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Born 1462? • 1463? • Milan • Italy
Died May 28, 1509 • Florence • Italy

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portrait said to depict Caterina Sforza by Lorenzo di Credi
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Ludovico Sforza
duke of Milan
Francesco Sforza
duke of Milan [1401–1466]
Niccolò Piccinino
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Italian condottiere
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Italian banker
Francesco Galli Bibiena
Italian architect
Giovanni Maria Galli da Bibiena
Italian artist
Filippo Caffieri
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Italian industrial designer
Giovanni Guareschi
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American-British writer
Bachiacca
Italian artist
Guglielmo Boccanegra
Genoese ruler
Scipione Caffarelli
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Giuliano Amato
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Emilio Bandiera
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Marchetto Cara
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