Riario

House of Riario
Italian: Casa Riario
Noble family
Motto: "The upright like the palm will bloom"
(Latin: Iustus ut palma florebit)
Country Italy
Foundedc. 1100
FounderDegenardo Riario
Final rulerGirolamo Riario
Titles
Style(s)"His/Her Excellency"
Dissolution1877 (1877)
Deposition1488 (1488)

The House of Riario, sometimes referred to as Riario-Sforza, is an Italian noble family from Savona, near Genoa. Closely associated with the Papal States, the family gained control over several signorie ("lordships"), such as Bologna and Forlì.

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