Battista Sforza (1446-1472), Duchess of Urbino, is one of the most recognizable female figures of the Italian Renaissance.¹ She died in her mid-20s. Historical accounts attribute her death to postpartum complications, with pneumonia sometimes cited, but the available evidence is insufficient to support any retrospective diagnosis.
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