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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.
Alessandro ottenne così il Clericato di Camera apostolica ed il palazzo di Roma49 e con un codicillo aggiunto nel 1562, la possibilità di costruire Villa Sforzesca: «Ugualmente vuole ed ordina [il cardinale Guido Ascanio] che l’illustre e reverendo Alessandro Sforza designato vescovo di Parma, suo fratello carnale, che desiderava costruire ...
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Sep 6, 2018 · 1465. Death: 1523 (57-59) Immediate Family: Son of Galeazzo Maria I Sforza, duca di Milano and Lucrezia Landriani. Husband of Barbara Sforza, di Valchiavenna. Father of Camilla Sforza. Brother of Caterina Sforza, contessa di Forli; Chiara Sforza and Carlo Sforza, conte di Magenta. Half brother of Piero Landriani; Bianca Feo; Gian Galeazzo II ...
- 1465
- Livio Scremin
- 1523 (57-59)
- capitano generale delle truppe milanesi
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. In 1434 he took over much of the province of the Marche in the Papal ...
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.
- Milan: Francesco II (1535), Pesaro: Galeazzo Sforza (1512)
Most famous among them was Francesco, first of the Sforza dukes of Milan; b. 1401; d. 1466. A condottiere like his father, he married (1441) Bianca Maria Visconti, illegitimate daughter of Filippo Maria, last Visconti duke of Milan (d. 1447). Francesco claimed his state and succeeded him in 1450. An outstanding statesman, he played an important ...
The lineage of the Sforza Marquises of Caravaggio, ended with Francesco Maria (d. 1708) who had no descendants other than his daughter Bianca Maria. Alessandro Sforza (1409-1473), illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo, established the branch of the Sforza Lords of Pesaro. Alessandro became Lord of this State in 1455 after his marriage, a year ...
