443).
	www.wga.hu /database/glossary/illustri/sforza_f.html (283 words)

	Frank Zöllner: LEONARDO DA VINCI
		In the centre is the coat of arms of the client, Ludovico Sforza combined with those of his wife Beatrice d'Este; on his right (the viewer's left) is the coat of arms of his first-born son Massimiliano and on his right that of his second-born son Francesco.
		This project was intended by Ludovico both as a memorial to his father Francesco Sforza and to enhance his own reputation, and Leonardo refers specifically to it in his famous letter of application, which he probably sent to the court in Milan in 1482 or 1483.
		Maria delle Grazie altered specifically as a last resting place for his family, then Leonardo's Last Supper is not merely an outstanding example of artistic innovation and creativity, but also a dynastic statement by his client.
	www.uni-leipzig.de /~kuge/neu/zoellner/leonardo-eng.htm (283 words)

	Bianca Maria Visconti
		Quando Francesco Sforza marciò verso Milano e la conquistò, la folla acclamò il condottiero duca di Milano e Bianca Maria si trovò al suo fianco a gestire l’impegno.
		A 16 anni convolò a nozze con Francesco Sforza, capitano di ventura, di 24 anni più anziano di lei, e prese a seguirlo sui campi di battaglia di tutta la penisola.
		Bianca Maria Visconti introdusse elementi nuovi e importanti che caratterizzarono in maniera determinante il suo regno.
	www.melegnano.net /rif0016.htm (283 words)

	Lodovico Sforza, the Moor
		Francesco I had married Bianca Maria, sole daughter and heir of Filippo Maria Visconti, and thus had become duke of Milan.
		Born in 1451/2 and died in 1508, he was the son of Francesco I Sforza.
		In 1494 Ludovico summoned Charles VIII of France to his aid, whose invasion of Italy in the same year was the beginning of the Italian wars between Spain and France.
	www.gicas.net /machiavelli/ilmoro.html (283 words)

	A Horse for the Duke / A Horse for Leonardo
		A monument to celebrate the status and the exploits of Francesco Sforza was first proposed during Galeazzo Maria’s rule.
		It was certainly there in 1493, when the wedding between Bianca Maria Sforza and Maximilian of Hapsburg was celebrated: in fact, there are no valid reasons to believe that the model had been publicly exhibited, contrary to what some poets of the time claim.
		Francesco’s son planned to build a life-size, bronze equestrian statue to be placed inside the Sforza Castle, in the ravelin towards the square or however in a place where it would create a great impression.
	www.museoscienza.org /English/leonardo/cavallo/cap4.htm (283 words)

	A Horse for the Duke / A Horse for Leonardo
		When Francesco died in 1466, he was succeeded by his first-born son Galeazzo Maria (1444-1476), who held power only for ten years as he was assassinated in 1476 by a group of conspirators.
		In 1450 Francesco Sforza triumphantly re-entered the city and was acclaimed duke.
		The inheritance of the duchy passed on to his son Gian Galeazzo (1469-1494), who, being still a minor, was put under the guardianship of his mother, Bona of Savoy.
	www.museoscienza.org /english/leonardo/cavallo/cap3.htm (283 words)

	End of Europe's Middle Ages - The Visconti and Sforza in Milan
		Francesco's son, Galeazzo Maria (1466-1476), proved to be so malignant that his assassination was plotted by leading Milanese families who argued that a tyrant should be killed for the good of the community.
		He died without heirs and his daughter, Bianca, married Francesco Sforza, one of the most powerful mercenary captains in Milan.
		Having settled the situation, Sforza declared himself to be the successor to the Visconti dynasty through his wife and ruled as Duke of Milan until his death in 1466.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/bluedot/milan.html (283 words)

	Famiglie storiche - pafg09 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		LUDOVICO MARIA IL MORO SFORZA DUCA MILANO was born in 1452.
		FRANCESCO I SFORZA DUCA MILANO [ Parents ] was born in 1401.
		BIANCA MARIA VISCONTI [ Parents ] was born in 1425.
	xoomer.virgilio.it /ulamagni/fmglstoriche/pafg09.htm (283 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Sforza
		Sforza, Galeazzo Maria (1444-1476), duke of Milan, son of Francesco Sforza.
		Sforza, Italian ducal family that ruled Milan from 1450 to 1535.
		A descendant of the illustrious Sforzas of Milan, he served as foreign minister...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Sforza.html (125 words)

	Pallacorda 1450-1550
		Milan under Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1994) on Galeazzo Maria’s tennis and the Duke, one of the most powerful and extravagant rulers of his age, can rightfully be called the first patron of tennis.
		The written record of young Galeazzo’s first game of tennis is in a letter he wrote to his father Francesco Sforza on 2 August 1457 from the Este villa of Belriguardo.
		Galeazzo had gathered the best tennis pros from other Italian courts and demanded top-class performances from them.
	www.real-tennis.nl /1450.html (125 words)

	PESARO - LoveToKnow Article on PESARO
		Leo X. took the city away from Francesco and gave it to Lorenzo de' Medici; but on Lorenzo's death Francesco was restored and Pesaro became the ordinary residence of the dukes of Urbino till tne death of Francesco Maria II.
		Upon this hill stands.he Villa Imperiale, the foundation stone of which was laid by ;he emperor Frederick III., built by the Sforza, and decorated with fine stucco ceilings and wall paintings and pavements of majolica plaques.
		The composer Gioacchino Rossini, who was a native of Pesaro, left all his fortune to found a musical lyceum in the city, and his statue by Marochetti (1864) stands near the railway station.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PE/PESARO.htm (646 words)

	history
		Francesco was succeeded by two of his sons, Galeazzo Maria and Ludovico.
		Manzoni, Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni, Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio (1785-1873), Italian novelist, poet, and playwright, born in Milan.
		The Sforzas were patrons of such artists as the architect Bramante and the painter-inventor Leonardo da Vinci; many were able rulers, and the city flourished under their guidance.
	www.milanometropoli.com /history.htm (2036 words)

	End of Europe's Middle Ages - The Visconti and Sforza in Milan
		Francesco's son, Galeazzo Maria (1466-1476), proved to be so malignant that his assassination was plotted by leading Milanese families who argued that a tyrant should be killed for the good of the community.
		He died without heirs and his daughter, Bianca, married Francesco Sforza, one of the most powerful mercenary captains in Milan.
		Having settled the situation, Sforza declared himself to be the successor to the Visconti dynasty through his wife and ruled as Duke of Milan until his death in 1466.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/bluedot/milan.html (345 words)

	The Official Castello Sforzesco Website
		Francesco was succeeded by his eldest son, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, a highly educated but dissolute and cruel man. He was assassinated in 1476 by a group of republican conspirators.
		Military leader Francesco Sforza, who had already been commanding the Milanese troops in the service of the last duke, was called in to defend the city against the attacks of the Venetian.
		A skilled diplomat, Francesco Sforza was supported by the Medici of Florence.
	www.milanocastello.it /ing/approfondimentiSforza.html (776 words)

	AllRefer.com - Francesco I Sforza (Italian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Francesco I Sforza[frAnchAs´kO, sfOr´tsA] Pronunciation Key, 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66); illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza.
		His son, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, succeeded him as duke.
		Francesco, who commanded the Milanese troops, made himself master of the republic and was proclaimed duke in 1450 with the support of the Medici of Florence.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Sforza-F.html (247 words)

	VISCONTI-SFORZA TRIUMPH OF FORCE
		Although the Sforzas were employed both by the Viscontis against the Venentians and then the Venetians against the Visconti, both Murzio and Francesco finally carved city-states out for themselves, with Francesco controlling Cremona, south of Milan.
		After battling Filippo Maria Visconti for some years, Francesco made peace with the Visconti and married Filippo’s daughter Bianca.
		In Sforza’s case, unlike the area of Trojan romances, where all the manuscripts pre-dated his rule, astrology was one area of the Pavian library to which he added - in particular a highly illustrated volume of Iohannes de Sacrobosco’s De Sphaera, treating allegorically of the influence of the planets on human life.
	www.angelfire.com /space/tarot/hercule.html (1941 words)

	Sforza, Francesco I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
		Sforza, Francesco I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
		His son, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, succeeded him as duke.
		In 1441 he married Bianca Maria, illegitimate daughter of Filippo Maria (see under Visconti), duke of Milan.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sf/Sforza-F.html (1941 words)

	Sforza Galeazzo Maria
		Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti's son, he was born in Fermo and he was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 to 1476.
		The truth was that Galeazzo Maria's son, Gian Galeazzo, succedeed to him and in spite of everything, he maintained the father regimen.
		Drawing upon himself hatred of many people, on Saint Stefano's day, while returning from a military expedition against the Duke of Borgogna, he was mortally wounded by 3 hired killers aiming to urge people to revolt in order to establish a freedom regimen.
	www.marchenet.it /galeazzi/galeazzi2/Ingsforza.htm (1941 words)

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