House of Sforza
Cadet branch of the House of Attendolo
- Coat of Arms
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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 -
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
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House of Sforza di Milano
Dukes of Milan and Bari
Counts of Pavia
Issued from Francesco, illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza
Arms assumed from the Visconti family as successors in 1450 -
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 Borgonovo
Lords of Agazzino, Arcello, Bilegno, Breno and Castelnovo
Counts of Borgonovo
Issued from Sforza Secondo Sforza, illegitimate son of Francesco I, Duke of Milan -
House of Sforza di Caravaggio
Marquises of Caravaggio
Counts of Galliate, Casteggio
and Lacchiarella
Issued from Giovanni Paolo, illegitimate son of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
Legitimated line -
House of Riario Sforza
Lords of Forlì and Imola
Barons of Montepeloso
Marquises of Corleto
Counts and Dukes of Riario Sforza
Matrilineal branch issued from Caterina Sforza, illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan
- Personal Arms
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Francesco I Sforza
Arms prior to his marriage with Bianca Maria Visconti -
Francesco Maria Sforza
Duke of Bari -
Francesco I Sforza
Duke of Milan
Arms as knight of the Order of the Crescent -
Sforza Maria Sforza
Duke of Bari
3rd son of Francesco I Sforza -
Ludovico il Moro Sforza
Duke of Milan and Bari
5th son of Francesco I Sforza -
Ascanio Maria Sforza
Bishop of Pavia
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
6th son of Francesco I Sforza -
Maximilian Sforza
Duke of Milan
Eldest son and heir of Ludovico
Il Moro Sforza
Arms as Count of Pavia and heir to his father -
Giovanni Paolo Sforza
Marquis of Caravaggio
Illegitimate son of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
Progenitor of Caravaggio branch -
Bona Sforza
Queen consort of Poland
Daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan -
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 -
Giovanni Sforza d'Aragona
Lord of Pesaro and Gradara
1st husband of Lucrezia Borgia
