After he died, his son, Ludovico—also known as il Moro, or “the Moor,” because of his dark complexion and hair—secured the Duchy of Milan and continued renovating the castle.

After he died, his son, Ludovico—also known as il Moro, or “the Moor,” because of his dark complexion and hair—secured the Duchy of Milan and continued renovating the castle. Ludovico ...

70, No. 1, FALL 2021 Francesco Sforza’s Friends and Foes: Tec... This article analyzes techniques of character portrayal and its functionality in the humanist Francesco Filelfo’s Sphortias, a ...

From the end of the 13th century, it was ruled by a powerful dynasty that would go on to found the Duchy of Milan, a major state that would remain intact until Napoleon’s armies swept across ...