Maximilian Sforza
Duke of Milan
Died when: 37 years 130 days (448 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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Maximilian Sforza (Italian: Massimiliano Sforza; 25 January 1493 – 25 May 1530) was a Duke of Milan from the Sforza family, the son of Ludovico Sforza.
He was installed as a ruler of Milan in 1512 after the capture of Milan by the Holy League, supported by a Swiss militia led by Jakob Meyer zum Hasen.
He ruled from 1512 to 1515, between the occupations of Louis XII of France (1500–1512), and Francis I of France in 1515.After the French victory at the Battle of Marignano, Maximilian was imprisoned by the returning French troops.
When Maximilian was three his father tried to arrange a marriage between him and Mary Tudor, the younger daughter of King Henry VII of England.
However, Henry VII rejected the proposal citing Mary's young age as the issue.
