Maximilian Sforza

When Maximilian was three his father tried to arrange a marriage between him and Mary Tudor, the younger daughter of King Henry VII of England.

[2] However, Henry VII rejected the proposal citing Mary's young age as the issue.

Francis I claimed the title of Duke of Milan, as he was descended from Louis I of Orléans and Valentine Visconti who were his great-grandparents.

The survivors returned home to Switzerland, taking along the Duke's young brother, Francesco II Sforza, who went to reside in Innsbruck under the guard of Emperor Maximilian I.

Francis I entered his new duchy on 11 October, accompanied by Charles III of Savoy and William IX of Montferrat who had pledged allegiance to him.