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The whole story may be read in Ripamonti, under the head of 'Confessio Olgiati; in Corio, who was a page of the Duke's and an eye-witness of the murder; and in the seventh book of Machiavelli's 'History. Sismondi's summary and references, vol. vii. pp. 86-90, are very full.
In 1466 he died, leaving three sons, Galeazzo, Duke of Milan, the Cardinal Ascanio, and Lodovico, surnamed Il Moro. 'Francesco's crown, says Ripamonti, 'was destined to pass to more than six inheritors, and these five successions were accomplished by a series of tragic events in his family.
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