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Sforza family

This family represents perfectly the power that a leader of mercenaries could be reach in 15th century in Italy. The descendants of Muzio Atendolo also called Sforza ruled over Milan Dukedom, while a collateral branch had soverign rights over the County of Santa Fiora, near Arezzo in Tuscany.

Muzio (Giacomo) Attendolo, called "Sforza", Count of Cotignola 1411, Lord of Benevento and Manfredonia (1414-18), *Cotignola 10.6.1369, +drowned Pescara 4.1.1424; 1m: Nobile Antonia Salimbeni, Patrizia di Siena (+1411); 2m: 1414 Catella (Caterina) Alopo dei Baroni Piscopo d�Alopo (+1418); 3m: 1419 Maria Marzani dei Duchi di Sessa, Cssa di Celano (+ca 1440)


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