1495 - 1535
Francesco II Sforza (4 February 1495 – 2 November 1535) was Duke of Milan from 1521 until his death. He was the last member of the Sforza family to rule Milan. He was the second son of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d'Este. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco II Sforza has received more than 191,302 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Francesco II Sforza is the 2,380th most popular politician (up from 2,719th in 2019), the 837th most popular biography from Italy (up from 935th in 2019) and the 171st most popular Italian Politician.
Francesco II Sforza was the Duke of Milan from 1466 until his death in 1494. He was the son of Francesco I Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti. He succeeded his father as Duke of Milan in 1466. In 1469, he married Beatrice d'Este, daughter of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. They had no children. He was succeeded by his nephew Gian Galeazzo.
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Among politicians, Francesco II Sforza ranks 2,380 out of 15,577. Before him are Lyudmila Putina, Sancho III of Pamplona, Alboin, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Emperor Gaozong of Song, and Eric I of Denmark. After him are Childebert III, Michael D. Higgins, Zhang Liang, Jacob Zuma, Mohammad Khatami, and Peng Dehuai.
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 2,374
990 - 1035
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 2,375
530 - 572
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 2,376
1805 - 1877
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2,377
1107 - 1187
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2,378
1055 - 1103
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2,379
1495 - 1535
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,380
678 - 711
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,381
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,382
290 BC - 186 BC
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 2,383
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 2,384
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 2,385
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 2,386
Among people born in 1495, Francesco II Sforza ranks 2. Before him is Cuauhtémoc. After him are John of God, Petrus Apianus, Jan van Scorel, Clément Marot, Barbara Zápolya, Enrique of Malacca, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Nicolas Gombert, Giampietrino, and Melchior Hoffman. Among people deceased in 1535, Francesco II Sforza ranks 3. Before him are Thomas More and Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. After him are Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Lorenzo Costa, Ippolito de' Medici, John Fisher, Gustav Trolle, and Bartolomeo Tromboncino.
1495 - 1525
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1
1495 - 1535
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2
1495 - 1550
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3
1495 - 1552
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 4
1495 - 1562
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 5
1495 - 1544
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 6
1495 - 1515
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 7
1495 - 1600
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 8
1495 - 1545
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 9
1495 - 1560
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 10
1495 - 1549
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 11
1495 - 1543
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 12
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 1
1486 - 1535
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 2
1495 - 1535
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 3
1450 - 1535
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 4
1484 - 1535
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 5
1513 - 1535
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 6
1460 - 1535
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 7
1511 - 1535
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 8
1469 - 1535
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 9
1488 - 1535
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 10
1470 - 1535
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 11
Among people born in Italy, Francesco II Sforza ranks 837 out of 4,668. Before him are Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Rosalia Lombardo (1918), Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Pietro Bembo (1470), and Maurizio Pollini (1942). After him are Euhemerus (-330), Francesco Guardi (1712), Francesco Totti (1976), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), Gentile da Fabriano (1370), and Giovanna of Italy (1907).
1351 - 1402
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 831
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 832
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 833
1834 - 1886
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 834
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 835
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 836
1495 - 1535
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 837
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 838
1712 - 1793
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 839
1976 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 840
1494 - 1540
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 841
1370 - 1427
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 842
1907 - 2000
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 843
Among politicians born in Italy, Francesco II Sforza ranks 171. Before him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Romano Prodi (1939), Phalaris (-700), Louise of Orléans (1812), and Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351). After him are Giovanna of Italy (1907), Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900), Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810), Florianus (232), Titus Tatius (-800), and Atia (-85).
1587 - 1637
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 165
1448 - 1495
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 166
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 167
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 168
1812 - 1850
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 169
1351 - 1402
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 170
1495 - 1535
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 171
1907 - 2000
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 172
1900 - 1948
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 173
1810 - 1842
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 174
232 - 276
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 175
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 176
85 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 177