Dolce II dell'Anguillara (also spelled degli Anguillara) (1401 – March 1449) was an
Italian
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condottiero, a member of the
Anguillara family of northern
Lazio
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, brother of
Everso II.
In 1424 he fought against
Jacopo Caldora {{Infobox noble, type
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, reign = {{nowrap, 11 October 1432 – 15 November 1439
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, general of
Braccio da Montone
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, in the
battle of L'Aquila. In the 1430s he fought for
Alfonso V of Aragon and for the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
. In June 1442 Dolce was hired by
Francesco Sforza
Francesco I Sforza (; 23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death. In the 1420s, he participated in the War of L'A ...
to fight against the Pope, and two years later he crushed a Papal-Neapolitan force under
Francesco Piccinino
260px, Latin epitaph of Francesco Piccinino.
Francesco Piccinino (c. 1407 – 16 October 1449) was an Italian condottiero.
He was the adopted son of the condottiero Niccolò Piccinino, (1386-1444), making him the adopted brother of Jacopo P ...
at
Montolmo.
In 1446, after spurring the town of
Nepi Nepi (anciently ''Nepet'' or ''Nepete'') is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy. The town lies southeast of the city of Viterbo and about southwest from Civita Castellana.
The town is known for its miner ...
to rebellion, he was excommunicated by
Pope Nicholas V
Pope Nicholas V ( la, Nicholaus V; it, Niccolò V; 13 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV, Po ...
, but he was pardoned soon afterwards. The following year he was again under Sforza, taking part in the
Wars in Lombardy
The Wars in Lombardy were a series of conflicts between the Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan and their respective allies, fought in four campaigns in a struggle for hegemony in Northern Italy that ravaged the economy of Lombardy and ...
. In March 1449, while preparing to besiege
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
, he was ambushed by
Carlo Gonzaga and fatally wounded. He died at
Pavia
Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the capit ...
.
References
Page at condottieridiventura.it
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1401 births
1449 deaths
Anguillara, Dolce
People temporarily excommunicated by the Catholic Church
Anguillara, Dolce
People from Lazio
Recipients of papal pardons