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Biography of Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress 1472-1510

Paternal Family Tree: Sforza

Maternal Family Tree: Tomasina Morosini

Before 1469 [her father] Galeazzo Maria Sforza 5th Duke Milan (age 24) and [her mother] Bona of Savoy (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy and [her grandmother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1472 Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress was born to Galeazzo Maria Sforza 5th Duke Milan (age 27) and Bona of Savoy (age 22).

On 26 Dec 1476 [her father] Galeazzo Maria Sforza 5th Duke Milan (age 32) was murdered at the Basilica di Santo Stefano Maggiore, Milan [Map]. Supported by about thirty friends, the three men waited in the church for the duke to arrive for mass. When Galeazzo Sforza arrived, Lampugnani knelt before him; after some words were exchanged, Lampugnani rose suddenly and stabbed Sforza in the groin and breast. Olgiati and Visconti soon joined in, as did a servant of Lampugnani's. Sforza was dead within a matter of seconds. All the assassins quickly escaped in the ensuing mayhem save for Lampugnani, who became entangled in some of the church's cloth and was killed by a guard. His body soon fell into the hands of a mob, which dragged the corpse through the streets, slashing and beating at it; finally, they hung the body upside-down outside Lampugnani's house. The beheaded corpse was cut down the next day and, in an act of symbolism, the "sinning" right hand was removed, burnt and put on display. His son [her brother] Gian Galeazzo Sforza 6th Duke Milan (age 7) succeeded 6th Duke Milan.

On 18 Aug 1477 [her future husband] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 20) were married at Ghent [Map]. She the daughter of Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy and Isabella Bourbon. He the son of Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor (age 61) and Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1494 Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 34) and Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress (age 22) were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. He the son of Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 03 Apr 1496 John Trastámara Prince Asturias (age 17) and [her step-daughter] Margaret of Austria Princess Asturias (age 16) were married at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. She by marriage Princess Asturias. She the daughter of [her husband] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. He the son of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 44). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 20 Oct 1496 [her step-son] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 18) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 45). He the son of [her husband] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1500 Philibert "Handsome Good" Savoy 2nd Duke Savoy (age 19) and [her step-daughter] Margaret of Austria Princess Asturias (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. She the daughter of [her husband] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 40) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. He the son of [her uncle] Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy and Margaret Bourbon. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 01 Feb 1501 Sigismund Wittelsbach Duke Bavaria (age 62) died. His brother Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria (age 53) succeeded IV Duke Bavaria. [her sister-in-law] Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria (age 36) by marriage Duchess Bavaria.

On 17 Nov 1503 [her mother] Bona of Savoy (age 54) died.

On 26 Nov 1504 Isabella Queen Castile (age 53) died. Her daughter Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 25) succeeded Queen Castile. [her step-son] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 26) by marriage King Castile.

On 25 Sep 1506 [her step-son] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 28) died.

In 1510 Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress (age 38) died.

On 12 Jan 1519 [her former husband] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 59) died. His grandson Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) succeeded V Holy Roman Emperor.

Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress 1472-1510 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King John "The Good" II of France 1319-1364

Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 1315-1349

Royal Ancestors of Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress 1472-1510

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress 1472-1510

Great x 1 Grandfather: Muzio Attendolo Sforza

GrandFather: Francesco Sforza I Duke Milan

Father: Galeazzo Maria Sforza 5th Duke Milan

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Galeazzo II Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bianca Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Filipo Maria Visconti

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caterina Visconti Duke Milan

Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara

GrandMother: Bianca Maria Visconti

Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus "Red Count" Savoy VII Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Bourbon Countess Savoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Valois 1st Duke Berry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Count Armagnac

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac

GrandFather: Louis Savoy I Count Savoy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Valois Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Brabant III Duke Brabant Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Mother: Bona of Savoy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Janus of Cyprus

GrandMother: Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matteo I Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonacossa Borri

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 3 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anglesia Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jacopo I da Carrara

Great x 3 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Gradenigo