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He was born in Cotignola in 1409, an illegitimate son of the famous condottiero Muzio Attendolo Sforza. [1] Alessandro collaborated actively with his brother Francesco in his military campaign, and with him he conquered Milan, Alessandria and Pesaro. In 1435, at Fiordimonte, he won the battle in which the riotous Niccolò Fortebraccio was killed.
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Early life
Francesco Sforza was born in Cigoli, near San Miniato, Tuscany, one of the seven illegitimate sons of the condottiero Muzio Sforza and Lucia de Martini. 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. In 1418, he married Polissena Ruffo, a Calabresenoblewoman. From 1419, he fought alongside his father, soon gaining fame for being able to bend metal bars with his...
Duke of Milan
After Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan, died without a male heir in 1447, fighting broke out to restore the so-called Ambrosian Republic. The name Ambrosian Republic takes its name from St. Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan. Agnese del Maino, his wife's mother, convinced the condottiero who held Paviato restore it to him. He also received the seigniory of other cities of the duchy, including Lodi, and started to carefully plan the conquest of the ephemeral republic, allying with William...
Francesco Sforza with his second wife Bianca Maria Visconti had: 1. Galeazzo Maria(24 January 1444 — 26 December 1476), Duke of Milan from 1466 to 1476. 2. Ippolita Maria (18 April 1446 — 20 August 1484), wife of Alfonso II of Naples and mother of Isabella of Aragon,who was to marry Galeazzo's heir. 3. Filippo Maria (12 December 1449 — 1492), Count...
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Alessandro Sforza was an Italian condottiero and lord of Pesaro, the first of the Pesaro line of the Sforza family.
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Oct 16, 2023 · The Venetians easily reached the outskirts of Milan, bringing devastation and fear. The Duke called Sforza back and sent him 50,000 florins (20,000 in cash and 30,000 by letter of exchange) to pay the troops; Sforza, to raise additional money, returned Jesi to Pope Nicholas V (Niccolò V) for the sum of 31,000 ducats.
Figlio naturale (n. 1465 - m. 1523) del duca di Milano Galeazzo Maria. Fu dapprima signore di Francavilla e luogotenente del re di Napoli; nel contrasto dinastico a Milano si schierò con Ludovico il Moro. Quando (1512) con Massimiliano risorse la fortuna degli Sforza, fu creato capitano generale dei Milanesi. Figlio naturale (n. 1465 - m. 1523 ...
Sforza Family, Italian family, first named Attendoli, that produced two famous soldiers of fortune and founded a dynasty that ruled Milan for almost a century. Document in which Francesco Sforza, duke of Milan, granted commercial rights to Giovanni Merlo and his descendants, September 7, 1452; it allowed them to buy and sell goods in Milan.
