Emanuele Appiani (c. 1380 – 15 February 1457) was
Prince of Piombino during the
Appiani dynasty in the Renaissance.
[Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996.]
He was born in
Pisa
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the ...
, the son of
Iacopo I Appiani, and followed his brother
Gherardo to
Piombino
Piombino is an Italian town and ''comune'' of about 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno (Tuscany). It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma.
O ...
when he became lord of the
Tuscan city. When Gherardo died, he remained in the court but the lordship was inherited by his son
Iacopo II, under the tutorage his mother
Paola Colonna Paola Colonna (c. 1378 – 3 November 1450) was the lady of Piombino from 1441 until 1445.
She was born in Genazzano as the daughter of Agapito Colonna, lord of Genazzano. Her brother Giordano was shortly Prince of Salerno and Duke of Venosa, whil ...
.
When Iacopo II died, despite Emanuele was the last living Appiani male, she kept the seigniory, thanks to the support of her son-in-law, the
condottiero
''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europ ...
Rinaldo Orsini
Rinaldo Orsini (died 1450) was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Orsini family.
He was the son of Jacopo Orsini. In 1426 he fought for the Pope against the Colonna family. In 1442 he was hired by the Republic of Siena, and in 1445 he became ...
. When Paola died, the latter inherited the title under his daughter
Caterina Appiani Caterina Appiani (1398 – 19 December 1451) was the lady of Piombino of the Appiani dynasty from 1445 until her death.Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996.
She was born at Piombino, the first daught ...
. In reply Emanuele married in 1445 to Colia de' Giudici, illegitimate dau