Ludovico Sforza
Duke of Milan
Died when: 55 years 305 days (670 months)Star Sign: Leo
Ludovico Maria Sforza (Italian: [ludo'vi?ko ma'ri?a 'sf?rtsa]; 27 July 1452 – 27 May 1508), also known as Ludovico il Moro (Italian: [il 'm??ro]; "the Moor"). "Arbiter of Italy", according to the expression used by Guicciardini, was an Italian Renaissance nobleman who ruled as Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.
Endowed with rare intellect and very ambitious, he managed, although fourth son, to acquire dominion over Milan, first subtracting the regency from his unwary sister-in-law Bona, then taking over from his late nephew Gian Galeazzo who, it is said, he had poisoned.
An enlightened, generous and peaceful prince, he became the patron of artists and writers.During his government Milan experienced the full Renaissance and his court became one of the most splendid in Europe.
However, he was nervous and inconsistent in nature.To face the threats of King Alfonso of Naples, he called the French to Italy; threatened even by the French, he could not face the danger, and escaped it only thanks to the intervention of his wife Beatrice.
When Beatrice died, he went into depression, his court turned "from glad heaven to dark hell", and he finally succumbed to the King of France Louis XII, who took him prisoner to France, where he ended his days miserably.
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