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Ascanio Sforza

1455-1505, Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Person human Q561411
Ascanio Sforza
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
March 3, 1455
Date of death
May 28, 1505, May 27, 1505[6]
Place of birth
Cremona
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Spain[11]
Occupation
Catholic priest
Position held
cardinal-deacon, apostolic administrator, abbot of Santa Maria de Ripoll, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, cardinal-deacon, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator[12][13][14]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[15]
Father
Francesco I Sforza[9]
Mother
Bianca Maria Visconti[10]
Sibling
Ludovico Sforza, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Ippolita Maria Sforza[28][29][30]
Cause of death
plague[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish[27]
Depicted by
Tomb of Ascanio Sforza[23]
Family
House of Sforza[17]
Family name
Sforza[20]
Given name
Ascanio[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
P14608
124371817
Participant in
1484 papal conclave, 1492 papal conclave, October 1503 papal conclave[24][25][26]
Place of burial
Tomb of Ascanio Sforza, Santa Maria del Popolo[7][8]
Residence
Palazzo Sforza Cesarini (Rome)[19]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
0000000061366672
VIAF cluster ID
37849741
Library of Congress authority ID
no2003010876
GND ID
124371817
Alvin ID
alvin-person:1654
American Academy in Rome ID
12467990
Base Budé person ID
7100
Bibale ID
50993
Biblissima authority ID
holmium
Bod-Inc Online author ID
4916
British Museum person or institution ID
78436
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00580481
Show all 50 identifiers +38
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
sfrzam
DDB person (GND) ID
124371817
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124371817
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Reutlingen
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
185791
Enciclopedia di Roma person ID
3343
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ascanio-Sforza
FAST ID
489422
Find a Grave memorial ID
11022564
FranceArchives agent ID
726390445
Freebase ID
/m/0c86gm
Genealogics.org person ID
I00004109
Geni.com profile ID
6000000000628802598
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
ascanio-maria-sforza
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0062409
IMDb ID
ch0375416
IdRef ID
125126662
Mirabile author ID
26294
Museum-digital ID
72036
Münzkabinett ID
person/2004
National Library of Greece ID
239026
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
306852462
OpenMLOL author ID
415736
Parsifal cluster ID
929634
Rodovid ID
405999
SBN author ID
LIGV034260
SNAC ARK ID
w6n056rz
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
53176
Storiaememoriadibologna.it ID
sforza-ascanio-maria-519596-persona
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
1484:Sforza
Treccani ID
ascanio-maria-sforza
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
ascanio-maria-sforza
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
ascanio-maria-sforza
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
ascanio-maria-sforza
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/160542
WeRelate person ID
Ascanio_Sforza_(1)
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdmkMrFQxGkpJMKX37PwC
Yale LUX ID
person/a7d888e4-8e3c-4020-821b-5d501b23ed8d
🔗 Connections
Position held 9
apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, apostolic administrator, cardinal-deacon +1 more
Participant in 3
1492 papal conclave, 1484 papal conclave, October 1503 papal conclave
Participated in 3
1492 papal conclave, 1484 papal conclave, October 1503 papal conclave
Sibling 3
Ludovico Sforza, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Ippolita Maria Sforza
Siblings 3
Ludovico Sforza, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Ippolita Maria Sforza
← Characters 3
The Borgias, Borgia, The Borgia
Parent of 2
Francesco I Sforza, Bianca Maria Visconti
Cause of death 1
plague
Country of citizenship 1
Spain
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Reutlingen
Family 1
House of Sforza
Father 1
Francesco I Sforza
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Spanish
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mother 1
Bianca Maria Visconti
Occupation 1
Catholic priest
Place of birth 1
Cremona
Place of burial 1
Santa Maria del Popolo
Place of death 1
Rome
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ascanio Sforza was born on March 3, 1455[1], in Cremona[2]. He died on May 28, 1505[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5].

FAQs

Where was Ascanio Sforza born?

Ascanio Sforza was born in Cremona[2].

Where did Ascanio Sforza die?

Ascanio Sforza died in Rome[4].

Who were Ascanio Sforza's parents?

Ascanio Sforza's father was Francesco I Sforza[9]. Ascanio Sforza's mother was Bianca Maria Visconti[10].

What did Ascanio Sforza do for work?

Ascanio Sforza worked as a Catholic priest[5].

Related Entities

Cremona Francesco I Sforza Galeazzo Maria Sforza Ludovico Sforza Spain The Borgias

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  7. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . webdept.fiu.edu. webdept.fiu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    P14608 → 124371817
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    FranceArchives agent ID → 726390445
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    Parsifal cluster ID → 929634
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Given name → Ascanio
    Father → Francesco I Sforza
    Residence → Palazzo Sforza Cesarini (Rome)
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