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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.
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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.
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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 ...
Francesco I Sforza KG (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈpriːmo ˈsfɔrtsa]; 23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death.
The Renaissance. Sforza, Francesco (1401–1466) Duke of Milan from 1450 until 1466. The illegitimate son of Muzio Sforza, a condottiere (mercenary), he was born in San Miniato, a village of Tuscany.
