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Sforza was a great family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan.

The dynasty was founded by Francesco Sforza, who ruled Milan for the first half of the Renaissance era, acquiring the title of Duke from the extinct Visconti family in 1447. While there were many good rulers in the family, there were also a number of despots, many of which were mentally unstable.

This family would later join with the Borgia Family, through the arranged marriage of Lucrezia Borgia to Giovanni Sforza (who was the illegitimate son of Costanzo Sforza).

The last duke of Milan was Ludovico Sforza (a.k.a. Ludovico il Moro, famous also for taking Leonardo da Vinci at his service) was defeated in 1500 by the French army of Louis XII, starting several centuries of foreign rule in Milan.

Not to be confused with sforzando, a musical marking.

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 '''Sforza''' was a great family of [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]], based in [[Milan]].
-The dynasty was founded by [[Francesco Sforza]], who ruled Milan for the first half of the [[Renaissance]] era.  While there were many good rulers in the family, there were also a number of despots, many of which were mentally unstable.
+The dynasty was founded by [[Francesco Sforza]], who ruled Milan for the first half of the [[Renaissance]] era, acquiring the title of Duke from the extinct [[Visconti]] family in 1447. While there were many good rulers in the family, there were also a number of despots, many of which were mentally unstable.
 This family would later join with the [[Borgia|Borgia Family]], through the arranged marriage of [[Lucrezia Borgia]] to [[Giovanni Sforza]] (who was the illegitimate son of [[Costanzo Sforza]]).
+The last duke of Milan was [[Ludovico Sforza]] (a.k.a. ''Ludovico il Moro'', famous also for taking [[Leonardo da Vinci]] at his service) was defeated in 1500 by the French army of [[Louis XII]], starting several centuries of foreign rule in Milan.