Riario

House of Riario
Italian: Casa Riario
Noble family
Motto: "The upright like the palm will bloom"
(Latin: Iustus ut palma florebit)
Country Italy
FoundedCa. 1100 (Ca. 1100)
FounderDegenardo Riario
Final rulerGirolamo Riario
Titles
Style(s)"His/Her Excellency"
Dissolution1877; 147 years ago (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.