1493 - 1530
Maximilian Sforza (Italian: Massimiliano Sforza; 25 January 1493 – 25 May 1530) was a Duke of Milan from the Sforza family, the son of Ludovico Sforza. He was installed as a ruler of Milan in 1512 after the capture of Milan by the Holy League, supported by a Swiss militia led by Jakob Meyer zum Hasen. He ruled from 1512 to 1515, between the occupations of Louis XII of France (1500–1512), and Francis I of France in 1515. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximilian Sforza has received more than 79,283 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Maximilian Sforza is the 162nd most popular nobleman (down from 152nd in 2019), the 860th most popular biography from Italy (down from 854th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Nobleman.
Maximilian Sforza was a Duke of Milan and a member of the House of Sforza. He was the son of Francesco Sforza, and he is most famous for his failed attempt to retake Milan from Ludovico il Moro.
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Among noblemen, Maximilian Sforza ranks 162 out of 842. Before him are Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Judith of Bavaria, Beatrice d'Este, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Isabella I of Jerusalem. After him are Germaine of Foix, Ramesses X, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Ramesses IX, and Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia.
1921 - 2019
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 156
1818 - 1893
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 157
797 - 843
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 158
1475 - 1497
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 159
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 160
1172 - 1205
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 161
1493 - 1530
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 162
1488 - 1536
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 163
1150 BC - 1098 BC
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 164
1476 - 1534
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 165
1753 - 1810
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 166
1150 BC - 1111 BC
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 167
1827 - 1892
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 168
Among people born in 1493, Maximilian Sforza ranks 3. Before him are Paracelsus and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha. After him are Anne de Montmorency, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Sten Sture the Younger, Olaus Petri, Tansen, Yamamoto Kansuke, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, Clarice de' Medici, and Nicolaus Olahus. Among people deceased in 1530, Maximilian Sforza ranks 6. Before him are Babur, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Andrea del Sarto, Quentin Matsys, and Thomas Wolsey. After him are Joanna la Beltraneja, Pêro da Covilhã, Judah Leon Abravanel, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Konstanty Ostrogski, and Jacopo Sannazaro.
1493 - 1541
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 1
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 2
1493 - 1530
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3
1493 - 1567
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 4
1493 - 1550
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 5
1493 - 1520
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 6
1493 - 1552
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 7
1493 - 1493
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 8
1493 - 1561
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 9
1493 - 1570
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 10
1493 - 1528
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 11
1493 - 1568
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 12
1483 - 1530
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 1
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 2
1486 - 1530
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 3
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 4
1473 - 1530
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 5
1493 - 1530
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 6
1462 - 1530
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 7
1450 - 1530
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 8
1460 - 1530
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 9
1475 - 1530
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 10
1460 - 1530
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 11
1458 - 1530
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Maximilian Sforza ranks 860 out of 4,668. Before him are Giuseppe Torelli (1658), Orazio Gentileschi (1563), Florianus (232), Titus Tatius (-800), Atia (-85), and Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569). After him are Luigi Russolo (1885), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84), Beatrice of Naples (1457), Guercino (1591), Berengar II of Italy (900), and Angelo Sodano (1927).
1658 - 1709
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 854
1563 - 1639
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 855
232 - 276
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 856
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 857
85 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 858
1569 - 1630
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 859
1493 - 1530
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 860
1885 - 1947
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 861
84 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 862
1457 - 1508
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 863
1591 - 1666
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 864
900 - 966
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 865
1927 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 866
Among noblemen born in Italy, Maximilian Sforza ranks 20. Before him are Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Maria Goretti (1890), Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444), Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Isabella d'Este (1474), and Beatrice d'Este (1475). After him are Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Eleonora Gonzaga (1630), Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431), and Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667).
1360 - 1429
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 14
1890 - 1902
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 15
1444 - 1476
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 16
1590 - 1621
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 17
1474 - 1539
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 18
1475 - 1497
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 19
1493 - 1530
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 20
1476 - 1534
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 21
1753 - 1810
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 22
1474 - 1497
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 23
1630 - 1686
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 24
1431 - 1505
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 25
1667 - 1743
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 26