Cecciolo Gabrielli (1375 - June 26, 1420) was an Italian nobleman, self-styled Duke of Gubbio (''Duca di Gubbio'' or ''Duca d'Agobbio'').
With the help of the
condottieri
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Braccio da Montone, he tried to reconquer
Gubbio
Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines.
History
The city's origins are very ancient. ...
which had been lost by his family in 1384, following the defeat of his
great-uncle
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, the bishop
Gabriello Gabrielli. He was however captured by
Guidantonio da Montefeltro at
Serra Sant'Abbondio and hanged from the door of the Ponte Marmoreo (Marble Bridge) at Gubbio.
Before dying he shouted "''Gubbio patria nostra''" (Gubbio our fatherland), which eventually became one of the mottos of his
family
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.
1375 births
1420 deaths
People from Gubbio
Nobility of Italy
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