Died 1512, Angouleme, France Parents Gian Galeazzo Sforza | Mother Isabella of Naples Aunts Anna Sforza Name Francesco Sforza | |
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Born 30 January 1491 ( 1491-01-30 ) Role Gian Galeazzo Sforza's son Grandparents Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Bona of Savoy Great-grandparents Francesco I Sforza, Bianca Maria Visconti, Anne of Cyprus, Louis, Duke of Savoy Similar People Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Anna Sforza, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Muzio Sforza, Bona of Savoy |
Francesco Sforza, nicknamed Il Duchetto ("The Little Duke"; 30 January 1491 – 1512) was the eldest son of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, and Isabella of Naples.
He was Count of Pavia from 1491 to 1499. In the latter year, as the French troops conquered Milan, he was carried to France by King Louis XII.
Francesco died falling from a horse at Angoulême in 1512.
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