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  1. Muzio Attendolo Sforza (28 May 1369 – 4 January 1424), was an Italian condottiero. Founder of the Sforza dynasty, he led a Bolognese-Florentine army at the Battle of Casalecchio . He was the father of Francesco Sforza, who ruled Milan for 16 years.

  2. Apr 8, 2024 · Muzio Attendolo Sforza (born May 8, 1369, Cotignola [Italy]—died Jan. 4, 1424, Pescara) was a soldier of fortune who played an important role in the wars of his period and whose son Francesco became duke of Milan.

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  4. Apr 28, 2024 · MUZIO ATTENDOLO SFORZA (Giacomo Attendolo) of Cotignola. Count of Serracapriola, Baron of Torremaggiore. Muzio Attendolo Sforza, born on 28 May 1369 and passing on 4 January 1424, stands as a prominent figure in Italian history as a distinguished condottiero. He is credited with laying the foundation of the renowned Sforza dynasty.

  5. Muzio Attendolo Sforza (28 May 1369 – 4 January 1424), was an Italian condottiero. Founder of the Sforza dynasty, he led a Bolognese-Florentine army at the Battle of Casalecchio. He was the father of Francesco Sforza, who ruled Milan for 16 years. Giacomuzzo was born in 1369 in Cotignola...

  6. Giacomo Attendolo. Giacomo Attendolo o Jacopo Attendolo ( Cotignola, 28 maggio 1369 – Pescara, 4 gennaio 1424) è stato un condottiero e capitano di ventura italiano . Soprannominato Muzio (o Muzzo, da Giacomuzzo ), detto poi Sforza, lo Sforza o il Grande Sforza (quindi Muzio Attendolo Sforza ), fu conte di Cotignola, signore di Acerra ...

  7. Muzio Attendolo Sforza (1369–1424) was a condotierre, or soldier of fortune. Essentially he was a mercenary who fought for whomever would pay him. Muzio’s son Francesco Sforza (1401–66) was also a soldier of fortune.

  8. Most famous among them was Francesco, first of the Sforza dukes of Milan; b. 1401; d. 1466. A condottiere like his father, he married (1441) Bianca Maria Visconti, illegitimate daughter of Filippo Maria, last Visconti duke of Milan (d. 1447). Francesco claimed his state and succeeded him in 1450. An outstanding statesman, he played an important ...

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