Ruler · 1452 – 1508

Ludovico Sforza

Lived 1452 – 1508; statesperson, politician. Duke of Milan of Duchy of Milan, 1494 – 1500; also in the line of Milan.

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Lived: 1452 – 1508; 56 years
In office: 1,459 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Duke of Milan

Duchy of Milan · the 7th of 9 dated reigns · 1395 – 1535

3 before

Francesco I Sforza1450 – 1466

Galeazzo Maria Sforza1466 – 1477

Gian Galeazzo Sforza1476 – 1494

Ludovico Sforza1494 – 1500

Maximilian Sforza1512 – 1515

Francesco II Sforza1521 – 1535

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 1494 – 1500 · 6 years · came to it aged 42

Came to it: the nephew or niece of the ruler before, on record
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1500; they died in 1508

Also in the line of Milan (1st of 1).

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