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Ascanio Maria Sforza Visconti was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church, generally known as a cunning diplomat. His parents were Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, and Bianca Maria Visconti. He was also the brother of two Milanese dukes, Galeazzo Maria Sforza and Ludovico Sforza. His pedagogue was Filelfo, who initiated him to governing and literature. The word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for hinge and usually refers to things of fundamental importance, as in cardinal rule or cardinal sins. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... Portrait of Francesco Sforza, ca 1460, by Bonifazio Bembo: Sforza insisted on being shown in his worn dirty old campaigning hat. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese: Milán) is the main city of northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... Bianca Maria Visconti, heiress of the Duchy of Milan, with her first-born son Galeazzo as Saint Mary with the child Jesus Christ Bianca Maria Visconti (born March 31, 1425 near Settimo Pavese, died October 28, 1468 in Melegnano) was the illegitimate daughter of Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan... Galeazzo Maria Sforza (January 24, 1444 – December 26, 1476) was Duke of Milan. ... Ludovico Sforza in a portrait by Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis. ... Francesco Filelfo Francesco Filelfo (July 25, 1398–July 31, 1481), was an Italian Renaissance humanist. ...

While still an adolescent, Ascanio was promised the red hat by Guillaume Cardinal d'Estouteville, who wanted to gain Galeazzo Maria Sforza’s support to his candidature for the papal throne in 1471. The tiara was finally given to Francesco della Rovere (Sixtus IV) and Ascanio’s elevation to the cardinalate was delayed. Hoping to ally the Holy See with Milan, Sixtus IV planned to make him a cardinal in 1477 but the Sacred College refused to accept him in its ranks. Nevertheless, Ascanio was elevated to the Bishopric of Parma in the September of 1479. Guillaume dEstouteville (1403 - 1483), French ecclesiastic, was bishop of Angers, then of Digne, archbishop of Rouen, prior of Saint Martin des Champs, abbot of Mont St Michel, of St Ouen at Rouen, and of Montebourg. ... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ... Beauty pageant tiara A tiara (from Persian تاره tara borrowed by Latin as tiara) is a form of crown. ... Sixtus IV, born Francesco della Rovere (July 21, 1414 - August 12, 1484) was Pope from 1471 to 1484, essentially a Renaissance prince, the Sixtus of the Sistine Chapel where the team of artists he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance to Rome with a masterpiece. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Parma is a medieval city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with splendid architecture and a fine countryside around it. ... Events January 20 - Ferdinand II ascends the throne of Aragon and rules together with his wife Isabella, queen of Castile over most of the Iberian peninsula. ...

In 1484, Ascanio represented Ludovico Sforza to the Congress of Cremona, the participants of which demanded his accession to the Sacred College. Eventually, he was proclaimed Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito e Modesto in the spring of 1484 and entered Rome a few days after Sixtus’s death (August). The formal ceremony of his nomination had not taken place and some cardinals erected objections to his participation in the forthcoming conclave. Due to Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia’s intervention however, Ascanio was received with full cardinalitial rights and contributed to the election of Giovanni Cibo as Innocent VIII. Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... The Cardinal Deacons are the lowest-ranked of the three orders of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Alexander VI, né Rodrigo Borgia (January 1, 1431 - August 18, 1503) pope (1492-1503), is the most memorable of the secular popes of the Renaissance. ... Innocent VIII, né Giovanni Battista Cibo (1432 – July 25, 1492), pope from 1484 to 1492, was born at Genoa, and was the son of Aran Cibo who under Calixtus III had been a senator at Rome. ...

During the latter’s pontificate, Ascanio served as his brother’s agent in the Vatican. His main purpose was to reconcile Ferdinand I of Naples with the Sforzas. In March 1486, Ascanio disputed with Cardinal Jean Balue, ambassador of France to Rome, because the latter suggested that the Pope should summon Rene d'Anjou to retrieve his rights over the Neapolitan throne. Their quarrel became so violent that Innocent, generally hesitant with his inferiors, ordered them to stop. On his effort to ally Naples with Milan, Ascanio received Ferdinand of Capua, Ferrante’s grandson, in his palace in Trastevere (May 1492). The banquet organised in honour of the Neapolitan prince was so extravagant and magnificent that if I were to give an account, no one would believe me, says Stefano Infessura. Ferdinand I (1423 - January 25, 1494), also called Don Ferrante, was the King of Naples from 1458 to 1494. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies. ... Jean Balue (c. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Rene dAnjou, Count of Anjou, Duke of Bar, Duke of Anjou, called the Good, (died 1480), was a descendant of the kings of France and Sicily. ... Trastevere (from trans Tiberim meaning over the Tiber) is a neighborhood in Rome on the west bank of the Tiber, south of the Vatican City. ... 1492 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stefano Infessura (Rome, ca 1435- ca 1500), an antipapal humanist lawyer is remembered through his Diary of the City of Rome, a gossipy chronicle of events at Rome. ...

In the Conclave of 1492 (August), after having failed to obtain the tiara for himself, Ascanio promised his vote to Rodrigo Borgia, Vice-Chancellor of the Roman Curia in exchange for Rodrigo’s prestigious dignity. The latter was elected to the papal throne partly due to Sforza’s persuasive manner, became Alexander VI and appointed Ascanio his Vice-Chancellor, meaning the virtual prime minister of the Holy See. In order to tighten the relations between his family and the papal house, Ascanio arranged the marriage of Giovanni Sforza, his cousin and governor of Pesaro, to Lucrezia Borgia, the Pope’s illegitimate daughter, in 1493. con·clave (knklv, kng-) n. ... Alexander VI, né Rodrigo Borgia (January 1, 1431 - August 18, 1503) pope (1492-1503), is the most memorable of the secular popes of the Renaissance. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The friendship between Ascanio and Alexander VI came to a deadlock when the French invaded Italy (September 1494). Aware of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere’s machinations against him, Alexander decided to resist the French. Ludovico Sforza having secretly allied himself with King Charles VIII of France, Ascanio betrayed the Pope together with several cardinals and clamoured for his deposition under della Rovere. After the papal triumph over the King, Milan abandoned the French and Ascanio was received once again in the Vatican. He never managed however to regain his former influence over the Pope. When Giovanni Borgia, the Pope’s son, was stabbed in 1497, Ascanio did not attend the following consistory and was accused of the murder. He was immediately absolved however by the Pope. 1494 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope Julius II Julius II, né Giuliano della Rovere (December 5, 1443 - February 21, 1513), was pope from 1503 to 1513. ... The name Charles VIII is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles VIII of France, reigned 1483-1498 Charles VIII of Sweden, reigned 1448-1470 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Giovanni Borgia may refer to several members of the Borgia family. ... 1497 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When the French invaded again Italy with the support of the Holy See, Ascanio watched Ludovico Sforza’s downfall and imprisonment (1500) unable to act. In the Conclave of 1503, he made futile efforts to succeed Alexander VI, fighting against Cardinal della Rovere and Georges d'Amboise, the formal nominee of France. When Pius III (Francesco Piccolomini) died the same month of his coronation, the undaunted Milanese repeated his endeavour but was again defeated by Giuliano della Rovere (Julius II). Vanquished by disappointments, the fifty years old Ascanio passed away in Rome, on the 25th of May 1505. Julius II commissioned the erection of the Cardinal’s magnificent tomb in the Cappella Maggiore of Santa Maria del Popolo. 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1503 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Georges dAmboise (1460-1510) was a Cardinal(1498) and Prime Minister(1498) under Louis XII (Louis of Orleans) of France. ... Pius III, né Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini (May 9, 1439 - October 18, 1503), was pope from September 22 to October 18, 1503. ... Pope Julius II Julius II, né Giuliano della Rovere (December 5, 1443 - February 21, 1513), was pope from 1503 to 1513. ... 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Church of Santa Maria del Popolo is located on the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. ...

Ascanio Sforza was too much absorbed by public affairs to be a patron of the arts. He was the one however to introduce Josquin des Prez, the most famous musician of the Renaissance, to the papal court in 1486. Strenuous and hard-skinned as a politician, Ascanio preferred gambling rather than studying. He was undoubtedly Machiavellian, but also clear-sighted and intelligent, with haughty spirit and unfinished courage. His political morals were typical his era and caused by his love for Milan, even though he had identified it with his family. Josquin Des Prez Josquin Des Prez (diminutive of Joseph; latinized Josquinus Pratensis) (c. ... In the traditional view, the Renaissance is understood as an historical age that was preceded by the Middle Ages and followed by the Reformation. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies. ...