Landriani, Lucrezia (fl. 1450s)
Landriani, Lucrezia (fl. 1450s)
Italian noblewoman. Flourished in the 1450s; married Giampietro Landriani; mistress of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 5th duke of Milan (r. 1466–1476); children: (with Sforza) Carlo (b. 1461); Caterina Sforza (c. 1462–1509); Chiara Sforza (b. around 1464); and Alessandro.
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