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The Attendoli were prosperous farmers of the Romagna (near Ravenna) who first assumed the name Sforza (“Force”) with the founder of the dynasty, the condottiere Muzio Attendolo (1369–1424). Muzio’s illegitimate son Francesco Sforza, also a condottiere, became duke of Milan in 1450 through his marriage to the daughter of Duke Filippo ...
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The lineage of the Sforza Marquises of Caravaggio, ended with Francesco Maria (d. 1708) who had no descendants other than his daughter Bianca Maria. Alessandro Sforza (1409-1473), illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo, established the branch of the Sforza Lords of Pesaro. Alessandro became Lord of this State in 1455 after his marriage, a year ...
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Other branches of the Sforza family founded by illegitimate sons of Muzio Attendolo were the Sforza di Santafiora, descended from Bosio; b. 1411; d. 1476; and the Sforza di Pesaro, going back to Alessandro; b. 1409; d.1473. A third branch, the Sforza di Caravaggio, descended from Giampaolo; b. 1497; d. 1535; illegitimate son of Ludovico il Moro.
Aug 13, 2022 · Bob. August 13, 2022. Biography / Sforza. The Sforza family was one of the most powerful families in and around Milan for about 100 years from 1450 to 1535. The line was founded by Muzio Attendolo around 1411. This family was very much involved in Papal politics and are featured in several series about the Medici’s and Borgia’s.
Apr 8, 2024 · Francesco Sforza (born July 23, 1401, San Miniato, Tuscany [Italy]—died March 8, 1466, Milan) was a condottiere who played a crucial role in 15th-century Italian politics and, as duke of Milan, founded a dynasty that ruled for nearly a century. The illegitimate son of a mercenary commander, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Francesco grew up at the ...
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The name Sforza, which means "force" in Italian, was originally the nickname of Muzio Attendolo (1369-1424), a successful condottiere in Northern Italy during the first quarter of the fifteenth century. After Muzio's death in 1424, his sons made Sforza their family name.
The Sforza Cesarini family, which still resides in the homonymous Roman palace, descends from the Sforza family which for many generations, precisely from 1450 to 1535, occupied the Signoria of Milan. The historical roots of the Sforza family, which probably originated in Dacia, are found in Cotignola (Ravenna) where Muzio Attendolo (1369-1424 ...
