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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 Sforza
Counts of Cotignola
and Santa Fiora
Arms 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
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 and Gradara Issued from Gregorio, illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza Imperial eagle granted by Emperor Frederick III in 1469

House of Sforza di Pesaro
Lords of Pesaro and Gradara
Issued from Gregorio, illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza
Imperial eagle granted by Emperor Frederick III in 1469

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>
-Attendoli Sforza.svg|House of Sforza<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Cotignola<br> Arms 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</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>Arms 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</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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 <gallery caption="Cadet Branches" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
 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>
-Attendoli_Sforza.svg|[[House of Sforza di Santa Fiora]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Santa Fiora<br>Issued from Bosio I, son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza</span><!--Muzio Attandolo's natural son he was also the progenitor of the Santa Fiora branch Edit: Bosio I was not a illegitimate son of Muzio, he was actually his son from his 1st marriage thus legitimate...he was the continuation of the family. The Dukes of Milan and Lords of Pesaro were issued from two of his other numerous illegitimate children -->
 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>
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+<gallery caption="Personal Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
+Guido Ascania Sforza.svg|Guido Ascanio Sforza<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Bishop of Montefiascone<br> and Corneto<br>Eldest son of Bosio II, 11th Count<br> of Santa Fiora</span>
+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>
+</gallery>
+<!-- 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. -->