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Italian Duke

Italian Duke is in Italian Lords Temporal.

Duke Andria

Francesco Balzo Duke Andria succeeded Duke Andria.

Francesco Balzo Duke Andria and Sancia Clermont Duchess Andria were married. She by marriage Duchess Andria.

Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria was appointed 1st Duke Andria.

Duke Apulia

Roger Hauteville IV Duke Apulia was appointed IV Duke Apulia.

Duke Durazzo

John Capet Duke Durazzo was appointed Duke Durazzo.

Charles Durazzo Duke Durazzo was appointed Duke Durazzo.

Duke Ferrara

On 15th June 1505 Ercole Este I Duke Ferrara (age 73) died. His son Alfonso (age 28) succeeded I Duke Ferrara.

On 31st October 1534 Alfonso Este I Duke Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (age 58) died. His son Ercole (age 26) succeeded II Duke Ferrara. Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 24) by marriage Duchess Ferrara.

On 3rd October 1559 Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara (age 51) died. His son Alfonso (age 25) succeeded II Duke Ferrara.

Ercole Este I Duke Ferrara was created I Duke Ferrara.

Alfonso Este II Duke Ferrara and Barbara Habsburg Spain Duchess Ferrara were married. She by marriage Duchess Ferrara. She the daughter of Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor and Anne Jagiellon. He the son of Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Duke Milan

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 11th May 1395 Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan (age 43) was created 1st Duke Milan by Wenceslaus IV of Behemia King Romans (age 34) for 100,000 florins. Caterina Visconti Duke Milan (age 34) by marriage Duchess Milan.

On 25th March 1450 Francesco Sforza I Duke Milan (age 48) succeeded I Duke Milan.

On 8th March 1466 Francesco Sforza I Duke Milan (age 64) died. His son Galeazzo (age 22) succeeded 5th Duke Milan.

On 26th December 1476 Galeazzo Maria Sforza 5th Duke Milan (age 32) was murdered at the Basilica di Santo Stefano Maggiore, Milan [Map]. Supported by about thirty friends, the three men waited in the church for the duke to arrive for mass. When Galeazzo Sforza arrived, Lampugnani knelt before him; after some words were exchanged, Lampugnani rose suddenly and stabbed Sforza in the groin and breast. Olgiati and Visconti soon joined in, as did a servant of Lampugnani's. Sforza was dead within a matter of seconds. All the assassins quickly escaped in the ensuing mayhem save for Lampugnani, who became entangled in some of the church's cloth and was killed by a guard. His body soon fell into the hands of a mob, which dragged the corpse through the streets, slashing and beating at it; finally, they hung the body upside-down outside Lampugnani's house. The beheaded corpse was cut down the next day and, in an act of symbolism, the "sinning" right hand was removed, burnt and put on display. His son Gian (age 7) succeeded 6th Duke Milan.

In February 1489 Gian Galeazzo Sforza 6th Duke Milan (age 19) and Isabella Trastámara Duchess Milan (age 18) were married. She by marriage Duchess Milan. She the daughter of Alfonso II King Naples (age 40) and Ippolita Maria Sforza. He the son of Galeazzo Maria Sforza 5th Duke Milan and Bona of Savoy (age 39). They were first cousins.

On 21st October 1494 Gian Galeazzo Sforza 6th Duke Milan (age 25) died. His uncle Ludovico (age 42) succeeded Duke Milan.

Duke Naples

Alfonso Hauteville Duke Naples was appointed Duke Naples.

Duke Nemours

In 1462 Jacques Armagnac Duke Nemours (age 29) succeeded Duke Nemours. Louise Valois Anjou Duchess Nemours (age 17) by marriage Duchess Nemours.

In 1515 Giuliano Medici Duke Nemours (age 35) was created 1st Duke Nemours by King Francis I of France (age 20). Giuliano had married into the Savoy family that had previously held the title.

On 25th November 1533 Philip of Savoy Duke Nemours (age 43) died. His son Jacques (age 2) succeeded Duke Nemours.

On 15th June 1585 Jacques of Savoy 2nd Duke of Nemours (age 53) died. His son Henri (age 12) succeeded Duke Nemours.

On 10th July 1632 Henri I Duke of Nemours (age 59) died. His son Louis (age 17) succeeded Duke Nemours.

On 16th September 1641 Louis I Duke Nemours (age 26) died unmarried. His brother Charles (age 17) succeeded Duke Nemours.

On 11th July 1643 Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours (age 19) and Élisabeth Bourbon Vendôme (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Nemours. She the daughter of César Bourbon Vendôme 1st Duke Vendôme (age 49) and Françoise Lorraine Duchess Vendôme (age 50). He the son of Henri I Duke of Nemours. They were second cousin once removed.

Duke Nevers

Louis Gonzaga Duke Nevers was appointed Duke Nevers.

Duke Rethel

Duke Spoleto

In 834 Lambert Guideschi Duke Spoleto was created Duke Spoleto.

Lambert Guideschi Duke Spoleto and Itta Unknown Duchess Spoleto were married. She by marriage Duchess Spoleto.

Lambert Guideschi Duke Spoleto and Adelaide Carolingian Duchess Spoleto were married. She by marriage Duchess Spoleto.