Maximilian Sforza

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Maximilian (Massimiliano) Sforza (1493 - 1530) was Duke of Milan of the Sforza family, son of Lodovico Sforza. He ruled between the occupations of Louis XII of France (1500-1512), 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
 


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Preceded by
Louis XII of France
Duke of Milan
1512–1515
Succeeded by
Francis I of France