Ascanio Sforza
Italian cardinal
Ascanio Maria Sforza Visconti was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Generally known as a skilled diplomat who played a major role in the election of Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI, Sforza served as Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman... Wikipedia
Born: March 3, 1455, Cremona, Italy
Died: May 28, 1505 (age 50 years), Rome, Italy
Great-grandparents: Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Caterina Visconti, and Giovanni Attendolo
Parents: Francesco I Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti
Siblings: Ludovico Sforza
Church: Ss. Vito e Modesto
Created cardinal: 17 March 1484; by Pope Sixtus IV