Ruler · 1401 – 1466

Francesco I Sforza

Lived 1401 – 1466. Duke of Milan of Duchy of Milan, 1450 – 1466.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1401 – 1466; 65 years
In office: 16 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Duchy of Milan
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Duke of Milan

Duchy of Milan · the 4th of 9 dated reigns · 1395 – 1535

Gian Galeazzo Visconti1395 – 1402

Gian Maria Visconti1402 – 1412

Filippo Maria Visconti1412 – 1447

Francesco I Sforza1450 – 1466

Galeazzo Maria Sforza1466 – 1477

Gian Galeazzo Sforza1476 – 1494

Ludovico Sforza1494 – 1500

2 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1450 – 1466 · 16 years · came to it aged 49

Came to it: the in-law of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: edema

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