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Alessandro Sforza
Lord of Pesaro, 1445–1473, of the House of Sforza.

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Key details
Birth: 1409 Documented
Death: 3 April 1473 Documented
Role: Lord
Dynasty: Sforza
Territories: Pesaro (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Lord · Pesaro · Lordship Pending review1445–1473Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Muzio Attendolo SforzaDocumentedLucia Terzani · ESDocumented
Partners
Costanza da Varano · ESDocumented
Children
Sources for this profile
- Treccani · The Sforza family
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Sforza, Alessandro
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
6 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1409
The authority record gives the birth as 1409. - DeathDocumented
3 April 1473
The DBI dates his death to 3 April 1473.Recorded alternatives: 1478 (GND)
Family and relationships (3/3 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Muzio Attendolo Sforza
Paternal relationship confirmed by the source. - MotherDocumented
Lucia Terzani
Maternal relationship confirmed by the source. - Marriage or partnershipDocumented
Costanza da Varano
Marriage confirmed by the source.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Lord · Pesaro · 1445–1473
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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