Alberico da Barbiano
Alberico da Barbiano (* 1348 in Barbiano, now part of Cotignola ; † April 26, 1409 in Città della Pieve ) was an Italian condottiere .
Life
He was born in 1348 to the da Barbiano family , Counts of Cunio. From 1376 he belonged to the army of John Hawkwood (Giovanni Acuto), from 1377 he was in the service of Bernabò Visconti . At the same time founded the mercenary group San Giorgio (Compagnia di San Giorgio), from which later a number of famous Condottieri emerged, u. a. Braccio da Montone and Muzio Attendolo Sforza .
His sons were Lodovico da Barbiano († 1423), Manfredo da Barbiano and Lippa da Barbiano , whom he had with his second wife Beatrice da Polenta .
Trivia
Fascist Italy named the light cruiser RN Alberico da Barbiano after him in 1930 .
literature
- Pietro Pirri: ALBERICO da Barbiano. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 1: Aaron – Albertucci. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ingeborg Walter : Barbarino, Ludovico da (Ludovico da Zagonara). In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 6 (1964), online version at DBI Treccani
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barbiano, Alberico there |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian condottiere |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1348 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barbiano |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1409 |
| Place of death | Città della Pieve |