Muzio Attendolo Sforza

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Muzio Attendolo Sforza

Giacomo or Muzio Attendolo , sometimes also Giacomuzzo (born June 10, 1369 in Cotignola in Romagna , † January 4, 1424 in the Pescara River near L'Aquila ) was a condottiere of rural origin. He was the son of Giovanni Attendolo and Elisa, who was probably a daughter of Ugolino Petracini.

Life

Muzio Attendolo became the leader of the gang of adventurers who had previously kidnapped him. He took the name Sforza , which means conqueror , fought for Perugia , Milan and Florence , served in Naples under Queen Joan II , fought against the Spaniards , served Pope Martin V , who made him Count of Rome .

In his service to Joan II , Sforza and her lover Pandolfo Alopo completely ruled the queen, while the barons of the kingdom wanted her to have a husband strong enough to break the power of their favorites but not become king himself wanted to. The choice fell on James II of La Marche (1370–1438), the wedding was celebrated in 1415. However, Jacob made himself king, had Alopo killed, Sforza imprisoned and kept his wife almost in isolation, which in turn led to reactions from the barons, who forced Jacob to release Sforza, to renounce his kingship and finally to leave the country.

Shortly thereafter, Johanna sent Sforza to restore her power in Rome , where the Neapolitans had been driven out after Ladislaus ' death. Sforza invaded the city and forced the condottiere Braccio da Montone , who was defending Rome on behalf of the Pope, to withdraw (1416). But when Oddo Colonna was elected Pope as Martin V in 1417 , he allied himself with Johanna, who in turn promised to give up Rome and bring Sforza back to Naples. The latter found himself now without influence with the queen, who was now completely dominated by her new lover Giovanni (Sergianni) Caracciolo . Hoping to restore his position and destroy Caracciolo, Sforza promoted the claims of Ludwig III. from Anjou to the throne of Naples, who wanted to be Johanna's successor after her death, which was also approved by the Pope. Due to Caracciola's influence, Johanna refused to adopt Ludwig, instead she called Alfons V of Aragon , whom she promised the inheritance and adopted him in 1420. The result of this diplomacy was a war between Johanna and Alfons on the one hand, Ludwig and Sforza, the latter with the support of the Pope, on the other, which ended in 1422 with the victory of the monarchs and a peace treaty. Differences of opinion between the Aragonese and the Neapolitans then led to Caracciolo being arrested, whereupon Johanna, fearing for her own safety, again asked Sforza for help, who was able to bring her to Aversa with great difficulty , where in 1423 she was Louis of Anjou instead of what she saw ingrateful Alfons adopted.

Muzio Attendolo Sforza drowned on January 4, 1424 on a campaign in Pescara near L'Aquila.

family

He was married to Caterina Orsini since July 16, 1415 . He had three sons, but they came from his mistress Lucia von Torsano:

literature

Web links

Commons : Muzio Attendolo Sforza  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Family tree of the Sforza family . genmarenostrum.com
personal data
SURNAME Sforza, Muzio Attendolo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sforza, Giacomuzzo; Sforza, Giacomo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman condottiere
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1369
PLACE OF BIRTH Cotignola , Romagna
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 1424
Place of death Pescara at L'Aquila