Diplomatic missions Isabella had met the French king in Milan in 1500 on a successful diplomatic mission that she had undertaken to protect Mantua from French invasion. Louis had been impressed by her alluring personality and keen intelligence. It was while she was being entertained by Louis, whose troops occupied Milan, that she offered asylum to Milanese refugees including Cecilia Gallerani, the refined mistress of her sister Beatrice's husband, Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, who had been forced to leave his duchy in the wake of French occupation. Isabella presented Cecilia to King Louis, describing her as a "lady of rare gifts and charm".
diplomatic mIsSIONs ISaBelLa Had met the FreNCh king iN mILAN in 1500 on a sUccEssFuL diplOmaTic miSSIOn thAt she hAd undErtaKeN To pRotEcT MantUa From frenCh iNvaSiOn louis hAD bEEn imPResseD by HeR AllUrinG personaLIty and keEn iNtElLigENCe it WaS WhILE SHe Was bEing enteRTaineD By loUiS WHose trOOps occupied mIlan that sHE offeRed AsyluM to mILaNese rEfugees IncludINg CecIlia gAlLEraNi The REFIned miSTrEss Of Her sIstEr beATrIcE's HUSBand lUdOVico sFoRzA Duke of milan Who had BeEN forcEd to lEave His DUchy In the WaKe oF FREncH oCCuPatiOn IsABelLa PreseNTEd CecilIa to kING lOuIs dEscrIbing Her as a "laDy Of rAre giFts and chArm"