Condottiere
Born in Italy with the Middle Ages, the condottieres or condottieri in Italian (i.e. mercenaries, of Italian condotta , lease), are chiefs of armies of Mercenaire S.
Regular soldiers demobilized or noble in evil of glory, they put their art of the war at the services of States. Remunerated generally in cash sounding and stumbling, they do not balk to accept grounds and titles in exchange of their services.
According to their condotta ( engagement in Italian, according to the Larousse or led troop, ordered , according to the Treasury of the French language), the condottieres were to provide soldiers, military material and command. The width of the managed organizations made true contractors of the war of them. They multiplied with the favor of the fight between Guelfes and Gibelins. Very often, their power became such as they could take the control of the city which they served.
The condottieri were saved mutually: while they held to ransom without pity the inhabitants of the overcome countries and claimed enormous sums for price of their services, they returned their prisoners without ransom.
Condottieri famous
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Malatesta da Verucchio (1212 - 1312), founder of the Malatesta dynasty, Master of Rimini in 1295;
- Ruggiero da Flor (v. 1268 - 1305);
- Castruccio Castracani (1281 - 1328);
- Walter VI of Brienne (v. 1304 - 1356);
- Cangrande della Scala (1291 - 1329);
- Guidoriccio da Fogliano, died in 1352, which became captain of the Sienan army and whose victory over Montemassi in 1328 was represented over a fresco of Simone Martini with the Palazzo Pubblico of His;
- Luchino dal Verme (Ca 1320-1372);
- " Sir" John Hawkwood (Giovanni Acuto, Ca 1320-1394);
- Alberico da Barbiano (1344-1409), organized the Company of Saint-Georges to fight against the French; Donatello set up to him an equestrian statue with Padoue;
- Jacopo dal Verme (1350-1409);
- Giovanni Ordelaffi (1355 - 1399);
- Biordo Michelotti 1380-assassinated as a 1398-lord of Pérousia.
- Othon IV of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, died in 1399;
- Facino Duck of Casale (Ca 1360-1412);
- Andrea Fortebracci, known under the name of Braccio da Montone (1368-1384);
- Muzio Attendolo, known under the name of Sforza (1369-1424);
- Giovanni Vitelleschi (death in 1440);
- Erasmo da Narni, known under the name of Gattamelata (1370-1443);
- Niccolò Piccinino (1380-1444);
- Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola (1390-1432);
- Micheletto Attendolo ;
- Scaramuccia da Forlì, in French Scaramouche de Forlì , (death in 1450);
- Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400 - 1475), which passed constantly from the camp of Venice to that of Milan; Verrochio set up an equestrian statue in Venice to him;
- Francesco Sforza (1401-1466);
- Nicola di Monforte, in French Nicolas de Montfort , (1415-1478), known under the name of Count de Campobasso;
- Sigismondo Malatesta (1417-1468);
- Frederic III of Montefeltro (1422-1482);
- Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (Ca 1441-1518);
- Prospero Colonna (1452 - 1523), condottiere with the service of the Papal States and the Germanic Roman Holy roman Empire during the Wars of Italy.
- Bartolomeo d' Alviano (1455-1515);
- Andrea Doria (1466-1560) which was useful independently, according to the pledges that one promised to him, two popes, Innocent VIII and Clément VII, Ferdinand Ier of Naples, the king of France François Ier, etc;
- François II of Mantoue, or François Gonzague (1466-1519), marquis de Mantoue;
- César Borgia (1475-1507);
- Niccolò di Pitigliano (death in 1510);
- Jean of the Black Bands (1498-1526);
- Ferdinand Gonzague, in Italian Shoeing Gonzaga (1507-1557);
- Marcantonio Colonna (1535 - 1584);
- FRA Moriale;
- Raymond de Cordoue;
- Agnolo beyond Pergola sometimes called Angelo ;
- Albert de Wallenstein;
External bond
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a site on the condottieres
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