Siblings Anna Sforza Name Gian Sforza | ||
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Born 20 June 1469Abbiategrasso ( 1469-06-20 ) Spouse Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (m. 1488–1494) Children Bona Sforza, Francesco Sforza, Ippolita Maria Sforza Parents Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Bona of Savoy Similar People Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Isabella of Aragon - Duchess, Ludovico Sforza, Bona of Savoy, Francesco I Sforza | ||
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
Gian Galeazzo Sforza (20 June 1469 – 21 October 1494), also known as Giovan Galeazzo Sforza, was the sixth Duke of Milan.
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Early life
Born in Abbiategrasso, he was only seven years old when in 1476 his father, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, was assassinated and he became the Duke of Milan. His uncle, Ludovico Sforza, acted as regent to the young duke, but quickly wrested all power from him and became the de facto ruler of Milan. Ludovico later became the duke after Gian Galeazzo's death, which was widely viewed as suspicious.
Marriage and issue
In February 1489, Gian Galeazzo married his cousin Princess Isabella of Naples. Together they had four children:
Death
Concerning Gian Galeazzo's death in 1494 at Pavia, the Italian historian Francesco Guicciardini had to say in his La Historia di Italia (The History of Italy):
The rumor was widespread that Giovan Galeazzo's death had been provoked by immoderate coitus; nevertheless, it was widely believed throughout Italy that he had died not through natural illness nor as a result of incontinence, but had been poisoned … one of the royal physicians … asserted that he had seen manifest signs of it. Nor was there anyone who doubted that if it had been poison, it had been administered through his uncle Ludovico Sforza's machinations …