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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. 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.

  3. Apr 8, 2024 · Muzio Attendolo Sforza was a soldier of fortune who played an important role in the wars of his period and whose son Francesco became duke of Milan. The son of Giovanni Attendolo, a prosperous farmer of the Romagna (in north-central Italy), Muzio left home in 1384 to join a mercenary band,

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  4. 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 ...

  5. Apr 28, 2024 · 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.

  6. The family was originally named Attendolo. 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.

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  8. Quando le truppe viscontee ebbero vinto a Casalecchio le soldatesche di Firenze (26 giugno 1402), lo Sforza, fatto prigioniero e riuscito subito a liberarsi, portò in salvo i resti delle schiere disfatte.

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