1445–1473 Costanzo I, 1473–1483 Giovanni, 1483–1500 and 1503–1510 Costanzo II, 1510–1512 , 1512 Sforza family tree Muzio Sforza with mistress Lucia da Torsano had 7 illegitimate sons son Gabriele Sforza archbishop of Milan son Francesco I Sforza married Bianca Maria Visconti son Galeazzo Maria Sforza married Bona of Savoy, mistress Lucrezia Landriani daughter Bianca Maria (1472–1510), second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I son Gian Galeazzo (1469–1494), married his cousin Isabella of Naples son Francesco (II), nominally duke under the regency of Ludovico Maria daughter Bona (1494–1557), second wife of King Sigismund I of Poland daughter Ippolita Maria Sforza (1493–1501) illegitimate daughter Caterina Sforza married Giovanni de' Medici il Popolano illegitimate son Ottaviano Maria Sforza bishop of Lodi son Ludovico il Moro (the Moor) (1451–1508) son Ercole Massimiliano son Francesco II (III) Maria illegitimate daughter Bianca Sforza (1483–1496) married to Galeazzo Sanseverino illegitimate son Giovanni Paolo I (1497–1535), marquess of Caravaggio son Ascanio (1444–1505), Cardinal daughter Ippolita Maria (1446–1484), married king of Alfonso II d'Aragon of Naples illegitimate daughter Polissena (1428-1449), married Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta son Alessandro, first lord of Pesaro son Costanzo I son Giovanni (1466–1510), first husband of Lucrezia Borgia son Costanzo II (Giovanni Maria) last ruler of Pesaro Bosio (count of Cotignola, lord of Castell'Arquato) Notable members Castellini Baldissera While the House of Sforza has died out over the last century, it is closely related to the Castellini Baldissera family, who inherited a number of their palazzos and estates. In popular culture One of the cursed artefacts from Friday the 13th: The Series was the "Sforza Glove", attributed to the original family's possession. Thomas Harris's character Hannibal Lecter is a descendant of the House of Sforza. In the book, anime, and manga series Trinity Blood, the Duchess of Milan, who is also one of the Cardinals, is named Caterina Sforza. Caterina Sforza appears as a non-playable character in the video game Assassin's Creed 2 and its sequel, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. The Sforza figure prominently in the Showtime series The Borgias. The house is mentioned in a song about the Borgia family in the British edutainment TV show Horrible Histories. There are notable members from the family in the television series Medici. See also Gradara Italian Wars List of rulers of Milan References External links Dukes of Milan Italian noble families Roman Catholic families