Gian Galeazzo Sforza

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Gian Galeazzo Sforza (also Giovan Galeazzo Sforza) (June 20, 1469 - October 21, 1494), the Sixth Duke of Milan, was only 7 years old when in 1476 his father, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, was assassinated and Gian became the Duke of Milan. His uncle, Lodovico Sforza, acted as regent to the young duke but quickly wrestled all power from him and became the de facto ruler of Milan for some time. In 1488, Gian married princess Isabella of Naples and they had two childred together, Francesco and Bona (who married Sigismund I of Poland). Concerning Gian's death in 1494, Italian historian Francesco Guicciardini had this to say in his La Historia di Italia (The History of Italy):

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