Francesco Sforza

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Francesco Sforza was a 15th-century Italian condottiero who became Duke of Milan and founded the Sforza dynasty, playing a key role in the politics of Renaissance Italy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Francesco Sforza canonical 19
Francesco I Sforza 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Milan ⓘ
Italian noble ⓘ
Renaissance political leader ⓘ
condottiero ⓘ
human ⓘ
birthDate 1401-07-23 ⓘ
birthPlace Italy ⓘ
San Miniato ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ
burialPlace Milan Cathedral ⓘ
child Ascanio Sforza ⓘ
Galeazzo Maria Sforza ⓘ
Ippolita Maria Sforza ⓘ
Ludovico Sforza ⓘ
Sforza Maria Sforza ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
deathDate 1466-03-08 ⓘ
deathPlace Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Milan ⓘ
employer Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
familyName Sforza ⓘ
father Muzio Attendolo Sforza ⓘ
founderOf Sforza dynasty of Milan ⓘ
linked to: House of Sforza
givenName Francesco ⓘ
languageSpoken Italian ⓘ
memberOf House of Sforza ⓘ
militaryRank captain-general ⓘ
mother Lucia da Torsano ⓘ
movement Italian Renaissance ⓘ
linked to: Renaissance Italy
nobleTitle Duke of Milan ⓘ
notableAchievement concluded the Peace of Lodi in 1454 ⓘ
played key role in Italian politics during the early Renaissance ⓘ
secured recognition of his rule over Milan by major Italian powers ⓘ
notableWork reorganization of the Duchy of Milan ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Milan ⓘ
condottiero in service of the Duchy of Milan ⓘ
condottiero in service of the Papal States ⓘ
condottiero in service of the Republic of Venice ⓘ
predecessor Republic of Milan ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Milan
reignEnd 1466 ⓘ
reignStart 1450 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Bianca Maria Visconti ⓘ
successor Galeazzo Maria Sforza ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Milan → notableRuler → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Duke of Milan → hasNotableHolder → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Sforza Castle → namedAfter → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Sforza Castle → builder → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Sforza Castle → rebuiltBy → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Bianca Maria Sforza → grandfather → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Filippo Maria Visconti → successor → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Filippo Maria Visconti → employerOf → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Ludovico Sforza → father → Francesco I Sforza ⓘ
linked to: Francesco Sforza
House of Sforza → notableMember → Francesco I Sforza ⓘ
linked to: Francesco Sforza
House of Sforza → prominentMember → Francesco I Sforza ⓘ
linked to: Francesco Sforza
Filarete Tower → associatedWith → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Galeazzo Maria Sforza → predecessor → Francesco I Sforza ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza
linked to: Francesco Sforza
Galeazzo Maria Sforza → father → Francesco I Sforza ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza
linked to: Francesco Sforza
Sforza → notableMember → Francesco I Sforza ⓘ
linked to: Francesco Sforza
Bianca Maria Visconti → spouse → Francesco I Sforza ⓘ
linked to: Francesco Sforza
Ippolita Maria Sforza → father → Francesco I Sforza ⓘ
linked to: Francesco Sforza
Ambrosian Republic → overthrownBy → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Lucia da Torsano → child → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Lucia da Torsano → notableRelative → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Sforza Maria Sforza → father → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Muzio Attendolo Sforza → child → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Muzio Attendolo Sforza → relative → Francesco Sforza ⓘ
Ascanio Sforza → father → Francesco Sforza ⓘ