
Bona Maria Sforza, daughter of Isabella of Aragon, c. 1516/17
Born on:
2. February 1493
Deceased on:
19. November 1557
Father:
Gian Galeazzo II. Maria Sforza (1469-1494), Duke of Milan
Mother:
Isabella of Aragon (1470-1524), Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"
Spouse:
King Sigismund I. of Poland (1467-1548); official marriage on 18. April 1518
Children:
- her daughter Isabella (1519-1559); married to Jan Zapolya († 1540), King of Hungary
- her son Sigismund II. August (1520-1572), King of Poland 1548-1572; his first spouse was Elisabeth of Austria († 1545), daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I. († 1564); his second spouse was Barbara Radziwill († 1551) and his third spouse was Katharina of Austria († 1572) (Information about the Hapsburgs available only in German), daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I.
- her daughter Zofia (1522-1575); married to Duke Heinrich II. of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel († 1568)
- her daughter Anna (1523-1596); married to Stefan Bathory († 1586), King of Poland 1576-1586
- her daughter Katharina (or Katarina) (1526-1583), married to Johann III. Wasa († 1592), King of Sweden 1569-1592
- her son Olbracht, born and deceased in 1527
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Reading Suggestion:
- Maike Vogt-Lüerssen: Who is Mona Lisa? – In Search for Her Identity (in German). Norderstedt 2003








