Galeazzo Maria Sforza

Galeazzo Maria Sforza
Galeazzo Maria Sforza
	Galeazzo Sforza, by Piero Benci, Uffizi Gallery
Duke of Milan
Reign	20 March 1466 –; 26 December 1476
Predecessor	Francesco I Sforza
Successor	Gian Galeazzo Sforza
Born	24 January 1444; Commune of Fermo
Died	26 December 1476 (aged 32); Milan, Duchy of Milan; (now in Italy)
Spouse	Bona of Savoy (m. 1468)
Issue; among others; details	Gian Galeazzo, Duke of Milan; Ermes, Marquis of Tortona; Bianca Maria, Holy Roman Empress; Anna, Hereditary Princess of Ferrara; Illegitimate:; Caterina, Countess of Forlì; Ottaviano Maria, Bishop of Lodi; Chiara, Countess dal Verme;
House	Sforza
Father	Francesco I Sforza
Mother	Bianca Maria Visconti

Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476) was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until 1476. 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. Sforza was married into the Gonzaga family; on the death of his first wife Dorotea Gonzaga, he married Bona of Savoy.