Galeazzo Maria Sforza

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Galeazzo Maria Sforza
Galeazzo Sforza, by Piero Benci, Uffizi Gallery
Duke of Milan
Reign	20 March 1466 – 26 December 1476
Predecessor	Francesco I Sforza
Successor	Gian Galeazzo Sforza
Born	(1444-01-24)24 January 1444 Commune of Fermo (now in Italy)
Died	26 December 1476(1476-12-26) (aged 32) Milan, Duchy of Milan (now in Italy)
Spouse	Dorotea Gonzaga Bona of Savoy
Issue	Gian Galeazzo, Duke of Milan Ermes, Marquis of Tortona Bianca Maria, Holy Roman Empress Anna, Hereditary Princess of Ferrara Illegitimate: Caterina, Countess of Forlì Ottaviano Maria, Bishop of Lodi Chiara, Countess dal Verme
House	Sforza
Father	Francesco I Sforza
Mother	Bianca Maria Visconti

Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476) was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until 1476. He was notorious for being lustful, cruel, and tyrannical.

He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popular condottiero and ally of Cosimo de' Medici who would gain the Duchy of Milan in 1450, and Bianca Maria Visconti.

He married into the Gonzaga family; on the death of his first wife Dorotea Gonzaga, he married Bona of Savoy. Cruel and vengeful, he was "a man who did great follies and dishonest things not to write".^[1]