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Ludovico Maria Sforza detto il Moro ( Milano, 27 luglio 1452 – Loches, 27 maggio 1508) fu duca di Bari dal 1479, reggente del Ducato di Milano dal 1480, infine duca egli stesso dal 1494 al 1499, essendo al contempo signore di Genova.
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LUDOVICO (Ludovico Maria) Sforza, detto il Moro, duca di Milano. Gino Benzoni. Nacque a Milano, nel palazzo dell'Arengo, nel 1452 (e non nel 1451 come data Bernardino Corio), il 3 agosto (e non nel castello di Vigevano il 27 luglio), quarto di sei figli maschi del duca di Milano Francesco e di Bianca Maria Visconti.
Ludovico il Moro - il cui vero nome è Ludovico Maria Sforza - nasce il 27 luglio 1452 a Vigevano, quarto figlio maschio di Bianca Maria Visconti e Francesco Sforza. Quando suo padre muore, nel 1466, il suo fratello maggiore Galeazzo Maria, primogenito, viene nominato duca.
- Early Life
- Rise to Power
- Duke of Milan
- Downfall and Aftermath
- Appearance and Personality
- Origin of The Nickname "Moro"
- Ludovico in Art
- Representations in Popular Culture
- References
- Bibliography
Childhood
Ludovico Sforza was born on 27 July 1452 at Vigevano, in what is now Lombardy. His position as the fourth son of Francesco I Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti meant that he was not expected to become ruler of Milan, but his mother still encouraged a broad education.
Duke Galeazzo Maria was assassinated on 26 December 1476, at the hands of several high-ranking officials in the Milanese court. He was succeeded by his son Gian Galeazzo Maria, then only seven years old. Upon hearing the news, Ludovico hastily returned from France. Together with two other brothers, Ascanio and Ottaviano, as well as the condottieri ...
On 22 October 1494, Duke Gian Galeazzo died under mysterious circumstances. Officially, his was said to have died as a result of having not followed the treatment prescribed by his personal doctors for an long-term illness he suffered, and for the immoderate life he led. Unofficially, in the opinion of many prominent contemporaries such as Niccolò ...
Charles VIII died childless in 1498, with the Duke of Orleans succeeding him as Louis XII of France. As King, he decided to take revenge for the humiliation he felt he suffered because of Ludovico, and began a second expedition against the Duchy of Milan. Lacking the valuable help of his wife Beatrice, Ludovico proved unable to deal with the threat...
Ludovico "the tyrant"
While a good duke in times of peace, Ludovico faltered during times of war. Ludovico is described as a man with a mild, conciliatory character, who detested all forms of violence and cruelty. He made efforts to keep away from battlefields, and refrained from inflicting harsh punishments on the guilty. Many historians, therefore, believe he does not deserve the title of "tyrant" that is sometimes attributed to him, which if anything belongs to his brother Galeazzo Maria Sforza. As the duke bef...
Physical appearance
Ludovico was quite tall for the time, between 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) and 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) in height, however we was not physically fit. He appreciated good food and above all he loved the mulletsthat his father-in-law Ercole sometimes sent him. Aliprando Caprioli says: "he was not well disposed of body, but beautiful of face, and of generous presence". Over the years Ludovico gained more and more weight until the death of his wife when he began to lose weight due to his continuous fast...
Personality
Ludovico was known to be prodigal with his friends, very liberal, condescending, and thoughtful. He was not an energetic man unless spurred to action. Later in life, perhaps as a result of a stroke, he became increasingly contradictory and unstable. Camillo Porziosaid of Ludovico: Paolo Giovio, who instead has very harsh words for Beatrice, describes him as follows: Ludovico was sometimes prideful, as in 1496 when he boasted that Pope Alexander was his chaplain, Emperor Maximilian his general...
Ludovico earned the nickname "Moro", the Moor, as a child. Crowds would often call him this he paraded through the cities of the Duchy. The Moors were Africans and Saracens, and so the most likely reason for this nickname was because of Ludovico's bronze complexion, raven hair and black eyes, as visible from many of his portraitsand as confirmed by...
Ludovico and his court are frequent subjects in the art of the nineteenth century. During the romantic period, events such as the deep sorrow for the death of his wife Beatrice, the alleged poisoning of Duke Gian Galeazzo, and the presence of artists of the calibre of Leonardo da Vinci, inspired painters such as Giambattista Gigola (1816–1820), Giu...
Literature
Ludovico is the protagonist in several literary works.
Cinema
1. In the 1971 RAI miniseries The Life of Leonardo da Vinci, Ludovico is played by Giampiero Albertini. 2. In the 1974 film Young Lucrezia, he is played by Piero Lulli. 3. In the 1981 miniseries The Borgias, he is portrayed by Robert Ashby. 4. In the 2004 film Le grandi dame di casa d'Esteby Diego Ronsisvalle, he is played by Paolo Catani. 5. In the 2011 Canal+ series Borgia, he appears as a cameo, played by Florian Fitz. 6. In the 2011 Showtime series The Borgias, Ludovico Sforza is portraye...
Culinary
The Dolceriso del Moro, a typical dessert of Vigevano, is dedicated to Ludovico. Its invention is traditionally attributed to the Duchess Beatriceherself, who would have conceived it in the spring of 1491 to please her illustrious consort. It is a kind of ricotta rice pudding, closed in a shortcrust pastry wrapper and enriched with candied fruit, pine nuts, almonds and rose water. This last ingredient served to induce harmony and fidelity in the couple.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sforza". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 756.
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MOSTRA TUTTE LE DOMANDE. Ludovico Maria Sforza detto il Moro ( Vigevano, 27 luglio 1452 – Loches, 27 maggio 1508) fu duca di Bari dal 1479, reggente del Ducato di Milano dal 1480, infine duca egli stesso dal 1494 al 1499, essendo al contempo signore di Genova.
