Maximilian Sforza (
Italian: ''Massimiliano Sforza''; 25 January 1493 – 25 May 1530) was a
Duke of Milan
The following is a list of rulers of Milan from the 13th century to 1814, after which it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia by the Congress of Vienna.
Before elevation to duchy
Until 1259, Milan was a free commune that elect ...
from the
Sforza family, the son of
Ludovico Sforza
Ludovico Maria Sforza (; 27 July 1452 – 27 May 1508), also known as Ludovico il Moro (; "the Moor"). "Arbiter of Italy", according to the expression used by Guicciardini, . He was installed as a ruler of Milan in 1512 after the capture of Milan by the
Holy League
Commencing in 1332 the numerous Holy Leagues were a new manifestation of the Crusading movement in the form of temporary alliances between interested Christian powers. Successful campaigns included the capture of Smyrna in 1344, at the Battle of ...
, supported by a Swiss militia led by
Jakob Meyer zum Hasen
Jakob Meyer zum Hasen (1482 in Basel – 1531 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was the bürgermeister of the city of Basel from 1516 to 1521. A money changer by profession, he was the first bürgermeister of Basel to be a tradesman, belonging to a gui ...
.
[''Die Malerfamilie Holbein in Basel''. Kunstmuseum Basel. 1960. p. 174] He ruled from 1512 to 1515, between the occupations of
Louis XII of France
Louis XII (27 June 14621 January 1515), was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Maria of Cleves, he succeeded his 2nd cousin once removed and brother in law at the tim ...
(1500–1512), and
Francis I of France in 1515. After the French victory at the
Battle of Marignano, Maximilian was imprisoned by the returning French troops.
When Maximilian was three his father tried to arrange a marriage between him and
Mary Tudor, the younger daughter of King
Henry VII of England. However, Henry VII rejected the proposal citing Mary's young age as the issue.
Ancestors
See also
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Italian Wars
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1493 births
1530 deaths
Maximilian Sforza
Maximilian Sforza
Military leaders of the Italian Wars
16th-century Italian nobility
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