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Francesco I Sforza

1401 - 1466

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Francesco I Sforza (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ˈpriːmo ˈsfɔrtsa]; 23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death. In the 1420s, he participated in the War of L'Aquila and in the 1430s fought for the Papal States and Milan against Venice. Once the war between Milan and Venice ended in 1441 under mediation by Sforza, he successfully invaded southern Italy alongside René of Anjou, pretender to the throne of Naples, and after that returned to Milan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco I Sforza has received more than 491,857 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Francesco I Sforza is the 1,229th most popular politician (down from 1,188th in 2019), the 497th most popular biography from Italy (down from 490th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Italian Politician.

Francesco I Sforza was an Italian condottiero and duke of Milan from 1450 to 1466.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francesco I Sforza ranks 1,229 out of 19,576. Before him are Amenhotep II, Joan I of Navarre, Queen Paola of Belgium, Frederick I of Sweden, Ælfweard of Wessex, and Jamukha. After him are Berengar I of Italy, Chlothar II, Liz Truss, Engelbert Dollfuss, Sveinn Björnsson, and Elisabeth of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1401, Francesco I Sforza ranks 3. Before him are Masaccio, and Nicholas of Cusa. After him are Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, Catherine of Valois, Emperor Shōkō, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Stephen Zápolya, Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, and Koca Davud Pasha. Among people deceased in 1466, Francesco I Sforza ranks 2. Before him is Donatello. After him are Hacı I Giray, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Isabel of Barcelos, Peter, Constable of Portugal, Johann Fust, Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves, and Isotta Nogarola.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco I Sforza ranks 497 out of 5,161. Before him are Lavinia Fontana (1552), Ornella Muti (1955), Grazia Deledda (1871), Franco Nero (1941), Theocritus (-315), and Queen Paola of Belgium (1937). After him are Berengar I of Italy (850), Paolo Maldini (1968), Jacopo Peri (1561), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Pope Leo II (611), and Pontormo (1494).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Francesco I Sforza ranks 71. Before him are Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-89), Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87), Brennus (-500), Octavia the Younger (-69), Gaius Gracchus (-154), and Queen Paola of Belgium (1937). After him are Berengar I of Italy (850), Totila (500), Lucius Caesar (-17), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), Trebonianus Gallus (206), and Alcide De Gasperi (1881).

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