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The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy created in 1395 when the Holy Roman Emperor granted Gian Galeazzo Visconti the title of duke. It was ruled by the Visconti and Sforza families before passing under Spanish and Austrian control, while Milan remained an important center of Renaissance a...
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Major Renaissance patronage, architecture, military innovation, and economic importance, tempered by dynastic conflict, foreign intervention, and authoritarian rule.
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The Grand Duke is a comic operetta with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London in 1896 and was the final new stage work created by the pair together. The story uses political satire, mistaken identity, theatrical performance, and dispute...
