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    Ascanio Sforza

    Italian cardinal of the Catholic church

    Cardinal


    Ascanio Maria Sforza

    ChurchSs.

    Vito e Modesto

    DioceseAdministrator of 9 dioceses
    Created cardinal17 March 1484
    by Pope Sixtus IV
    RankCardinal-Deacon
    Born(1455-03-03)3 March 1455

    Cremona, Lombardy

    Died28 May 1505(1505-05-28) (aged 50)
    Rome, Papal States
    BuriedS.

    Maria del Popolo, Rome

    NationalityMilanese
    ResidenceRome
    ParentsFrancesco Sforza,
    Duke of Milan;
    Bianca Maria Visconti
    Occupation
    ProfessionCleric
    EducationHome schooled
    by Francesco Filelfo

    Ascanio Maria Sforza Visconti (3 March 1455 – 28 May 1505)[1] was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.

    Generally known as a skilled diplomat who played a major role in the election of Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI, Sforza served as Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church from 1492 until 1505.

    Biography

    Early years

    A member of the House of Sforza, Ascani