Isabella of Aragon
Duchess of Milan and Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", 1489
Born on:
2. October 1470
Deceased on:
11. February 1524
Father:
Alfonso II. († 1495), King of Naples
Mother:
Ippolita Maria Sforza († 1488), daughter of Francesco Sforza († 1466), Duke of Milan, and Bianca Maria Visconti († 1468)
Siblings:
- her brother Ferrandino (or Ferdinand II.) (1467-1496), King of Naples
- her brother Pietro (1471/72-1491)
- her half-sister Sancia (1478-1506); marriage to Jofré Borgia (1481-1517), son of Pope Alexander VI., on 11. May 1494
- her half-brother Alfonso (1481-1500, assassinated); marriage to Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), daughter of Pope Alexander VI., on 21. July 1498 – one son Rodrigo (1499-1512)
Spouses:
- Gian Galeazzo II. Maria Sforza (1469-1494), Duke of Milan 1476-1494
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) (clandestine marriage in 1497)
Children:
from her first marriage to Gian Galeazzo II. Maria Sforza:
- her son Francesco Maria "il Duchetto" (1492-1512)
- her daughter Bona Maria (1493-1557)
- her daughter Ippolita Maria (1494-1501)
from her second marriage to Leonardo da Vinci: 2 sons und 3 daughters: Francesco, born in 1498, Giovanna, born in 1502, Maria, born in 1503, Antonio, born in 1506, and Isabella, born in 1510
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Reading Suggestions:
- Article: Who is Mona Lisa? Historical Facts and Conjectures
- Book: Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Who is Mona Lisa – In Search of Her Identity (in German). Norderstedt 2003
- Book: Maike Vogt-Luerssen: The Sforza I: Bianca Maria Visconti – The Mother of the Sforza (in German). Norderstedt 2008
- Book: Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Isabella of Aragon - and her Court Painter Leonardo da Vinci (in German). Norderstedt 2010
- Article (in English): Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Identifying "Mona Lisa" with the Help of Contemporary Historical Sources of the 15th and 16th Centuries and the Tools of Anthropology
- Article (in Italian): Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Identificare "Monna Lisa" con l’aiuto di Fonti Storiche Contemporanee del 15° e 16° secolo e gli strumenti dell’Antropologia
- Article: Exclusive Interview with Mona Lisa