The Sforza are a family Italy of the Renaissance, originating in the Milanais. __TOC The dynasty was founded by Muzio Attendolo, called Sforza (the Fort) , born with Cotignola close to Pescara in 1369 and deceased in 1424, a Condottiere coming from Romagna which was used the kings angevins as Naples. It is most known of this dynasty of condottieri.

Dukes of Milan

• François I {{er}} 1450-1466

• Galéas Marie 1466-1476
• Jean Galéas 1476-1494
• Ludovic Marie '' More '' 1494-1499 and 1500-1501
• Maximilien 1512-1515
• François II 1521-1524, 1525-1526 and 1529-1535

The son of Muzio Attendolo, François Sforza (1401-1466), directed Milan during the Quattrocento, and took again the title of duke of Milan after the disappearance of the last Visconti reigning in 1447 and the République Ambrosienne (1447-1450).

Ludovic Sforza (1452-1508), Ludovico it Moro , known to have taken Léonard de Vinci with his service, was beaten in 1500 by the French Army of Louis XII.

After the French had been rejected by the Swiss imperial troops, Maximilien Sforza, wire of Ludovic, became duke of Milan, until the return of the French and of François I {{er}} which imprisoned it.

Lords of Pesaro

• Alexandre, first lord of Constant Pesaro

• (Costanzo) (1446 - 1483)
• Jean (1466 - 1510)
• Constant Joseph Marie II (1502 - 1512)
• Galéas (1470 - 1519), lord of Pesaro

The family links itself with the Borgia, with the Mariage arranged of Lucrèce Borgia (1480-1519) with Jean de Pesaro (which was the illegitimate son of Constant).

Counts of Santa Fiora

• Bosio Ier (1410-1476), count of Santa Fiora, count of Cotignola, lord of Castell' Arquato

• Francesco de Cotignola, count de Cotignola
• Sforzino de Castell' Arquato, lord of Castell' Arquato
• Guido de Santa Fiora, count de Santa Fiora
• Giovanni de Santa Fiora, count de Santa Fiora
• Federico I of Santa Fiora, count de Santa Fiora
• Bosio II of Santa Fiora, count de Santa Fiora
• Sforza de Castell' Arquato, marquis de Castell' Arquato
• Francesco de Varzi, count de Cotignola, marquis of Varzi
• Mario Ier de Santa Fiora, count de Santa Fiora
• Federico II of Santa Fiora, count de Santa Fiora
• Alessandro de Segni, duke of Segni
• Mario II of Santa Fiora, duke of Onano, count de Santa Fiora
• Ludovico d' Onano, duke of Onano
• Paolo II of Proceno, marquis of Proceno
• Francesco de Santa Fiora, duke of Onano, count de Santa Fiora
• Federico de Segni, duke of Segni, branch Sforza-Cesarini

Family tree of Sforza

Giacomo (Muzio) Attendolo, called Sforza │ ├─> Bozio I {{er}}, count de Santa Fiora │ X Cecilia Aldobrandeschi, countess of Santa Fiora and Pitigliano │ │ │ └─> Counts de Santa Fiora then branch Sforza-Cesarini │ ├─> François I {{er}} (1401 - 1466), duke of Milan 1450 - 66 │ X White Marie, girl of Philippe Marie Visconti │ │ │ ├─> Galéas Marie (1443 - 1476), duke of Milan 1466 - 76 │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Catherine (1463 - 1509), princess of Forlì │ │ │ X Jean de Médicis '' Popolano '' │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─> Large-dukes of Tuscany │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Jean Galéas (1469 - 1494), duke of Milan 1476 - 94 under the regency of his/her Good mother of Savoy │ │ │ X Isabelle of Naples then of his/her uncle Ludovic More │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> François II, count de Pavie then abbot │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─> Bona (1494 - 1557) │ │ │ X Sigismond I {{er}} of Poland │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─> Kings de Pologne │ │ │ │ │ └─> White Marie (1472 - 1510) │ │ X Maximilien I {{er}} emperor │ │ │ ├─>Ascanio (1444 - 1505), cardinal │ │ │ ├─>Ippolita Maria (1446 - 1484) │ │ X Alphonse II of Aragon of Naples │ │ │ └─> Ludovic Marie '' More '' (1451 - 1508) duke of Milan 1494 - 99 and 1500 - 01 │ │ │ └─> Maximilien (1493 - 1530), duke of Milan 1512 - 15 │ │ │ └─> François II Marie (1495 - 1535), last duke of Milan (1521 - 24), (1525 - 26) and (1529 - 35) │ └─> Alexandre, first lord of Pesaro X Constancy of Varano │ └─> Constant (Costanzo) (1446 - 1483), lord of Pesaro │ ├─> Jean (1466 - 1510), lord of Pesaro, count of Cotignola │ X Lucrèce Borgia │ │ │ └─>Joseph Marie Constant II (1502 - 1512), lord of Pesaro, count of Cotignola │ └─>Galéas (1470 - 1519), lord of Pesaro

See too

• the count Carlo Sforza, great moral figure of Italian resistance to the Fascism.

External bonds

• Euweb.cz : Genealogy of Sforza
• Leonardo.it: Sforza

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