Maximilian Sforza

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maximilian (Massimiliano) Sforza (1493 - 1530) was a Duke of Milan from the Sforza family, the son of Lodovico Sforza. He ruled between the occupations of Louis XII of France (1500-1513), and Francis I of France in 1515. He was imprisoned by the returning French following their victory at the Battle of Marignano.

[edit] Ancestors

Maximilian Sforza's ancestors in three generations

									Muzio Sforza
						Francesco I Sforza
									Lucia da Torsano
			Ludovico Sforza
									Filippo Maria Visconti
						Bianca Maria Visconti
									Agnese del Maino
Maximilian Sforza
									Niccolò III d'Este
						Ercole d'Este I
									Ricciarda da Saluzzo
			Beatrice d'Este
									Ferdinand I of Naples
						Leonora of Naples
									Isabella of Taranto

[edit] See also

• Italian Wars.

Italian nobility
Preceded by Louis XII of France	Duke of Milan 1513–1515	Succeeded by Francis I of France