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Battista Sforza

A consort of the House of Sforza whose life was connected with Pesaro.

1446 – 1472ConsortSforza

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Posthumous portraitBattista Sforza · diptych of the Duke and Duchess of UrbinoPiero della Francesca · c. 1473–1475Gallerie degli UffiziPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1446 Documented

Death: 1472 Documented

Role: Consort

Dynasty: Sforza

Territories: Pesaro (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Alessandro SforzaDocumentedCostanza da Varano · ESDocumented

Partners

Federico da MontefeltroDocumented

Children

Giovanna da Montefeltro · ESAgnese da Montefeltro · ES

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1446
The authority record gives the birth as 1446.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Battista, Urbino, Herzogin · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1472
The authority record gives the death as 1472.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Battista, Urbino, Herzogin · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (3/3 with a precise source)

FatherDocumented
Alessandro Sforza
Paternal relationship confirmed by the source.
Treccani · Battista Sforza · Opening paragraph and passage on the marriage to Federico da Montefeltro.
Reviewed on 2026-10-27 by El Árbol de Europa ·
MotherDocumented
Costanza da Varano
Maternal relationship confirmed by the source.
Treccani · Battista Sforza · Opening paragraph and passage on the marriage to Federico da Montefeltro.
Reviewed on 2026-10-27 by El Árbol de Europa ·
Marriage or partnershipDocumented
Federico da Montefeltro
Marriage confirmed by the source.
Treccani · Battista Sforza · Opening paragraph and passage on the marriage to Federico da Montefeltro.
Reviewed on 2026-10-27 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Biographical and contextual references (2)

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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