Omberto Aldobrandeschi (? – 1259; sometimes anglicized as Omberto Aldobrandesco), was a member of the

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and a Count of Santa Fiora in the

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of Siena. Counts of Santa Fiora were usually in wars against the city of Siena. In 1259, Omberto was killed in one of these battles, at the village of

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. Omberto is mentioned in Canto XI of Purgatorio of

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by Dante, as an example of a sinner of pride.

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