Note *72 — Chapter IV
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Sforza's origin is now proved. The Attendoli were not peasants, but among the leading families of Cotignola. As early as 1226 an Attendolo was ambassador for the neighbouring town of Bertinoro in its submission to Bologna. They were a well-known race of soldiers, it seems. Cf. Solieri, Le origini e la Dominazione degli Sforza a Cotignola (Bologna, 1897), and ibid., L'Antica Casa degli Attendoli Sforza in Cotignola (Ravenna, 1899). Also C.M. Ady, op. cit., p. 3.