House of Sforza
Cadet branch of the House of Attendolo
- Coat of Arms
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House of Attendolo-Sforza
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 physical vigor -
House of Sforza
Lion granted by Rupert, King of Germany in 1401
After Muzio Attendolo Sforzas death in 1424, Giovanna II d 'Anjou-Durazzo, Queen of the Kingdom of Naples awarded his descendants to replace the surname of Attandolo with that of Sforza -
House of Sforza
Counts of Pavia
Dukes of Milan
Arms assumed from the Visconti family as successors in 1450
- Cadet Branches
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Sforza di Santa Fiora
Counts of Santa Fiora -
Sforza di Pesaro Lords of Pesaro and Gradara Imperial eagle granted by Emperor Frederick III in 1469
Sforza di Pesaro
Lords of Pesaro and Gradara
Imperial eagle granted by Emperor Frederick III in 1469 -
Sforza di Caravaggio
Marquises of Caravaggio -
Sforza Cesarini
Dukes of Sforza Cesarini -
Riario Sforza
Lords of Forlì and Imola
Matrilineal branch issued from Caterina Sforza, illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan
- Personal Arms
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Francesco I Sforza
Duke of Milan
Arms as knight of the Order of the Crescent -
Bona Sforza
Queen consort of Poland
Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania -
Ludovico il Moro Sforza
Duke of Milan and Bari -
Giovanni Paolo Sforza
Marquuis of Caravaggio -
Maximilian Sforza
Duke of Milan
1512-1515 -
Guido Ascania Sforza
Cardinal of Santa Fiora -
Giovanni Sforza d'Aragona
Lord of Pesaro and Gradara -
Francesco Maria Sforza
Duke of Bari -
Sforza Sforza di Santa Fiora
Count of Santa Fiora
Knight of the Golden Fleece -
Ascanio Maria Sforza
Bishop of Pavia
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church -
Francesco Sforza
Arms prior to his marriage with Bianca Maria Visconti
