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Francesco I Sforza

1401 - 1466

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Francesco I Sforza (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ˈpriːmo ˈsfɔrtsa]; 23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death. In the 1420s, he participated in the War of L'Aquila and in the 1430s fought for the Papal States and Milan against Venice. Once the war between Milan and Venice ended in 1441 under mediation by Sforza, he successfully invaded southern Italy alongside René of Anjou, pretender to the throne of Naples, and after that returned to Milan. He was instrumental in the Treaty of Lodi (1454) which ensured peace in the Italian realms for a time by ensuring a strategic balance of power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco I Sforza is the 1,358th most popular politician (down from 1,229th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from Italy (down from 497th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Italian Politician.

Francesco I Sforza was an Italian condottiero and duke of Milan from 1450 to 1466.

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Among politicians, Francesco I Sforza ranks 1,358 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul Barras, Afonso V of Portugal, Romanos I Lekapenos, Calpurnia, Tabaré Vázquez, and Jianwen Emperor. After him are Arsinoe III of Egypt, Sergey Kirov, Shah Rukh, Bill Nelson, Alauddin Khalji, and Peter I of Portugal.

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Among people born in 1401, Francesco I Sforza ranks 4. Before him are Masaccio, Catherine of Valois, and Nicholas of Cusa. After him are Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, Emperor Shōkō, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen Zápolya, George Sphrantzes, and Badi' al-Zaman Mirza. Among people deceased in 1466, Francesco I Sforza ranks 2. Before him is Donatello. After him are Hacı I Giray, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Isabel of Barcelos, Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves, Peter, Constable of Portugal, Johann Fust, and Isotta Nogarola.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco I Sforza ranks 548 out of 5,161. Before him are Theocritus (-315), Lorenzo Valla (1407), Giovanni Falcone (1939), Anna Magnani (1908), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), and Calpurnia (-77). After him are Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), Giulietta Masina (1921), Roberto Baggio (1967), Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777), Muzio Clementi (1752), and Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Francesco I Sforza ranks 90. Before him are Totila (500), Octavia the Younger (-69), Aurelia Cotta (-120), Trebonianus Gallus (206), Gaius Gracchus (-154), and Calpurnia (-77). After him are Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), Petronius Maximus (396), Lambert of Italy (880), Publius Cornelius Scipio (-260), and Lucius Aelius (101).

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