▁M uz zo ▁or ▁M uz io ▁was ▁the ▁short ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁Gia com uz zo , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand father . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁eight ▁known ▁sib lings : ▁Bos io ▁( d . ▁ 1 4 1 1 ), ▁Marg her ita ▁( by ▁her ▁first ▁mari age ▁de ’ ▁Rav ign ani ▁and ▁by ▁her ▁second ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Mor con e ), ▁Francesco ▁( d . ▁ 1 4 1 2 ), ▁Bart olo ▁( d . ▁ 1 4 1 2 ), ▁Giorg io , ▁Mat te o ▁( kil led ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 8 ), ▁Ton du z zo ▁( kil led ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 8 ) ▁and ▁Maria ▁( d . ▁ 1 4 1 2 ; ▁by ▁marriage ▁March ion ess ▁Pal lav ic ino ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁tradition , ▁young ▁Gia como ▁was ▁p low ing ▁a ▁field ▁when ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁mer cen aries ▁led ▁by ▁B old r ino ▁da ▁Pan icale ▁passed ▁nearby ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁rec ruits . ▁He ▁then ▁ ▁st ole ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁horses ▁and ▁followed ▁the ▁soldiers ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁same ▁career . ▁ ▁Later , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁brothers ▁Bos io , ▁Francesco ▁and ▁Bart olo ▁and ▁two ▁c ous ins , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁Al ber ico ▁da ▁Barb iano , ▁who ▁nick named ▁him ▁" S for za