One member of this family ordered that bronze intended for a huge a sculpture of him be made instead into weapons which won the battle of Fornovo.
One member of this family ordered that bronze intended for a huge a sculpture of him be made instead into weapons which won the battle of Fornovo. That member of this family was driven from his city for a year by Louis XII of France. After the demise of the Golden Ambrosian Republic, this house established rule over one city-state in 1450. Its Pesaro line was begun by (*) Alessandro, who feuded with his ducal brother Francesco. Another duke from this family commissioned Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper and had a dark complexion leading to his nickname of "Ludovico il Moro." For 10 points, name this Italian noble family that supplanted the Visconti family and ruled at the turn of the 16th century as dukes of Milan.
One member of this family ordered that bronze intended for a huge a sculpture of him be made instead into weapons which won the battle of Fornovo.
Sforza family