Bianca Maria Visconti

Bianca Maria Visconti
Duchess of Milan
Bianca Maria Visconti in a portrait by Bonifacio Bembo, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Other namesBianca Maria Sforza
Blanca Maria
Born31 March 1425
Settimo Pavese, Lombardy, Italy
Died28 October 1468 (aged 43)
Cremona
Noble familyVisconti
Spouse(s)Francesco I Sforza
Issue
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FatherFilippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan
MotherAgnese del Maino

Bianca Maria Visconti (31 March 1425 – 28 October 1468) also known as Bianca Maria Sforza or Blanca Maria was Duchess of Milan from 1450 to 1468 by marriage to Francesco I Sforza. She was regent of Marche during the absence of her spouse in 1448. She served as Regent of the Duchy of Milan during the illness of her spouse in 1462, as well as in 1466, between the death of her spouse and until her son, the new Duke, who was absent, was able to return to Milan to assume power.