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Giovanni Sforza

Lord of Pesaro, 1483–1500, of the House of Sforza.

1466 – 1510LordSforza
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Coin portraitCoin of Giovanni SforzaUnidentified Italian mint · Sixteenth centuryWikimedia CommonsPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1466 Documented

Death: 1510 Documented

Role: Lord

Dynasty: Sforza

Territories: Pesaro (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Lord · Pesaro · Lordship Pending review1483–1500Effective rule
Lord · Pesaro · Lordship Pending review1503–1510Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Partners
Lucrezia BorgiaPending review
Documentation

Sources for this profile

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)
Family and relationships (0/1 with a precise source)
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Lucrezia Borgia

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Lord · Pesaro · 1483–1500

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Lord · Pesaro · 1503–1510

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
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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