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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.
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)
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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 ...
Muzio Attendolo Sforza (n. 28 de mayo de 1369 - f. 4 de enero de 1424), fue un condotiero italiano, fundador de la dinastía Sforza.
- Muzio Attendolo
- 4 de enero de 1424jul. (54 años), Aterno-Pescara (Italia)
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Muzio’s illegitimate son Francesco Sforza, also a condottiere, became duke of Milan in 1450 through his marriage to the daughter of Duke Filippo Maria Visconti. Francesco’s eldest son, Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444–76), succeeded his father in 1466. Though traditionally characterized as despotic, extravagant, and dissolute, Galeazzo Maria ...
Nov 29, 2023 · 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.
