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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.