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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.
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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Giacomo Attendolo o Jacopo Attendolo è stato un condottiero e capitano di ventura italiano. Soprannominato Muzio, detto poi Sforza, lo Sforza o il Grande Sforza, fu conte di Cotignola, signore di Acerra, Acquapendente, Apice, Apricena, Bagno Vignoni, Barletta, Benevento, Biccari, Chiusi, Foggia, Lesina, Maiori, Manfredonia, Montecchio Emilia ...
Apr 28, 2024 · Muzio Attendolo Sforza clashes with the latter; the two condottieri wound each other. Having fallen to the ground, they continue the fight on foot. June: 100 lances: Emilia: Muzio Attendolo Sforza participates in the battle of Casalecchio di Reno where he commands, alongside Fuzzolino Tedesco, the first line consisting of 2,000 horses.
The House of Sforza ( pronounced [ˈsfɔrtsa]) was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. Sforza rule began with the family's acquisition of the Duchy of Milan following the extinction of the Visconti family in the mid-15th century and ended with the death of the last member of the family's main branch, Francesco II Sforza, in 1535.
Muzio Attendolo Sforza (em italiano conhecido também como Giacomo - ou Jacopo - Attendolo, Cotignola, Ravena, 8 de maio de 1369 - Pescara, 4 de janeiro de 1424 ), Conde de Serracapriola, Barão de Torremaggiore, Senhor de Chiusi, Bagno Vignoni, Benevento, Acerra, Manfredonia, Montecchio Emilia, Orbetello, Troia, Vasto, San Severo, Foggia ...
An Italian family that rose to prominence in the 15th and 16th centuries. Muzio Attendolo (1369–1424) was one of the most powerful condottieri of the period (his assumed name Sforza means “force”). His illegitimate son Francesco (1401–66) was also a successful condottiere, whose armies were involved in a three-way war with the Milanese ...
