Muzio Attendolo Sforza.

Muzio Attendolo Sforza (May 28, 1369 - January 4, 1424) was an Italian condottiero. Founder of the Sforza dynasty, he led a Bolognese-Florentine army at the Battle of Casalecchio. Image File history File links Muzio_Attendolo_Sforza. ... Image File history File links Muzio_Attendolo_Sforza. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Events King Charles V of France renounces the treaty of Brétigny and war is declared between France and England. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stuart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. ... Condottieri (singular condottiero) were mercenary leaders employed by Italian city-states from the late Middle Ages until the mid-sixteenth century. ... Sforza was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. ... The Battle of Casalecchio took place on June 26, 1402 near the town of Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna. ...

He was the father of Francesco Sforza, who ruled Milan for 16 years. Portrait of Francesco Sforza, ca 1460, by Bonifazio Bembo: Sforza insisted on being shown in his worn dirty old campaigning hat. ... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Milan (MI) Mayor Letizia Moratti Elevation 120 m Area 182 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,308,311  - Density 6,988/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Milanesi Dialing code 02 Postal code 20100 Patron St. ...

Biography

He was born as Giacomo or Jacopo Attendolo in Cotignola (Romagna) to a rich family of rural nobility. Muzzo or Muzio was the short form of the nickname of Giacomuzzo. According to tradition, young Giacomo was plowing a field when a platoon of mercenaries led by Boldrino da Panicale passed nearby in search of recruits. He then stole one his father's horses and followed the soldiers to follow the same career. Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Province of Ravenna (RA) Mayor Elevation m Area 35. ... Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. ...

Later, together with three brothers and two cousins, he joined the company of Alberico da Barbiano, who nicknamed him "Sforza" ("Strong") for his staunchness and his abilities to suddenly reverse the fortunes of battles. In 1398 he was at the service of Perugia against the Milanese troops of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, to whom Muzio soon switched his loyalty following the typical behavior of mercenary chieftains of the time. Later he fought for Florence against Visconti but in 1402, at the battle of Casalecchio, was defeated by his former master Alberico da Barbiano. In 1406 he captured Pisa and was subsequently hired by Niccolò III d'Este of Ferrara, who was being menaced by Ottobono Terzi of Parma. Alberico da Barbiano (c. ... Perugia is the capital city in the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. ... A 19th century version of Giangaleazzo Visconti. ... Country Italy Region Tuscany Province Florence (FI) Mayor Leonardo Domenici Elevation 50 m Area 102 km² Population  - Total (as of 2006-06-02) 366,488  - Density 3,593/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Fiorentini Dialing code 055 Postal code 50100 Frazioni Galluzzo, Settignano Patron St. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... The Battle of Casalecchio took place on June 26, 1402 near the town of Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna. ... Events Construction of Forbidden City begins in Beijing. ... Ferrara is a city, an archiepiscopal see in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, capital city of the province of Ferrara. ... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Parma (PR) Mayor Elvio Ubaldi (since May 28, 2002) Elevation 55 m Area 260 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 175,789  - Density 676/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Parmigiani (Parmensi are called the provinces inhabitants) Dialing code...

King Ladislas of Naples named him Gran Conestabile of his kingdom. Sforza's military qualities were mostly needed against Florence and the Pope. He remained for the rest of his life in the Kingdom of Naples, after the King's death (1414), at the service of queen Joan II. However, he attracted the jealousy of Joan's favorite, Pandolfello Alopo, who had him arrested and imprisoned. However, when Sforza's troops intervened, Alopo freed him and Joan gave him the fiefdoms of Benevento and Manfredonia. On this occasion Sforza married Caterina Alopo, Pandolfello's sister. A few months later Sforza was again arrested after a quarrel with James of Bourbon. He was freed only in 1416, after James' fall from power, and Joan gave him back the title of Conestabile. King Ladislas of Naples, the Magnanimous (February 11, 1377–August 6, 1414), was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem and Sicily, titular Count of Provence and Forcalquier 1386–1414, and titular King of Hungary 1390–1414. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Benevento is a town and archiepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 32 miles northeast of Naples. ... Manfredonia is a town and comune of Puglia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is 35 km northeast by rail. ...

In 1417 Sforza was sent by Joan to help the pope against Braccio da Montone, together with his son Francesco. Later he returned briefly to Naples, but here he was opposed by Giovanni (Sergianni) Caracciolo, Joan's new lover. In the following, confused, events that led to the arrival of Louis III of Anjou in Naples in opposition to Alfonso V of Aragon, Sforza helped Joan and Sergianni to flee to Aversa. Braccio da Montone, byname of Andrea Fortebracci (July 1, 1368 - June 1424) was an Italian condottiero. ... Portrait of Francesco Sforza, ca 1460, by Bonifazio Bembo: Sforza insisted on being shown in his worn dirty old campaigning hat. ... Giovanni Caracciolo, often called Sergianni (c. ... Louis III (1403 - 12 November 1434) was Titular King of Naples, Count of Provence and Duke of Anjou. ... Alfonso V of Aragon (also Alfonso I of Naples) (1396 – June 27, 1458), surnamed the Magnanimous, was the King of Aragon and Naples and count of Barcelona from 1416 to 1458. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

In 1423, the city of Aquila rebelled and he was sent to reconquer it. In an attempt to save one of his pages during the forging of the Pescara River, Sforza drowned and his body was swept away by the waters. Events July 31 - Hundred Years War: Battle of Cravant - The French army is defeated at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne. ... LAquila, 42°21 13°24E, at 710 m (2329 feet) above sea-level, is a city and comune of central Italy, on the Aterno river, with 69,131 inhabitants according to 2003 census figures. ... The Aterno is a river in eastern Italy. ...

Family

Sforza's first wife was Antonia Salimbeni, who died in 1411, who had given him Bosio (1411-1476), who was count of Santa Fiora. He had two other children by Caterina Alopo, seven by his mistress Lucia Torsano (including Francesco and Alessandro and Tamira di Cagli. Portrait of Francesco Sforza, ca 1460, by Bonifazio Bembo: Sforza insisted on being shown in his worn dirty old campaigning hat. ...

See also

• Condottieri
• Joan II of Naples
• Louis III of Anjou
• Micheletto Attendolo
• Francesco Sforza

Condottieri (singular condottiere) were mercenary leaders employed by Italian city-states from the late Middle Ages until the mid-sixteenth century. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Louis III (1403 - 12 November 1434) was Titular King of Naples, Count of Provence and Duke of Anjou. ... Portrait of Francesco Sforza, ca 1460, by Bonifazio Bembo: Sforza insisted on being shown in his worn dirty old campaigning hat. ...

Other

The Italian Regia Marina launched a cruiser called Muzio Attendolo in 1935. See also Condottieri class cruiser. The Italian Regia Marina (literally: Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. ... Muzio Attendolo was a Condottieri class light cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina, which fought in World War II. She was sunk in Naples by bombers of the USAAF on 4 December 1942. ... Profile of Italian light cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Condottieri class Condottieri was a light cruiser class of the Italian Regia Marina, built before World War II to gain predominance in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Sources

• Paolo Giovio, Vita di Muzio Attendolo
• Caterina Santoro, Gli Sforza, 1968
• Pompeo Litta, Famiglie celebri d'Italia
• Claudio Rendina, I Capitani di ventura, 1994