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Ippolita Maria Sforza
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<p>Ippolita Maria Sforza (<a href="/facts/Jesi/XhXAWCgY">Jesi</a>, 18 April 1445 – <a href="/facts/Naples/SXrFcg2C">Naples</a>, 19 August 1488) was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the <a href="/facts/Sforza/nA8H6zGQ">Sforza</a> family which ruled the <a href="/facts/Duchy_of_Milan/GBIKAYF3">Duchy of Milan</a> from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, who later reigned as King <a href="/facts/Alfonso_II_of_Naples/dqld79lx">Alfonso II of Naples</a>. Ippolita was described as very intelligent and cultured. </p>