Anna Sforza
| Anna Maria Sforza | |
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| Hereditary Princess of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio | |
| Tenure | 12 January 1491– 30 November 1497 |
| Born |
21 July 1476 Milan |
| Died | 30 November 1497 (aged 21) Ferrara |
| Spouse | Alfonso I d'Este |
| House | Sforza |
| Father | Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan |
| Mother | Bona of Savoy |
Anna Maria Sforza (21 July 1476 – 30 November 1497), was Hereditary Princess of Ferrara as the first wife of Alfonso I d'Este, future Duke of Ferrara. She was the second legitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, by his second wife, Bona of Savoy.
Born in Milan, she was the second daughter and last legitimate child of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, by his second wife, Bona of Savoy, whom he had married in 1468, a year after the death of his first wife, Dorotea Gonzaga, who did not bear him children. Anna's paternal grandparents were Francesco I Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti, for whom she was named. Her maternal grandparents were Louis, Duke of Savoy and Anne de Lusignan of Cyprus. She had two older brothers: Gian Galeazzo Sforza (who married their first cousin, Isabella of Naples, by whom he had issue) and Hermes Maria Sforza, Marquis of Tortona, and an older sister Bianca Maria Sforza, second wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Anna's older illegitimate half-sister was Caterina Sforza from her father's relationship with Lucrezia Landriani. Her uncle was Ludovico Sforza Il Moro, Duke of Milan, who married Beatrice d'Este, and her aunt was Ippolita Maria Sforza, first wife of King Alfonso II of Naples.
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