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Bianca Giovanna Sforza

A noblewoman of the House of Sforza whose life was connected with Milan.

1482 – 1496NobleSforza

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Disputed identification and authorshipLa bella principessa · proposed identification as Bianca Giovanna SforzaAttributed to Leonardo da Vinci; authorship disputed · c. 1495–1496 (proposed date)Private collectionPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1482 Documented

Death: 1496 Documented

Role: Noble

Dynasty: Sforza

Territories: Milan (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Ludovico SforzaPending reviewBernardina de Corradis · ESPending review

Partners

Galeazzo Sanseverino · ESPending review

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Sforza, Bianca

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

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1482
The authority record gives the birth as 1482.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Sforza, Bianca · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1496
The authority record gives the death as 1496.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Sforza, Bianca · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Ludovico Sforza
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Bernardina de Corradis
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Galeazzo Sanseverino
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (1)

Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Sforza, Bianca

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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