Bona Sforza [SEP] date of birth
Bona Sforza
Bona Sforza d’Aragona (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania. A member of the powerful House of Sforza, which ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447, she became the second wife of Sigismund I the Old, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1518. Their marriage lasted 30 years until Sigismund's death in 1548. Ambitious and energetic, Bona became heavily involved in the political life of Poland–Lithuania. To increase state revenue
English Court
Works.
- Hans Holbein the Younger – "Sir Thomas More"
- Lorenzo Lotto – "Man with a Golden Paw"
- Stanisław Samostrzelnik – Book of hours of Queen Bona Sforza and Prayer book of Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (approximate date decorations completed)
- Lucas van Leyden – "" (triptych, Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, 1526 or 1527)
Births.
- November 18 - Luca Cambiasi, Italian painter (died 1585)
- "date unknown"
- Michelangelo