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Paolo Orsini (1369-1416)
Paolo Orsini (1369 – 5 August 1416) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Canino, Fiano Romano, Gallese, Olevano Romano, Orvieto, Marta, Lazio, Marta, Montalto di Castro, Narni and Tuscania. He belonged to the Orsini family. He married Rita Sanguigni and with her had two children, Giampaolo and Calvinia, on whom little evidence survives. He also had an illegitimate son Francesco who also became a condottiero. Life The son of Francesco Orsini, he distinguished himself as a soldier and diplomat from his youth onwards. In the struggles between Ladislaus of Naples and Pope Innocent VII, he re-established the pope's authority over Rome in 1406 and the following year defended Innocent against Ladislaus' allies in the Colonna family and was made Captain General of the Church. During Innocent's time away from Rome, Paolo sided with Louis II of Anjou against a new assault by Ladislaus, managing to defeat him in the 1411 battle of Roccasecca. Whilst en route to the battle of Sant'Egidio a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Orsini
Paolo Orsini may refer to: *Paolo Orsini (condottiero, born 1369) (1369–1416), Italian condottiero *Paolo Orsini (condottiero, born 1450) (1450–1503), Italian condottiero *Paolo Giordano I Orsini (1541–1585), 1st Duke of Bracciano *Paolo Giordano II Orsini (1591–1656), 3rd Duke of Bracciano, grandson of the above {{hndis, Orsini, Paolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Innocent VII
Pope Innocent VII (; ; 1339 – 6 November 1406), born Cosimo de' Migliorati, was head of the Catholic Church from 17 October 1404 to his death, in November 1406. He was pope during the period of the Western Schism (1378–1417), and was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedict XIII. Despite good intentions, he did little to end the schism, owing to the troubled state of affairs in Rome, and his distrust of the sincerity of Benedict XIII, and King Ladislaus of Naples. Early life Cosimo de' Migliorati was born to a noble family of Sulmona in the Abruzzi, son of Gentile Migliorati and wife Mascia Oderisi and uncle of cardinal Giovanni Migliorati. He distinguished himself by his learning in both civil and Canon Law, which he taught for a time at Perugia and Padua. His teacher Giovanni da Legnano sponsored him at Rome, where Pope Urban VI (1378–89) took him into the Curia, sent him for ten years as papal collector to England,There he is considered one of the connections through w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1369 Births
Year 1369 ( MCCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * February – Vladislav I of Wallachia liberates Vidin from the Hungarians, resulting in the restoration of Ivan Sratsimir on the throne of Bulgaria, in the autumn. * March 14 – Battle of Montiel: Pedro of Castile loses to an alliance between the French and his half-brother, Henry II. * May – King Charles V of France renounces the Treaty of Brétigny, and war is declared between France and England. * September – Hundred Years' War: The French burn Portsmouth, England; the English raid Picardy and Normandy. * November 30 – Hundred Years' War: Charles V of France recaptures most of Aquitaine from the English. * December – Financed by Charles V of France, Welshman Owain Lawgoch launches an invasion fleet against the English, in an attempt to claim the throne of Wales. A storm causes Owain to abandon the invasion. Dates unknow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colfiorito
Colfiorito (; "Flowery Hill") is a village in Umbria, central Italy, now a (borough) of the (municipality) of Foligno. Under its Roman name Plestia, it was the seat of a Roman Catholic bishopric which is currently a titular see. It is known for a variety of lentils grown in its territory. Geography It is located on a plateau at 760 m over the sea level, on the road from municipal seat Foligno to Macerata, which houses a total of c. 5,000 inhabitants (part of it is under the jurisdiction of Serravalle di Chienti, Marche). The village contains Umbria's smallest natural park. History In the plateau tombs from the 10th century BC and an Iron Age village (9th century BC) have been found. In 178 BC existed here the Roman city of ''Plestia'', which had a forum, a temple and other edifices and shortly was a bishopric. The town was abandoned in the 10th century: the site is now marked by the church of ''Santa Maria in Plestia''. The area was repopulated by the ''comune'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludovico Colonna
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Ludovico Colonna (1390 - 12 October 1436) was an Italian condottiero, count of Santa Severina and lord of Ardea. An illegitimate son of Giovanni Colonna, he began his military career at a young age, joining Braccio da Montone's 'compagnia di ventura'. He died at Ardea. References 15th-century condottieri 1390 births 1436 deaths Ludovico Ludovico () is an Italian masculine given name. It is sometimes spelled Lodovico. The feminine equivalent is Ludovica. Persons with the name Ludovico Given name * Ludovico D'Aragona (1876–1961), Italian socialist politician * Ludovico Arios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Tartaglia
Angelo Broglio da Lavello, known as Angelo Tartaglia (1350 or 1370–1421), was an Italian condottiero and nobleman, captain of the Papal Army, lord of Lavello and Toscanella. Biography Born in Lavello, Basilicata, Tartaglia trained at the military school of Ceccolo Broglia and served the Republic of Florence. On 26 June 1402, he fought in the Battle of Casalecchio; he was charged with overseeing the bridge of Reno, but he left his position to participate in the combat, leaving the camps without any defence on his side. His imprudence cost the defeat of his army, and Tartaglia was captured and imprisoned. Released, he assumed responsibility for the defeat, but not enough to appease the wrath of Muzio Attendolo Sforza. Relations between Tartaglia and Sforza became bad, resulting in a strong rivalry. In 1409, he fought in the service of Ladislaus of Naples, defending Perugia and Civitavecchia from the assaults of Braccio da Montone and conquering Rome, scaring away the an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Sant'Egidio
The Battle of Sant'Egidio was fought on 12 July 1416 at Sant'Egidio, near Umbertide (central Italy) between the condottiere Braccio da Montone and the troops of Perugia, under Carlo I Malatesta. Braccio's victory resulted in his long-desired conquest of Perugia, of which he became lord. As a result of his political ties to John XXIII against Ladislaus, Braccio also received the command of Bologna before he became lord of Perugia. The battle lasted for 7 hours and saw the massive use of heavy cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from ''cheval'' meaning "horse") are groups of soldiers or warriors who Horses in warfare, fight mounted on horseback. Until the 20th century, cavalry were the most mob .... Braccio used his famous tactics of using repeated cavalry assaults carried on by smaller units, seeking for weak spots in the enemy's line. This also allowed his troops time to refresh, as the battle was fought under an implacable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Roccasecca
Roccasecca is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is the birthplace of Thomas Aquinas. History The history of Roccasecca is tightly bound to its strategic position, a "dry '' rocca''" at the entrance to two narrow defiles that give access to the Valle di Comino below the slopes of Monte Asprano, whose elevation at provides a natural position to control the wide Valle del Liri. Remains of archaic perimeter walling attest to an early fortified presence around the site. Roccasecca served as a way station for ancient Roman legions and invading armies crossing the River Melfa, spanned by three ancient bridges there, remains of which still exist. However, the Medieval commune truly began in the early Middle Ages. It is commonly remembered that St. Thomas Aquinas was born at Roccasecca in 1225, in the castle of his father Landulf, Count of Aquino, which was an important defensive structure that Manso, Abbot of Monte Cassin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis II Of Anjou
Louis II (5 October 1377 – 29 April 1417) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1384 to 1417; he claimed the Kingdom of Naples, but only ruled parts of the kingdom from 1390 to 1399. His father, Louis I of Anjouthe founder of the House of Valois-Anjouwas a younger son of King John II of France and the adopted son of Queen Joanna I of Naples. When his father died during a military campaign in Naples in 1384, Louis II was still a child. He inherited Anjou from his father, but his mother, Marie of Blois, could not convince his uncles, John, Duke of Berry and Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, to continue her husband's war for Naples. The Provençal nobles and towns refused to acknowledge Louis II as their lawful ruler, but Marie of Blois persuaded them one after another to swear fealty to him between 1385 and 1387. His cousin, King Charles VI of France decided to support Louis II's bid for Naples in 1389. After Antipope Clement VII crowned him king in Avignon on 1 November 1389, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottavio Tronsarelli
Ottavio Tronsarelli ( – 31 August 1646) was an Italian Baroque poet, librettist and man of letters. Biography Ottavio Tronsarelli was born in Rome around 1586 of a wealthy family. His father, Antonio, was a famous art collector. He attended the Roman College, where he studied under Famiano Strada, Bernardino Stefonio and Terenzio Alciati. Tronsarelli was the author of two epic poems, one on the Emperor Constantine the Great, ''Il Costantino'' (Rome, 1629), the other on the battle of Lepanto, ''La Vittoria Navale'' (Rome, 1633), of more than thirty librettos, and of numerous other pieces in prose and verse. He was a member of the Accademia degli Ordinati of Rome. Tronsarelli is best remembered for the libretto of Domenico Mazzocchi's '' La catena d'Adone'', based on episodes from Giambattista Marino's epic poem ''L'Adone'' (1623). In 1632 he collected and published all his ''drammi per musica'' (except for two: ''La catena d'Adone'' and ''Dafne'') in a single edition. Tronsare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agostino Mascardi
Agostino Mascardi (; 2 September 1590 – 1640) was an Italian rhetorician, historian and poet. Expelled from the Jesuit Order by his superiors, Mascardi pursued a successful career as a secretary for various important figures, and became a renowned writer and professor of rhetoric at the Sapienza University of Rome. He was a member of several learned societies and wrote a seminal treatise, "Dell'arte historica" (1636) advocating history as a powerful instrument of ethical and religious persuasion and largely focusing on the interplay between truth and believability. Biography Born in Sarzana in Liguria, Mascardi studied in Rome and was ordained a Jesuit, but was expelled from the Order in 1617.. According to Mascardi, “the principal reason of such calamity has been my employment with the House of Este,” which his Jesuit superiors saw as a sign that Mascardi had decided to put his personal ambitions before the interests of the Jesuit order. His fruitful career continued, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
