Muzio Attendolo Sforza
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Muzio Attendolo Sforza was an Italian condottiero. Founder of the Sforza dynasty, he led a Bolognese-Florentine army at the Battle of Casalecchio. In his later years, he served Queen Joanna II of Napl
Muzio Attendolo Sforza
Muzio Attendolo in a 15th-century miniature
Muzio Attendolo
Francesco Sforza
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A condottiere or condottiero was an Italian military leader active during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The term originally referred specifically to commanders of mercenary companies, d
Muzio Attendolo Sforza
…Muzio Attendolo Sforza (28 May 1369 – 4 January 1424) was an Italian condottiero. Founder of the Sforza dynasty, he led a Bolognese-Florentine army at the Battle of Casalecchio. In his later years, he served Queen Joanna II of Naples…
Condottiere and his troops in a Renaissance-era fresco, influenced by Landsknecht mercenary fashion
Bartolomeo d'Alviano, one of the condottieri who took part in the Battle of Garigliano
Ambrogio Spinola, one of the last examples of the condottieri tradition
Farinata degli Uberti by Andrea del Castagno, showing a 15th-century condottiero's typical attire