Duchess of Milan

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The Duchess of Milan was a noble title in Renaissance Italy, most famously held by powerful women such as Christina of Denmark who played key roles in European dynastic politics.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title
associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
House of Valois NERFINISHED
Sforza family NERFINISHED
Visconti family NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Italian Wars NERFINISHED
associatedWithInstitution Milanese ducal court NERFINISHED
associatedWithReligion Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
country Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
equivalentTitle Duca di Milano (Duke of Milan) NERFINISHED
genderOfTitleholder female
heldBy Anne of Brittany, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
Beatrice d’Este NERFINISHED
Bianca Maria Sforza NERFINISHED
Bianca Maria Visconti NERFINISHED
Catherine of Austria, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
Christina of Denmark NERFINISHED
Claude of France, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Italian
Latin
locatedIn Italy
Renaissance Italy NERFINISHED
notableTitleHolder Anne of Brittany, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
Beatrice d’Este NERFINISHED
Bianca Maria Sforza NERFINISHED
Bianca Maria Visconti NERFINISHED
Catherine of Austria, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
Christina of Denmark NERFINISHED
Claude of France, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Milan NERFINISHED
politicalFunction instrument of dynastic alliance
link between Italian and European courts
means of territorial claim over Milan
relatedTitle Duke of Milan NERFINISHED
seatOfPower Castello Sforzesco NERFINISHED
Milan NERFINISHED
subclassOf European noble title
ducal title
timeOfUse 15th century
16th century
early modern period
titleHolderRole consort
sovereign duchess
usedInPeriod Renaissance NERFINISHED

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

Anne of Brittany title Duchess of Milan
Christina of Denmark title Duchess of Milan