Guidantonio Manfredi (also known as ''Guidaccio'') (1407 – June 20, 1448) was lord of
Faenza
Faenza (, , ; rgn, Fènza or ; la, Faventia) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna.
Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed eart ...
and
Imola
Imola (; rgn, Jômla or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical re ...
in the early 15th century. He was also a
condottiero
''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europe ...
.
He was born in Faenza, the son of
Gian Galeazzo I Manfredi
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In Italian, any name including Giovanni can be contracted to Gian, particularly in combination with other ...
, and inherited his lands in
Romagna
Romagna ( rgn, Rumâgna) is an Italian historical region that approximately corresponds to the south-eastern portion of present-day Emilia-Romagna, North Italy. Traditionally, it is limited by the Apennines to the south-west, the Adriatic to t ...
, ruling first in association with his brother,
Carlo, and later alone. From 1439 he was also lord of Imola and
Modigliana
Modigliana ( rgn, Mudgiâna) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì.
From 1850 until 1986 Modigliana Cathedral was t ...
. He was married with Bianchina Trinci, daughter of
Niccolò, lord of
Foligno
Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located so ...
, until her assassination in 1441. The following year he remarried with Agnese, daughter of
Guidantonio I da Montefeltro, lord of
Urbino.
As a condottiero, he was captain of the
Republic of Florence
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in 1430 and of
Francesco I 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' ...
in 1433.
He died at
Bagni di Petriolo. His was succeeded by his brother
Astorre.
References
Page at www.condottieridiventura.it
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1407 births
1448 deaths
15th-century condottieri
Guidantonio
Lords of Faenza