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* He repeatedly abused his power as Duke of Milan to dispose of his enemies. | * He repeatedly abused his power as Duke of Milan to dispose of his enemies. | ||
* Shortly after coming to power, Sforza asked a Milanese priest how long he would reign for. When the priest predicted that he would only reign for eleven years, Sforza had him taken away to a dungeon, where he was starved and forced to eat his own excrement. Unsurprisingly, the man died after only twelve days. | * Shortly after coming to power, Sforza asked a Milanese priest how long he would reign for. When the priest predicted that he would only reign for eleven years, Sforza had him taken away to a dungeon, where he was starved and forced to eat his own excrement. Unsurprisingly, the man died after only twelve days. | ||
* After humanist Cola Montano opposed Sforza, he had him publicly flogged and exiled from Milan. | |||
== Assassination == | == Assassination == | ||