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Galeazzo Maria Sforza

1444 - 1476

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Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476) was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until 1476. He was notorious for being lustful, cruel, and tyrannical. He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popular condottiero and ally of Cosimo de' Medici who would gain the Duchy of Milan in 1450, and Bianca Maria Visconti. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Galeazzo Maria Sforza has received more than 442,169 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Galeazzo Maria Sforza is the 155th most popular nobleman (down from 135th in 2019), the 835th most popular biography from Italy (down from 734th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Galeazzo Maria Sforza was the Duke of Milan and a member of the House of Sforza. He is most famous for being the son of Ludovico Sforza, who was the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 155 out of 1,415. Before him are Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Ramesses IX, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, Haakon VI of Norway, and Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil. After him are Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ramesses X, Daniel of Moscow, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Bertrada of Laon, and Isabella d'Este.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1444, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 1. After him are Gaston, Prince of Viana, Nilakantha Somayaji, and Dionisius. Among people deceased in 1476, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 4. Before him are Vlad the Impaler, Simonetta Vespucci, and Regiomontanus. After him are Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, Stefan Branković, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, George VIII of Georgia, and Pietro Mocenigo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 835 out of 5,161. Before him are Errico Malatesta (1853), Giacomo Balla (1871), Giovanni Gentile (1875), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Donatella Versace (1955), and Julia (-76). After him are Riccardo Giacconi (1931), Andrea Pisano (1290), Federico Barocci (1535), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), and Pope Leo V (870).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Galeazzo Maria Sforza ranks 18. Before him are Joanna I of Naples (1326), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Maria Goretti (1890), and Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469). After him are Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Isabella d'Este (1474), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Eleonora Gonzaga (1630), Maximilian Sforza (1493), and Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756).

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