Bianca Maria Visconti

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Bianca Maria Visconti
Duchess of Milan
Bianca Maria Visconti in a portrait by Bonifacio Bembo, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Other names	Bianca Maria Sforza Blanca Maria
Born	31 March 1425 Settimo Pavese, Lombardy, Italy
Died	28 October 1468 (aged 43) Cremona
Noble family	Visconti
Spouse(s)	Francesco I Sforza
Issue among others...	Galeazzo Maria, Duke of Milan Ippolita Maria, Duchess of Calabria Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan Ascanio Maria, Bishop of Pavia
Father	Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan
Mother	Agnese del Maino

Bianca Maria Visconti (31 March 1425 – 28 October 1468) also known as Bianca Maria Sforza or Blanca Maria was Duchess of Milan from 1450 to 1468 by marriage to Francesco I Sforza. She was regent of Marche during the absence of her spouse in 1448. She served as Regent of the Duchy of Milan during the illness of her spouse in 1462, as well as in 1466, between the death of her spouse and until her son, the new Duke, who was absent, was able to return to Milan to assume power.