Name Isabella Aragon, | Children Bona Sforza | |
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Died February 11, 1524, Naples, Italy Parents Ippolita Maria Sforza, Alfonso II of Naples Similar People Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Ippolita Maria Sforza, Bona Sforza, Alfonso II of Naples, Bianca Maria Visconti | ||
Princess isabella of aragon duchess of milan and bari b1470 d1524
Isabella of Aragon (Italian: Isabella d'Aragona; 2 October 1470 – February 11, 1524), also known as Isabella of Naples, was Duchess consort of Milan by marriage to Gian Galeazzo Sforza.
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- Princess isabella of aragon duchess of milan and bari b1470 d1524
- Isabella of Aragon 1470 1524 by B Luini
- Life
- Issue
- Archeology
- References
Isabella of Aragon 1470-1524, by B. Luini
Life
She was the daughter of King Alfonso II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza. From 1489 to 1494, she was the Duchess consort of Milan, and from 1499 to 1524 the suo jure Duchess of Bari, Princess of Rossano and Lady of Ostuni. After her brother Ferdinand II's death, she was the heir of the Brienne claim to the title King of Jerusalem.
She married her first cousin, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, who at the time was the Duke of Milan. However, his uncle Ludovico Sforza was the de facto ruler.
Isabella also outlived Francesco, who was killed in 1512 by falling from his horse. Of her three children, only Bona survived her.
Issue
Archeology
In 2012, anthropologists excavated the body of Isabella of Aragon, and concluded that she had syphilis. Her teeth had a high level of mercury, which was used (ineffectively) to treat syphilis, and had given a black color to the tooth enamel, most of which had been removed by abrading. They concluded that she was poisoned by her own medicine.