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Siege Of Mirandola (1355)
The siege of Mirandola in 1355, was a military conflict involving Francesco II Pico, first lord of Mirandola, against Bernabò Visconti. History War broke out between the Estensi ( guelfs) and the Visconti ( ghibellins), and the latter besieged Mirandola in early December 1355, with an army of 1,500 horsemen and many masnadiers, who raided the surrounding territory and San Felice sul Panaro. In the obvious impossibility of resisting such an enemy force, Francesco II Pico, wishing to maintain the dominion of the Pico family over Mirandola and the court of Quarantoli (reacquired just the previous year, taking it away from the Gonzagas, thanks to the investiture by the Emperor Charles IV, who had arrived in Italy) was forced to surrender and ally himself with the Visconti, whose troops were let into the castle of Mirandola in a friendly manner. Once the siege of Mirandola was over, Francesco II Pico was appointed by Bernabò Visconti as his podestà in Bologna (at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirandola
Mirandola ( Mirandolese: ) is a city and ''comune'' of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, northeast of the provincial capital by railway. History Mirandola originated as a Renaissance city-fortress. For four centuries it was the seat of an independent principality (first a county, then a duchy), a possession of the Pico family, whose most outstanding member was the polymath Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–94). It was besieged two times: in 1510 by Pope Julius II and in 1551 by Pope Julius III. It was acquired by the Duchy of Modena in 1710. The city started to decay after the castle of Mirandola was partially destroyed in 1714. On 29 May 2012, a powerful earthquake hit the Mirandola area. It killed at least 17 people and collapsed churches and factories. Also 200 were injured. The 5.8 magnitude quake left 14,000 people homeless. Main sights * The Palazzo del Comune is a 1468 edifice of Gothic style (largely restored in the 19th century), with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
