The Resume

(July 27, 1452-May 27, 1508)
Born in Vigevano, Lombardy, Italy
Ruled Milan as regent (1481-94) and duke (1494-98)

Why he might be annoying:

He fathered children with at least three of his mistresses.
There were riots over the heavy taxes he imposed on Milan.
He ordered the burning of Jewish holy books (1488).
His attempts to play the French King and Holy Roman Emperor off each other backfired badly, with France conquering Milan (1499).

Why he might not be annoying:

Although he was not expected to rule Milan, his mother prudently had him trained in governance and warfare.
He was a patron of Leonardo da Vinci and architect Donato Bramante.
During an attempt to reconquer Milan, he was betrayed to the French by one of his Swiss mercenaries (1500) and spent the rest of his life in an underground dungeon.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 27]
• House of Sforza
• I am an Adulterer
• I Died in Jail
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• Italian Royalty
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 28251-28500 (Ranked: 28404)
• Renaissance Men (and Women)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 15 Votes: 93.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 79 Votes: 64.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 67 Votes: 80.60% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 59 Votes: 61.02% Annoying