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, Giovanni and Vitellozzo. He was also brother-in-law to

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he became the first person to use an arquebus on horseback. He died in Circello and was the father of Vitello Vitelli, another condottiero.

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Bibliography (in Italian)

* Giulio Roscio, ''Ritratti et dogii di capitani illustri, che ne secoli moderni hanno gloriosamente guerreggiato'', Roma, 1646 * Ariodante Fabretti, ''Cronaca della Città di Perugia dal 1309 al 1491, Nota col nome di Diario del Graziani'', 1850. Counts in Italy People from Città di Castello 15th-century condottieri 1459 births 1496 deaths {{Italy-mil-bio-stub