Francesco I Manfredi

Francesco I Manfredi (died May 29, 1343) was the lord of

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from 1313 until his death. He was the son of Alberghetto (or Alberghettino) Manfredi, one of the main

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leader of

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, from whom he inherited the lordships of

Brisighella Brisighella ( rgn, Brisighëla) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Ravenna, region of Emilia-Romagna, in Northeast Italy. Brisighella borders the following municipalities: Casola Valsenio, Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Faenza ...

, Quarneto, and Baccagnano, to which Francesco added other lands starting from 1309. He was ''capitano del popolo'' of

from 4 January 1313 and of

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from 9 November 1314. In 1319 he became absolute lord of both cities, being ousted in 1327. He was able to regain briefly Faenza in 1340–1341, maintaining subsequently the title of patrician of the city. He married Rengarda Malatesta, daughter of

Malatesta I Malatesta Malatestino Malatesta (also known as ''Malatesta I'' (or ''II'') ''Malatesta'', nicknamed ''Il Guercio'' (English: the War-ish; the Warlike) or ''dell'Occhio'' (English: "of the Eye"); died 14 October 1317) was the lord of Rimini from 1312 until hi ...

of Rimini. Francesco Manfredi died at Faenza in 1343. He left nine children, including the future seigniors of Faenza Alberghetto,

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, and

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