Sforza

[ sfawrt-suh; Italian sfawr-tsah ]

/ ˈsfɔrt sə; Italian ˈsfɔr tsɑ /

noun

Count Car·lo

[kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/,1873–1952, Italian statesman: anti-Fascist leader.

Fran·ces·co

[frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/,1401–66, Italian condottiere and duke of Milan 1450–66.

his fatherGia·co·muz·zo

[jah-kaw-moo-tsaw] /ˌdʒɑ kɔˈmu tsɔ/or Mu·zio

[moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/,1369–1424, Italian condottiere.

Lo·do·vi·co

[law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/, the Moor,1451–1508, duke of Milan 1494–1500 (son of Francesco Sforza).

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Example sentences from the Web for sforza

Four mules loaded with gold publicly entered the palace of Cardinal Sforza, the most influential among them.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1)|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Sforza's beautiful consort was received with open arms in Pesaro, where she immediately made many friends.
Lucretia Borgia|Ferdinand Gregorovius
Sforza, hearing a tremendous uproar in the square, came to a window of the (p. 148) palace and looked down.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8|Various
The children of the House of Sforza were trained to this exercise.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy|Jacob Burckhardt

It had reached a considerable development in the time of the Sforza.
Lucretia Borgia|Ferdinand Gregorovius

British Dictionary definitions for sforza

Sforza

/ (Italian ˈsfɔrtsa) /

noun

Count Carlo (ˈkarlo). 1873–1952, Italian statesman; leader of the anti-Fascist opposition

Francesco (franˈtʃesko). 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66)

his father Giacomuzzo (dʒakoˈmuttso) or Muzio (ˈmuttsjo), original name Attendolo. 1369–1424, Italian condottiere and founder of the dynasty that ruled Milan (1450–1535)

Lodovico (lodoˈviːko), called the Moor. 1451– 1508, duke of Milan (1494–1500), but effective ruler from 1480; patron of Leonardo da Vinci

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