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Ludovico Maria Sforza (Italian: [ludoˈviːko maˈriːa ˈsfɔrtsa]; 27 July 1452 – 27 May 1508), also known as Ludovico il Moro (Italian: [il ˈmɔːro]; 'the Moor'), and called the "arbiter of Italy" by historian Francesco Guicciardini, was an Italian nobleman who ruled as the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.
May 23, 2024 · Ludovico Sforza (born July 27, 1452, Vigevano, Pavia, duchy of Milan [Italy]—died May 27, 1508, Loches, Toubrenne, France) was an Italian Renaissance regent (1480–94) and duke of Milan (1494–98), a ruthless prince and diplomatist and a patron of Leonardo da Vinci and other artists.
Ludovico Sforza, (born July 27, 1452, Vigevano, Pavia, duchy of Milan—died May 27, 1508, Loches, Toubrenne, France), Regent (1480–94) and duke of Milan (1494–98). The second son of Francesco Sforza, he was known as “the Moor” because of his dark complexion and black hair.
Jun 11, 2018 · Sforza, Ludovico ( c. 1451–1508) Duke of Milan (1494–99). In effective control of the city-state from 1480, Ludovico tried to cement his family's power base through diplomacy and intrigue. Sforza's alliance (1494) with Charles VIII of France marked the start of the Italian Wars.
Ludovico Maria Sforza, also known as Ludovico il Moro, and called the "arbiter of Italy" by historian Francesco Guicciardini, was an Italian nobleman who ruled as the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.
Apr 15, 2014 · Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. Sforza Altarpiece, 1495. Son of (1) Francesco I Sforza and (3) Bianca Maria Sforza. In 1480, several years after the death of his brother (4) Galeazzo Maria Sforza in 1476, he succeeded in gaining control of the regency but did not become duke in name until his nephew Gian Galeazzo Sforza died in 1494.
Sforza Family, Italian family, first named Attendoli, that produced two famous soldiers of fortune and founded a dynasty that ruled Milan for almost a century. Document in which Francesco Sforza, duke of Milan, granted commercial rights to Giovanni Merlo and his descendants, September 7, 1452; it allowed them to buy and sell goods in Milan.
Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan, known as il Moro, was born of Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti. He was Duke of Bari from 1479, regent of the Duchy of Milan from 1480 to 1494 alongside his nephew Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza and finally Duke himself from 1494 to 1499.
Before his fall, Ludovico Sforza was one of the wealthiest and most powerful princes of Renaissance Italy. He was a subtle diplomat and an unscrupulous intriguer. With his wife, Beatrice d' Este, he held a brilliant court and spent immense sums of money to further the arts and sciences.
Ludovico (Maria) Sforza, Duke of Milan, died 27 May 1508 (aged 55). Born in 27 July 1452, Vigevano (Modern day Lombardy), Italy. He was also known as Ludovico il Moro (the Black), due to his dark complexion.
