- Anna Sforza
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Anna Sforza (
Milan ,21 July 1476 –2 December 1497 ) was the daughter of DukeGaleazzo Maria Sforza of Milan. She marriedAlfonso I d'Este , futureDuke of Ferrara .For political reasons she married Alfonso, heir to
Ercole I d'Este . Fact|date=March 2008Her uncle,
Ludovico Sforza marriedBeatrice d'Este , a daughter of Ercole I d'Este. Fact|date=March 2008Her sister,
Bianca Maria Sforza married Holy Roman EmperorMaximillian I . Fact|date=March 2008The bride and groom were both fifteen when, in January 1491, their wedding took place amidst banquets, receptions and theatrical representations. Fact|date=March 2008
On
2 December 1497 she give birth to her first child, which died immediately after being baptized; Anna died too. She was only 21. Fact|date=March 2008Mother and child were buried together in the monastery of San Vito, of which the young Sforza was benefactor.
Fact|date=March 2008Her death also marked the end of the bond between the Sforza and Este families. Fact|date=March 2008Alfonso remarried with
Lucrezia Borgia . Fact|date=March 2008External links
* [http://www.kleio.org/monalisa/g_eng/450.htm A number of portraits] .
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