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The House of Colleoni was a Guelf-allied noble family in
The House of Colleoni was a Guelf-allied noble family in medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...
Bergamo
Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...
. Their Ghibelline opponents were the Suardi family, of which the Colleoni themselves were a branch.
History
The family's coat of arms was two pairs of white testicles on a red field, above one red pair on a white field.See also
* * Palazzo Colleoni alla Pace * Cappella Colleoni * Bartolomeo ColleoniReferences
history of Bergamo wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines {{Italy-hist-stub