Maximilian Sforza
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Maximilian (Massimiliano) Sforza (1493–1530) was a Duke of Milan from the Sforza family, the son of Lodovico Sforza. He ruled between the occupations of Louis XII of France (1500–1513), and Francis I of France in 1515. He was imprisoned by the returning French following their victory at the Battle of Marignano.
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[edit] Proposed Marriage
When he was three his father tried to arrange a marriage between him and Mary Tudor, the younger daughter of King Henry VII of England. However Henry VII rejected a marriage proposal as Massimiliano's father was hoping that Henry would help him against the French. Henry was only interested in peace not war after founding his new dynasty from the War of the Roses
[edit] References
- Maria Perry, Sisters to King Henry VIII, (1998)
[edit] Ancestors
Maximilian Sforza's ancestors in three generations
[edit] See also
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| Preceded by Louis XII of France |
Duke of Milan 1513–1515 |
Succeeded by Francis I of France |
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