House of Sforza
Cadet branch of the House of Attendolo
- Coat of Arms
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House of Sforza
Arms granted by Rupert, King of Germany in 1401
Muzio Attendolo was given the nickname "Sforza" by Alberico da Barbiano for his physical vigor
After his 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
Dukes of Milan
Arms inherited from the House of Visconti in 1450
- Cadet Branches
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Sforza di Santa Fiora
Counts of Santa Fiora -
Riario Sforza
Matrilineal branch -
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
Marquesses of Caravaggio -
Sforza Cesarini
Dukes of Sforza Cesarini
- 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
Marquesse 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 -
Sforza Maria Sforza
Duke of Bari -
Sforza Sforza di Santa Fiora
Count of Santa Fiora
Knight of the Golden Fleece
