Bona Sforza

Bona Sforza (born February 2, 1494 - November 19, 1557) a member of the Milanese Sforza dynasty, was a queen of Poland Grand Duchess of Lithuania, and a second wife of Sigismund I of Poland since 1518.

Family

Her parents were Gian Galeazzo II Sforza, Duke of Milan, and his cousin Isabella of Aragon (1470-1524), Princess of Naples and Duchess of Bari. Her maternal grandparents were Hippolyte Mary Sforza of Milan and Alfonso II of Naples, and her paternal grandparents Bona of Savoy and Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan.

Related Topics:
Gian Galeazzo II Sforza - Duke of Milan - Isabella of Aragon - Princess of Naples - Bari - Hippolyte Mary Sforza - Alfonso II of Naples - Bona of Savoy - Galeazzo Maria Sforza

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Her great-grandparents were:

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• Bianca Maria Visconti of Milan (1425-1468), born Princess of Milan, heiress of the Visconti family
• Francesco Alessandro Sforza (1401-1466), Duke of Milan (These were her great-grandparents twice over.)
• Isabella di Chiaramonte (Isabella of Taranto) (1424-1465), a heiress of Kingdom of Jerusalem
• Ferrante di Aragona, king of Naples
• Anne de Lusignan, Princess of Cyprus, a heiress of Kingdom of Jerusalem
• Louis, 1st Duke of Savoy (1413-1465)

She was named after her grandmother, Bona of Savoy.

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