Duke of Milan

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The Duke of Milan was the sovereign ruler of the strategically important Duchy of Milan in northern Italy, a title historically held by powerful dynasties and later by foreign monarchs such as the kings of Spain.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Milan canonical 30
Dukes of Milan 2
Duke Ludovico Sforza 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary noble title
sovereign ruler
appliesToTerritory Lombardy
Milan
associatedWithPerson Leonardo da Vinci
coatOfArms Imperial eagle of the Holy Roman Empire
Visconti serpent (biscione)
linked to: Visconti serpent
country Duchy of Milan
endCause Napoleonic invasion of Italy
abolition of the Duchy of Milan
endTime 1797
firstHolder Gian Galeazzo Visconti
governmentForm monarchy
hasCapital Milan
hasInfluenceOn Italian art patronage
Renaissance politics in Italy
hasLanguage Italian
Latin
hasMonarchType duke
hasNotableHolder Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Filippo Maria Visconti
Francesco Sforza
Francis I of France
Ludovico Sforza
Maximilian Sforza
Philip II of Spain
hasSignificantEvent French occupation of Milan
linked to: League of Cambrai

Habsburg-Spanish rule in Italy
linked to: Habsburg Spain

Italian Wars
hasSignificantRole control of Alpine passes
control of trade routes between Italy and northern Europe
hasTitleHolder House of Habsburg
House of Sforza-Visconti
linked to: House of Sforza

House of Valois-Orléans
linked to: House of Orléans

Kings of Spain
linked to: King of Spain

Sforza family
linked to: House of Sforza

Visconti family
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
nobleRank duke
officeCreatedBy Holy Roman Emperor
Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Italian states
precededBy Lord of Milan
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Castello Sforzesco
linked to: Sforza Castle

Ducal Palace of Milan
linked to: Sforza Castle
startTime 1395
succeededBy Cisalpine Republic

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Referenced by (36)

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

Philip III of Spain positionHeld Duke of Milan
Philip II of Spain title Duke of Milan
Philip IV of Spain positionHeld Duke of Milan
Charles II of Spain positionHeld Duke of Milan
Donato Bramante employer Duke Ludovico Sforza
linked to: Duke of Milan
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor title Duke of Milan
Leonardo da Vinci employer Ludovico Sforza
linked to: Duke of Milan
Ferdinand VI of Spain title Duke of Milan
Philippe, Duke of Anjou positionHeld Duke of Milan
Philippe, Duke of Anjou title Duke of Milan
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor title Duke of Milan
subject linked to: Emperor Charles VI
Philip III of Portugal positionHeld Duke of Milan
Philip IV of Spain positionHeld Duke of Milan
subject linked to: Philip the Great
Philip IV of Spain title Duke of Milan
subject linked to: Rey Planeta
Louis XII of France claimedTitle Duke of Milan
Philip Massinger notableWork The Duke of Milan
linked to: Duke of Milan
Filippo Maria Visconti positionHeld Duke of Milan
Francesco Sforza nobleTitle Duke of Milan
Francesco Sforza positionHeld Duke of Milan
Ludovico Sforza positionHeld Duke of Milan
Maximilian Sforza positionHeld Duke of Milan
Philip II of Portugal positionHeld Duke of Milan
Gian Galeazzo Visconti positionHeld Duke of Milan
House of Visconti notableTitle Dukes of Milan
linked to: Duke of Milan
House of Sforza usedTitle Duke of Milan
The Two Gentlemen of Verona character Duke of Milan
Visconti family heldTitle Dukes of Milan
linked to: Duke of Milan
Lord of Milan followedBy Duke of Milan
Lord of Milan replacedByOffice Duke of Milan
Planet King relatedToTitle Duke of Milan
Miranda fatherOccupationInFiction Duke of Milan (deposed)
linked to: Duke of Milan
Prospero positionHeld Duke of Milan
Prospero title Duke of Milan
Galeazzo Maria Sforza positionHeld Duke of Milan
subject linked to: Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza
Galeazzo Maria Sforza title Duke of Milan
subject linked to: Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza