Massimiliano Sforza | |
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Duke of Milan | |
Reign | 16 June 1512 – 11 October 1515 |
Predecessor | Louis XII of France |
Successor | Francis I of France |
Born | Ercole Massimiliano Sforza 25 January 1493 Milan, Duchy of Milan |
Died | 4 June 1530 Fontainebleau, France | (aged 37)
House | Sforza |
Father | Ludovico Sforza |
Mother | Beatrice d'Este |
Maximilian Maria Sforza ( Italian: Massimiliano Maria Sforza; 25 January 1493 – 25 May 1530) [1] 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. [2] He ruled from 1512 to 1515, [3] between the occupations of Louis XII of France (1500–1512), and Francis I of France in 1515. After the French victory at the Battle of Marignano, Maximilian was imprisoned by the returning French troops. [4]
When Maximilian was three his father tried to arrange a marriage between him and Mary Tudor, the younger daughter of King Henry VII of England. [5] However, Henry VII rejected the proposal citing Mary's young age as the issue. [5]