House of Sforza

E199449
Italian dynasty noble family ruling house

The House of Sforza was a powerful Italian Renaissance dynasty that rose from condottieri origins to become influential patrons of art and politics in northern Italy.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
House of Sforza canonical 19
Sforza family 10
Sforza dynasty 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian dynasty ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
ruling house ⓘ
activeInPeriod Renaissance ⓘ
alliedWith Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
alsoKnownAs House of Sforza ⓘ
surface form: Sforza family
cameToPowerThrough marriage alliance with Visconti ⓘ
capital Milan ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature black eagle ⓘ
lion ⓘ
commissionedArtist Donato Bramante ⓘ
Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ
commissionedWork Last Supper ⓘ
surface form: The Last Supper
country Italy ⓘ
extinctionOfDucalLine 1535 ⓘ
finalDucalRuler Francesco II Sforza ⓘ
foundedBy Muzio Attendolo Sforza ⓘ
gainedControlOf Milan ⓘ
Pavia ⓘ
historicalSignificance major power in northern Italy during the Renaissance ⓘ
knownFor Renaissance cultural patronage ⓘ
military leadership as condottieri ⓘ
political influence in northern Italy ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
lostControlOfMilanInYear 1499 ⓘ
notableMember Ascanio Sforza ⓘ
Bianca Maria Sforza ⓘ
Caterina Sforza ⓘ
Francesco Sforza ⓘ
surface form: Francesco I Sforza

Francesco II Sforza ⓘ
Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza ⓘ
surface form: Galeazzo Maria Sforza

Ludovico Sforza ⓘ
Ludovico Sforza ⓘ
surface form: Ludovico il Moro

Massimiliano Sforza ⓘ
origin condottieri background ⓘ
patronOf architecture ⓘ
arts ⓘ
literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
prominentMember Francesco Sforza ⓘ
surface form: Francesco I Sforza

Ludovico Sforza ⓘ
region Lombardy ⓘ
relatedTo Visconti family ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
restoredToPowerInMilanInYear 1512 ⓘ
roseToPowerInCentury 15th century ⓘ
ruled Duchy of Milan ⓘ
seatOfPower Sforza Castle ⓘ
surface form: Castello Sforzesco
usedTitle Duke of Milan ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Milan → rulingDynasty → House of Sforza ⓘ
Duke of Milan → hasTitleHolder → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
Duke of Milan → hasTitleHolder → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Sforza-Visconti
Duke of Piacenza → predecessorDynasty → House of Sforza ⓘ
Sforza Castle → namedAfter → House of Sforza ⓘ
Bianca Maria Sforza → memberOf → House of Sforza ⓘ
Bianca Maria Sforza → nobleFamily → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
Francesco Sforza → memberOf → House of Sforza ⓘ
Francesco Sforza → founderOf → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza dynasty of Milan
Ludovico Sforza → nobleFamily → House of Sforza ⓘ
Sforzesca Infantry Division → namedAfter → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
Lordship of Milan → hasRulingFamily → House of Sforza ⓘ
Maximilian Sforza → memberOf → House of Sforza ⓘ
Maximilian Sforza → nobleFamily → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
House of Visconti → succeededBy → House of Sforza ⓘ
House of Sforza → alsoKnownAs → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
Visconti family → succeededBy → House of Sforza ⓘ
Visconti family → relatedDynasty → House of Sforza ⓘ
House of Este → maritalAllianceWith → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
Vigevano → historicallyRuledBy → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
Christina of Denmark → associatedWith → House of Sforza ⓘ
Bona Sforza → memberOf → House of Sforza ⓘ
Caterina Sforza → nobleFamily → House of Sforza ⓘ
Girolamo Riario → associatedWith → House of Sforza ⓘ
Isabella Jagiellon → motherDynasticHouse → House of Sforza ⓘ
Sophia Jagiellon → mother's noble family → House of Sforza ⓘ
Sophia Jagiellon → maternal dynasty → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
Gonzaga → alliedWith → House of Sforza ⓘ
Filarete Tower → associatedWith → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza dynasty
Rocca di Ravaldino → associatedWith → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
House of Borromeo → hasDynasticConnection → House of Sforza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforza family
Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza → memberOf → House of Sforza ⓘ
subject surface form: Galeazzo Maria Sforza
Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza → nobleFamily → House of Sforza ⓘ
subject surface form: Galeazzo Maria Sforza
this entity surface form: Sforza dynasty