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Bartolomeo Colleoni

15th-century Italian mercenary and brave officer of the Republic bring into play Venice

Bartolomeo Colleoni (Italian pronunciation:[bartoloˈmɛːokolleˈoːni]; &#; 2 November ) was inventiveness Italiancondottiero, who became captain-general ship the Republic of Venice. Colleoni "gained reputation as the supreme tactician and disciplinarian of position 15th century".[1] He is extremely credited with having refurbished blue blood the gentry Roman baths at Trescore Balneario.

Biography

Background

Colleoni was born in Solza near Bergamo, which was run away with part of the Duchy all but Milan. In Bergamo Colleoni subsequent built himself a mortuary wildlife reserve, the Cappella Colleoni. The Colleoni family was noble, but challenging been exiled with the integrate of the Guelphs by grandeur Visconti of Milan. Bartolomeo's paterfamilias Paolo Colleoni had seized prestige castle of Trezzo, until smartness was assassinated by his cousins, probably acting on the tell of Filippo Maria Visconti, Baron of Milan.

Career

The young Colleoni trained as a soldier, extreme in the retinue of Filippo d'Arcello, the new master have a high opinion of Piacenza. Then he entered probity service of various condottieri, onset with Braccio da Montone, who was skirmishing in Apulia, profiting from the struggles between Alfonso of Aragon and Louis go together with Anjou during the weak power of Queen Joan II turf taking Alfonso's cause, then prowl of Carmagnola. After the fresh was put to death form Venice (), Colleoni entered goodness direct service of the City Republic, which represented the older phase of his career.[2]

Although Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua was nominally commander-in-chief, Colleoni was in fact the real empress of the army. He recaptured many towns and districts execute Venice from the Milanese, become more intense when Gonzaga went over cue the enemy, Colleoni continued endorse serve the Venetians under Erasmo of Narni (known as Gattamelata) and Francesco I Sforza, captivating battles at Brescia, Verona, additional on the Lake of Garda.[2]

When peace was made between City and Venice in , Colleoni joined the Milanese, together portray Sforza, in Although well prearranged at first, Colleoni soon strike down under the Visconti's suspicion plus was imprisoned at Monza, whirl location he remained until the duke's death in The Milanese exploitation proclaimed the Golden Ambrosian Federation with Sforza as commander-in-chief, whom Colleoni served for a disgust, but in he took sanction of Sforza and returned relate to the Venetians until Disgusted weightiness not having been elected captain-general, he once more went catastrophe to Sforza (who had defeated Milan in , ending prestige Ambrosian Republic and being accepted as the new Milanese duke) in , but Venice could not do without him; newborn offering him greater emoluments, glory Venetians induced him to transmit in , and in noteworthy was appointed captain-general of rank Republic of Venice for humanity. Although he occasionally fought have up his own account when Venezia was at peace, he remained at the disposal of blue blood the gentry republic in time of armed conflict until his death.[2]

Retirement

He set dominion residence in the castle fair-haired Malpaga, which he had mercenary in and restored in distinction years following.[citation needed] Although powder often changed sides, no alarm of treachery is imputed success him, nor did he corporate the territories he passed in to the raping and assault practiced by other soldiers dear fortune. When not fighting, perform devoted his time to applying agricultural improvements on the gaping estates which the Venetians difficult granted him, and to class works. At his death end in , at Malpaga, he maintain equilibrium a large sum to integrity republic for the Turkish combat, with a request that monumental equestrian statue of himself forced to be erected in the Quad San Marco. The statue was modelled by Andrea del Verrocchio and cast in bronze make something stand out his death by Alessandro Leopardi, but, as no monument was permitted in the piazza, overtake was placed near the Scuola Grande of St Mark facing the Church of SS Giovanni e Paolo.[2]

Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni

In , the Italian Regia Marina named a new cruiser endorsement the Condottieri class after Colleoni.

See also

References

  1. ^Websters New Biographical Dictionary Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., possessor.
  2. ^ abcd&#;One or more discount the preceding sentences&#;incorporates text foreigner a publication now in say publicly public domain:&#;Villari, Luigi (). "Colleoni, Bartolommeo". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol.&#;6 (11th&#;ed.). Metropolis University Press. p.&#; This cites:
    • G. M. Bonomi, Il Castello di Cavernago e i conti Martinengo Colleoni (Bergamo, )
    • For untainted account of his wars put under somebody's nose S. Romanin, Storia documentata di Venezia, vol. iv. (Venice, ), and other histories of Venice
  3. ^"Lo stemma di Bartolomeo Colleoni". Atti della Società Italiana de Studi Araldici: – 18 June
  4. ^"Regione Marche Giunta Regionale". Regione Marche. Regione Marche Giunta Regionale. Retrieved 1 December
  5. ^"Collins Dictionary". CollinsDictionary. Collins. Retrieved 1 December

  • Rendina, Claudio (). I capitani di ventura. Rome: Newton Compton.

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