Sforza

[ sfawrt-suh; Italian sfawr-tsah ]

noun

1. Count Car·lo [kahr, -law], 1873–1952, Italian statesman: anti-Fascist leader.
2. Fran·ces·co [f, r, ahn-, ches, -kaw], 1401–66, Italian condottiere and duke of Milan 1450–66.
3. his father Gia·co·muz·zo [jah-kaw-, moo, -tsaw] or Mu·zio [moo, -tsyaw], 1369–1424, Italian condottiere.
4. Lo·do·vi·co [law-daw-, vee, -kaw], the Moor, 1451–1508, duke of Milan 1494–1500 (son of Francesco Sforza).

Sforza

/ ˈsfɔrtsa /

noun

1. SforzaCarlo18731952MItalianPOLITICS: statesman Count Carlo (ˈkarlo). 1873–1952, Italian statesman; leader of the anti-Fascist opposition
2. SforzaFrancesco14011466MMilanesePOLITICS: hereditary ruler Francesco (franˈtʃesko). 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66)
3. SforzaGiacomuzzo or Muzio13691424MItalianMISC: condottiere his father Giacomuzzo (dʒakoˈmuttso) or Muzio (ˈmuttsjo), original name Attendolo. 1369–1424, Italian condottiere and founder of the dynasty that ruled Milan (1450–1535)
4. SforzaLodovico14511508MMilanesePOLITICS: hereditary ruler Lodovico (lodoˈviːko), called the Moor. 1451– 1508, duke of Milan (1494–1500), but effective ruler from 1480; patron of Leonardo da Vinci

Example Sentences

The count, dreading the power of Sforza, caused him to be cast into prison, with many of his relations.

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Most of the great Sforza's immediate descendants were more or less distinguished for military talents.

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And at Fiesole, for the same Signor Sforza, he made many ornaments in his garden and around certain fountains.

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It was rebuilt by Francesco Sforza, for the ornament (he said) of the city and its safety against enemies.

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Clement obtained Sforza's pardon, who appeared before the Emperor sick and leaning on a staff.

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