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Portrait by Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis, c.1496–1499
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| Duke of Milan | |
| Reign | 16 June 1512 – 11 October 1515 |
| Predecessor | Louis XII of France |
| Successor | Francis I of France |
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| Born | Ercole Massimiliano Sforza (1493-01-25)25 January 1493 Milan, Duchy of Milan |
| Died | 4 June 1530(1530-06-04) (aged 37) Fontainebleau, France |
| House | Sforza |
| Father | Ludovico Sforza |
| Mother | Beatrice d'Este |
Maximilian Maria Sforza (Italian: Massimiliano Maria Sforza; 25 January 1493 – 25 May 1530)[1] was a Duke of Milan from the Sforza family, the son of Ludovico Sforza. He was installed as a ruler of Milan in 1512 after the capture of Milan by the Holy League, supported by a Swiss militia led by Jakob Meyer zum Hasen.[2] He ruled from 1512 to 1515,[3] between the occupations of Louis XII of France (1500–1512), and Francis I of France in 1515. After the French victory at the Battle of Marignano, Maximilian was imprisoned by the returning French troops.[4]
When Maximilian was three his father tried to arrange a marriage between him and Mary Tudor, the younger daughter of King Henry VII of England.[5] However, Henry VII rejected the proposal citing Mary's young age as the issue.[5]
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