Francesco Sforza becomes Duke of Milan
1450 · Event
The condottiere son of a peasant, married to the last Visconti's daughter, seizes Milan with Cosimo's money and becomes Florence's ally.
On these timelines: Italy (post-476 CE), Renaissance, Master
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