Corrado III (or IV) Trinci (

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1421 – 14 June 1441) was lord of

Foligno Foligno (; Central Italian, Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennine Mountains, Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clit ...

from 1421 until 1439. Trinci, a partisan of the

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forces, ruled

along with his brothers

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and

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, until the latter two were assassinated by the castellan of

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. Corrado Trinci took his revenge by attacking the town and killing the castellan. Initially a fierce enemy of the Pope, Trinci was known for plundering monasteries. Attacked by

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, however, he obtained the title of vicar of

and

from Pope

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. After this appointment, Trinci was sent to recapture Perugia, held at the time by Oddo Fortebracci. By 1428, however, he again had rebelled against the Church. Peace with Rome was restored by 1435, but Trinci maintained his control of

Montefalco Montefalco is a historic small hill town in Umbria, Italy, with a population of 5,581 in August 2017. It has been settled since pre-Roman times, and retains many of its historic buildings. From 1446 to 1861 it was part of the Papal States. It is on ...

. When Trinci favored the rebellion of Piero Tomacelli in

Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; ) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is south of Trevi, north of Terni, southeast of Perugia; southeast of Florence; and north of Rome. H ...

Pope Eugene IV Pope Eugene IV (; ; 1383 – 23 February 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 March 1431 to his death, in February 1447. Condulmer was a Republic of Venice, Venetian, and a nephew ...

sent Cardinal Giovanni Vitelleschi to dethrone him. The siege of Foligno ended in 1439, when he was betrayed by the population and taken prisoner. He died in the castle of Soriano, strangled along with his two sons.Dizionario biografico universale
Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 417.

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