Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan (born 1444)

Galeazzo Maria Sforza

Fifth Duke of Milan (1444–1476)

Galeazzo Maria Sforza 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…