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Bona of Savoy

Type Figure Region Duchy of Milan Time 1449–1503 Also known as Duchess of Milan

Bona of Savoy (1449–1503), daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy, married Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, in 1468.…

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  1. 1471–1476Milan · LombardyPresided over the Sforza court during Galeazzo Maria's rule, attracting humanist scholars, patronizing architecture and music, and raising the children, maintaining court etiquette and family prestige despite the duke's harsh rule.
  2. 1477–1480Milan · LombardyProtected the young heir Gian Galeazzo after Galeazzo Maria's assassination, safeguarding family interests amid the struggle for the regency among uncles such as Ludovico, and continued to influence Milanese court decisions as a mother.

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