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Galeazzo Maria Sforza

1444 - 1476

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Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476) was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until 1476. 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. Sforza was married into the Gonzaga family; on the death of his first wife Dorotea Gonzaga, he married Bona of Savoy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Galeazzo Maria Sforza is the 179th most popular nobleman (down from 155th in 2019), the 888th most popular biography from Italy (down from 835th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Galeazzo Maria Sforza was the Duke of Milan and a member of the House of Sforza. He is most famous for being the son of Ludovico Sforza, who was the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 179 out of 1,415. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Isabella d'Este, Jobst of Moravia, Setnakhte, Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, and Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans. After him are Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Beatrice d'Este, Leotychidas, Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Robert Curthose, and Princess Augusta of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1444, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 1. After him are Gaston, Prince of Viana, Nilakantha Somayaji, and Dionisius. Among people deceased in 1476, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 4. Before him are Vlad the Impaler, Simonetta Vespucci, and Regiomontanus. After him are Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Stefan Branković, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, George VIII of Georgia, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, and Pietro Mocenigo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 888 out of 5,161. Before him are Filippo Maria Visconti (1392), Joseph of Cupertino (1603), Paolo Borsellino (1940), Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646), Rosalba Carriera (1673), and Berengar II of Italy (900). After him are Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1533), Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249), Beatrice d'Este (1475), Cosimo Rosselli (1439), Beatrice Cenci (1577), and Pietro Bembo (1470).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 20. Before him are Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Gaius Caesar (-20), Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469), Maria Goretti (1890), and Isabella d'Este (1474). After him are Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1533), Beatrice d'Este (1475), Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), Maximilian Sforza (1493), Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (1545), and Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753).

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