House of Sforza: Difference between revisions

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Cadet branch of the House of Attendolo

Coat of Arms
House of Attendolo-Sforza
Counts of Cotignola
Muzio Attendolo was given the nickname Sforza by Alberico da Barbiano for his his refusal to be discouraged and the ability to reverse situations in his favor or simply in reference to his physical vigor
House of Attendolo-Sforza
Augmentation arms for the
city of Cotignola
Canting arms
In 1401 incorporated in the arms granted by Rupert, King of Germany
House of Sforza
Counts of Cotignola
and Santa Fiora
Lion augmentation granted by Rupert, King of Germany in 1401
After Muzio Attendolo Sforza's death in 1424, Joanna II of Naples awarded his descendants to replace the surname of Attendolo with that of Sforza
Later known as Sforza di Santa Fiora
House of Sforza Cesarini
Counts of Cotignola, Celano
and Chinchón
Marquises of Civitanova and Castell'Arquato
Dukes of Onano and Sforza Cesarini
Princes of Genzano
Joined name and arms with that of Cesarini family as their successors

Cadet Branches
House of Sforza di Milano
Dukes of Milan and Bari
Counts of Pavia
Issued from Francesco, illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza
House of Sforza di Pesaro
Lords of Pesaro, Gradara
and Castelnuovo
Issued from Gregorio, illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza

Personal Arms
Guido Ascanio Sforza
Bishop of Montefiascone
and Corneto
Eldest son of Bosio II, 11th Count
of Santa Fiora
Sforza Sforza di Santa Fiora
12th Count of Santa Fiora
2nd son of Bosio II, 11th Count
of Santa Fiora
Arms as Knight of the Golden Fleece

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 Muzio Attendolo Sforza.svg|House of Attendolo-Sforza<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Cotignola<br>Muzio Attendolo was given the nickname ''Sforza'' by Alberico da Barbiano for his his refusal to be discouraged and the ability to reverse situations in his favor or simply in reference to his physical vigor</span>
-Attendolo Sforza.svg|House of Attendolo-Sforza<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Augmentation arms for the Lordship and County of Cotignola<br>Canting arms<br>Later incorporated in the arms granted in 1401 by Rupert, King of Germany</span><!-- arms is cotogne (mela cotogna) i.e. quince...wordplay for the county of Cotignola; cotogne/cotogna-Cotignola -->
+Attendolo Sforza.svg|House of Attendolo-Sforza<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Augmentation arms for the<br> city of Cotignola<br>Canting arms<br>In 1401 incorporated in the arms granted by Rupert, King of Germany</span>
 Attendoli Sforza.svg|House of Sforza<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Cotignola<br> and Santa Fiora<br>Lion augmentation granted by Rupert, King of Germany in 1401<br>After Muzio Attendolo Sforza's death in 1424, Joanna II of Naples awarded his descendants to replace the surname of Attendolo with that of Sforza<br>Later known as ''Sforza di Santa Fiora''</span>
 Sforza Cesarini.svg|House of Sforza Cesarini<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Cotignola, Celano<br> and Chinchón<br>Marquises of Civitanova and Castell'Arquato<br>Dukes of Onano and Sforza Cesarini<br>Princes of Genzano<br>Joined name and arms with that of [[House of Cesarini|Cesarini family]] as their successors</span>
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 Sforza.svg|[[House of Sforza di Milano]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dukes of Milan and Bari<br>Counts of Pavia<br>Issued from Francesco, illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza</span>
-Sforza Ancient.svg|[[House of Sforza di Pesaro]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Pesaro and Gradara<br>Issued from Gregorio, illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza<br>Imperial eagle granted by Emperor Frederick III in 1469</span>
+Sforza Pesaro Ancient.svg|[[House of Sforza di Pesaro]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Pesaro, Gradara<br> and Castelnuovo<br>Issued from Gregorio, illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza</span>
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 Sforza Sforza di Santa Fiora.svg|Sforza Sforza di Santa Fiora<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">12th Count of Santa Fiora<br>2nd son of Bosio II, 11th Count<br>  of Santa Fiora<br>Arms as Knight of the Golden Fleece</span>
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-<!-- Muzio Attendolo married two times, from his first marriage he had a surviving son Bosio I who inherited Cotignola and obtained Santa Fiora through marriage. Wikipedia is quoting erroneous source. First the claim that Francesco I of Milan awarded anything regarding Cotignola is false as Cotignola was a Neapolitan fief and Francesco had no right to award anything or had anything to do with as he was a illegitimate son. Just to quote several sources: "Ebbe altre tre mogli ed una serie di figli legittimi e naturali: da Antonia Salimbeni, patrizia senese, nacque Bosio, dalla seconda moglie Catella Piscopo d’Alopo ebbe Leonardo e Bartolo, dalla terza, Maria Marzani dei duchi di Sessa e contessa di Celano nacque Carlo (futuro arcivescovo di Milano)." (Translation: "He had three other wives and a series of legitimate and natural children: from Antonia Salimbeni, a Sienese patrician, Bosio was born, from the second wife Catella Piscopo d'Alopo he had Leonardo and Bartolo, from the third, Maria Marzani of the dukes of Sessa and countess of Celano was born Carlo (future archbishop of Milan)."). I emphasize from the Antonia Salimbeni, his first wife Bosio was born. https://www.marinaiditalia.com/public/uploads/2009_12_30.pdf
-Further...
-"The last great lord of La Rocca was Niccolò di Cione di Sandro Salimbeni known as Cocco. He tried to allay himself with the powers that would enable him to defeat the Republic of Siena and take control as absolute overlord. Among his powerful allays was one Giacomo Attendolo....In 1409, Cocco married him to his daughter Antonia, who brought in dowry the castles of Ripa d’Orcia and Vignoni....In 1411, he had a son from Antonia, but she most probably died in childbirth, as her death is also recorded in 1411. Apart from this son Bosio, he previously had had other children from various women of the people, one being Francesco who was born in 1401..." etc. Bosio was clearly his son from by his 1st wife. Francesco was illegitimate as were literally almost all of his other children.
-https://www.osteriaperilla.it/en/culture/stories-from-our-land/muzio-attendolo-sforza/
-"Dal suo primo matrimonio con Antonia Salimbeni, patrizia di Siena, celebratosi nel 1409 nacquero:
-Bosio, governatore di Orvieto e generale della Republica di Siena, sposo Cecilia Aldobraneschi, che gli porto la sovranita di Santa Fiora. Da lui originano i conti di Santafiora e la famiglia Sforza Cesarini." (Translation: "From his first marriage with Antonia Salimbeni, patrician of Siena, celebrated [took place] in 1409, the following were born: Bosio, governor and general of the Republic of Siena, married Cecilia Alobraneschi, who brought him as a dowry sovereignty [county] of Santafiora. From him originate the Counts of Santafiora and the Sforza Cesarini family.
-https://www.riariosforza.it/muzio_attendolo_sforza.html
-I can provide more sources.
-Who says that I'm quoting Wikipedia? I'm staying away from that site as much as possible thank you. I am well aware of the Sforza lineage, however I added the Santa Fiora branch as it is well known but I guess this works.
-http://www.sunelweb.net/modules/sections/index.php?artid=8035
-https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/bosio-sforza/
-From https://www.riariosforza.it/muzio_attendolo_sforza.html
-Bosio (Siena 1411 - Parma 1476), governatore di Orvieto e generale della Repubblica di Siena, sposò Cecilia Aldobrandeschi, che gli portò la sovranità di Santa Fiora.
-Da lui originano i conti di Santafiora e la famiglia Sforza Cesarini.
-Bosio (Siena 1411 - Parma 1476), governor of Orvieto and general of the Republic of Siena, married Cecilia Aldobrandeschi, who brought the sovereignty of Santa Fiora.
-From him the counts of Santafiora and the Sforza Cesarini family originate.
-Edit: Well I meant the Treccani source not Wikipedia, it is used on Italian Wikipedia which claims he was a natural son, basically all other sources confirm he was actually the eldest legitimate son of Giacomo aka Muzio. The thing is that means he wasn't really "a cadet" but rather a senior person in family inheritance as the eldest legitimate child and the continuation of the family. The fact his illegitimate half-brother Francesco won the lottery by marrying the heiress of the Visconti and became immensely powerful, overshadowing the senior (and legitimate) branch of the family is a totally different story. ;)
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