1452 - 1508
Ludovico Maria Sforza (Italian: [ludoˈviːko maˈriːa ˈsfɔrtsa]; 27 July 1452 – 27 May 1508), also known as Ludovico il Moro (Italian: [il ˈmɔːro]; "the Moor"), and called the "arbiter of Italy" by historian Francesco Guicciardini, was an Italian nobleman who ruled as the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499. Although he was the fourth son and excluded from his family's succession, Ludovico was ambitious and managed to obtain dominion over Milan. He first assumed the regency from his sister-in-law Bona, then took over from his deceased nephew Gian Galeazzo, whom some say he poisoned. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludovico Sforza has received more than 871,239 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Ludovico Sforza is the 38th most popular nobleman (up from 40th in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Italy (up from 253rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Nobleman.
Ludovico Sforza was the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499. He is most famous for being the father of Francesco Sforza, who was the Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.
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Among noblemen, Ludovico Sforza ranks 38 out of 842. Before him are Naruhito, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Marie de' Medici, Ramesses III, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and El Cid. After him are Marie Thérèse of France, Otto von Habsburg, Alexander Nevsky, Queen Sofía of Spain, Pope Leo IX, and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom.
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 32
1923 - 2005
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 33
1575 - 1642
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 34
1217 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 35
1904 - 1918
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 36
1045 - 1099
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 37
1452 - 1508
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 38
1778 - 1851
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 39
1912 - 2011
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 40
1220 - 1263
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 41
1938 - Present
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 42
1002 - 1054
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 43
1857 - 1944
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 44
Among people born in 1452, Ludovico Sforza ranks 5. Before him are Leonardo da Vinci, Richard III of England, Girolamo Savonarola, and Ferdinand II of Aragon. After him are Abraham Zacuto, Prospero Colonna, Joanna, Princess of Portugal, and Davide Ghirlandaio. Among people deceased in 1508, Ludovico Sforza ranks 1. After him are Beatrice of Naples, Isaac Abarbanel, René II, Duke of Lorraine, Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad Celtes, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Philip, Elector Palatine, Radu IV the Great, Nephon II of Constantinople, and Nilus of Sora.
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.48
Rank: 1
1452 - 1485
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 2
1452 - 1498
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 3
1452 - 1516
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 4
1452 - 1508
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 5
1452 - 1515
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 6
1452 - 1523
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 7
1452 - 1490
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 8
1452 - 1525
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 9
1452 - 1508
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 1
1457 - 1508
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 2
1437 - 1508
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 3
1451 - 1508
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 4
1447 - 1508
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 5
1459 - 1508
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 6
1472 - 1508
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 7
1448 - 1508
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 8
1467 - 1508
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 9
1450 - 1508
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10
1433 - 1508
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11
Among people born in Italy, Ludovico Sforza ranks 231 out of 4,668. Before him are Piero della Francesca (1415), Pope Celestine V (1215), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Lucius Verus (130), Pope Lucius I (200), and Giorgio Armani (1934). After him are Pope Pius I (90), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Paul V (1552), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict VIII (980), and Bernardo Bertolucci (1941).
1415 - 1492
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 225
1215 - 1296
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 226
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 227
130 - 169
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 228
200 - 254
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 229
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 230
1452 - 1508
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 231
90 - 154
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 232
1240 - 1304
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 233
1552 - 1621
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 234
334 - 399
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 235
980 - 1024
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 236
1941 - 2018
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 237
Among noblemen born in Italy, Ludovico Sforza ranks 4. Before him are Lucrezia Borgia (1480), Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), and Marie de' Medici (1575). After him are Giuliano de' Medici (1453), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Gaius Caesar (-20), and Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469).
1480 - 1519
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 1
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 2
1575 - 1642
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 3
1452 - 1508
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 4
1453 - 1478
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 5
1771 - 1847
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 6
1692 - 1766
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 7
1541 - 1587
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 8
1549 - 1609
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 9
1472 - 1503
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 10
20 BC - 4
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 11
1469 - 1494
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 12