REBELLION of "JACK CADE."—The peasants in England were now free from serfdom. Under Henry VI. occurred a formidable insurrection of the men of Kent, who marched to London led by John Cade, who called himself John Mortimer. They complained of bad government and extortionate taxes. One main cause of the rising was the successes of the French. The condition of the laboring class had much improved. The insurgents were defeated by the citizens, and their leader was slain. In this reign began the long "Wars of the Roses," or the contest of the houses of York and Lancaster for the throne.
MILAN.—THE VISCONTI AND SFORZA.
Matteo I, VISCONTI (nephew of Archbishop Otto),
Lord of Milan, 1295-1332.
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+—Stefano (d. 1327).
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+—Matteo II,[1] 1354-1355.
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+—Bernabo,[1] 1354-1385.
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| +—Catharine,
| m. (2),
| +—GIAN GALEAZZO, 1378-1402 (first duke, 1396).
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| | +—GIOVANNI MARIA, 1402-1412.
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| | +—FILIPPO MARIA, 1412-1447.
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| | | +—Bianca Maria.
| | | m.
| | | +—FRANCESCO SFORZA, 1450-1466
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| | | | +—GALEAZZO MARIA, 1466-1476, m.
| | | | | Bona, daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy.
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| | | | | +—GIAN GALEAZZO, 1476-1494.
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| | | | +—LUDOVICO Il Moro, 1494-1500, 3, (d. 1510)
| | | | m. Beatrice d'Este.
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| | | | +—MASSAMILLANO,[4] 1512-1515 (d. 1530)
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| | | | +—FRANCESCO MARIA, [4], 1521-1535. m.
| | | | Christina, daughter of Christian II of Denmark (1)
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| | | Jacopo (Muzio) Attendolo di Cotignola, called Sforza.
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| | +—Valentina, [2] m.
| | Louis, Duke of Orleans.
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| | +—Charles, Duke of Orleans.
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| | +—LOUIS XII of France,
| | Duke of Milan 1500-1512.
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+—Galeazzo II,[1] 1354-1378.
1 The Milanese territory was divided between the three brothers, and united on the death of Bernabo.
2 Hence the French claim to Milan.
3 Louis XII of France took Ludovico prisoner, and held Milan 1500-1512.
4 Puppet dukes. Milan being, in fact, the subject of contention between France and the Hapsburgs.
[Abridged from George's Genealogical Tables.]
THE THREE NORTHERN KINGDOMS BEFORE THE UNION OF CALMAR.
[D. means King of Denmark; N., King of Norway; S., King of Sweden.]