Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444 – 1476). Fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until his assassination a decade later.
He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popular condottiero and ally of Cosimo de' Medici who would gain the Duchy of Milan in 1450, and Bianca Maria Visconti. He married into the Gonzaga family; on the death of his first wife Dorotea Gonzaga, he married Bona of Savoy.
Father of Gian Galeazzo Sforza , Bianca Maria Sforza and Anna Maria Sforza. He also had three illegitimate children, among them, the famous Caterina Sforza.
More pictures here http://www.kleio.org/en/history/famtree/vip/631/…
and here http://www.kleio.org/en/history/famtree/vip/829/… (he's the Child Jesus).
- "Gian Galeazzo was tall and well built, with the reddish hair and striking good looks of his father..." https://books.google.it/
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