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
- Personal Arms
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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
