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Bianca Maria Visconti

1425–1468 · 15th century

Bianca Maria Visconti was the only child of Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, born to his mistress. Her marriage to the condottiere Francesco Sforza in 1441 gave him a claim to Milan, which he took as duke in 1450. As duchess she shared in government and acted as regent for her son Galeazzo Maria after Sforza's death in 1466.

Bianca Maria Visconti
Image: Bonifacio Bembo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Golden Ambrosian Republic

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bianca Maria Visconti. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bianca-maria-visconti
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