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Francesco Sforza was born in Cigoli, near San Miniato, Tuscany, one of the seven illegitimate sons of the condottiero Muzio Sforza [1] and Lucia de Martini. [2] . He was the brother of Alessandro Sforza. He spent his childhood in Tricarico (in the modern Basilicata ), the marquisate of which he was granted in 1412 by King Ladislaus of Naples.
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Apr 8, 2024 · The illegitimate son of a mercenary commander, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Francesco grew up at the court of Ferrara and accompanied his father to Naples, where Muzio entered the employ of King Ladislas. Francesco later served in Muzio’s company until 1424, when his father drowned in battle against an old rival, the condottiere Braccio da Montone .
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Aug 13, 2022 · Francesco’s eldest son, Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444–76), succeeded his father in 1466. Though traditionally characterized as despotic, extravagant, and dissolute, Galeazzo Maria was apparently a capable ruler who took an active interest in agriculture, constructed canals for irrigation and transportation, introduced the cultivation of rice ...
Feb 27, 2019 · Francesco Sforza was a pivotal figure in the state system of Italy in the 15th century. The son of a prominent condottiere, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, he inherited his father’s company of soldiers in 1424 and became one of the foremost condottieri of his time in his own right.
At the end of the fifteenth century, Francesco Sforza's granddaughter Caterina, an illegitimate daughter of his oldest son, Galeazza, married a member of the Medici family. One of their grandsons was Cosimo I de' Medici , who became the second Duke of Florence.
Muzio’s son Francesco Sforza (1401–66) was also a soldier of fortune. He grew up in the court of Ferrara and fought under his father until Muzio drowned in a battle in 1424. Francesco remained a soldier for the next 20 years.
From Lucia di Torsano he had seven natural children; among them, Francesco who became Duke of Milan and Alessandro who became Lord of Pesaro. Later, he married Antonia Salimbeni from whom Bosio, author of the Counts of Santa Fiora, and Carlo, Archbishop of Milan, were born.
