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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.
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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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Religion. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Sforza. views 2,381,203 updated. SFORZA. Northern Italian noble family. Muzio Attendolo, its founder; b. in the village of Cotignola in the Romagna, 1369; d. 1424, in the river Pescara, attempting to save the life of a page.
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”).
The founder of the dynasty, Muzio Attendolo, changed his family name to Sforza, meaning “force.”. The Attendoli were prosperous farmers of the region called Romagna in north-central Italy (near Ravenna ). Muzio Attendolo Sforza (1369–1424) was a condotierre, or soldier of fortune.
Apr 28, 2024 · Muzio Attendolo Sforza (1369-1424), founder of the Sforza dynasty, Bernardino Luini (1522/26), originally from the Casa degli Atellani in Milan, now preserved in the Museum of Ancient Art of the Sforzesco Castle in Milan. Indice delle Signorie dei Condottieri: A – B – C – D – E – F – G – I – J – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – Z.
Biography. Giacomuzzo was born in 1369 in Cotignola ( Romagna) to a rich family of rural nobility, son of Giovanni Attendolo (d. 1385/1386) [1] and Elisa. Muzio was the short form of the nickname of Giacomuzzo, which was the name of his paternal grandfather.
