Where the Sforzas lived

Q: Did the Sforzas live in the Castello Sforzesco?

Yes, nella Corte Ducale, dal 1450 fino alla fine del ducato. Chi ci abitava, per nome.

Q: Can you visit the Sforza rooms?

Yes, con il biglietto dei musei, nel percorso del Museo d’Arte Antica, tranne la Sala delle Asse in restauro. What you’ll see.

In the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, which was the ducal seat, and particularly in the Corte Ducale on the park side. The family also held Vigevano, whose castle served as a model for Beltrami to reconstruct the Torre del Filarete, and Pavia. The Villa Sforzesca in Castell’Azzara, Tuscany, dates to 1576 and belongs to another branch of the family.

Ducal seatCastello Sforzesco, Milan

In the castleCorte Ducale

Other residencesVigevano, Pavia

ShelterLa Rocchetta

TuscanyAnother branch, 1576

VisitableWith the museum ticket

Milano: the Corte Ducale

Francesco Sforza rebuilt the castle from 1450 as a court residence, and the Corte Ducale, shaped like a U on the north side facing what is now Parco Sempione, was the home. Galeazzo Maria and Ludovico il Moro made it one of the richest courts in Europe: the Cappella Ducale with Bonifacio Bembo, the Sala del Tesoro, Bramante’s Ponticella which crossed the moat from the apartments, Leonardo’s Sala delle Asse from 1498, currently under restoration. The Rocchetta, next to it, was the private retreat accessible only via a single drawbridge. The rooms can be visited with the combined museum ticket as part of the Museo d’Arte Antica; the courtyard is free to enter. The museums, one by one.

Vigevano and Pavia

The Sforzas also held the castle in Vigevano, which Beltrami studied in 1905 to redesign the Torre del Filarete, and Pavia. The park behind Milan’s castle was their hunting reserve. The park today.

Tuscany is unrelated

Those looking for where the Sforzas lived often find the Villa Sforzesca in Castell’Azzara, Tuscany: built in 1576 for Cardinal Alessandro Sforza, a different branch and a different century from the Dukes of Milan. What does ‘sforzesco’ mean.

Frequently asked questions

Did the Sforzas live in the Castello Sforzesco?

Yes, in the Corte Ducale, from 1450 until the end of the duchy. Who lived there, by name.

Can you visit the Sforza rooms?

Yes, with the museum ticket, along the Ancient Art Museum route, except for the Sala delle Asse which is under restoration. What to see.

What is the Villa Sforzesca?

A 1576 villa in Castell’Azzara, Tuscany, belonging to another branch of the family.