Luigi Alidosi (also Ludovico, died 1430) was the lord of
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 ...
(as Papal vicar) from 1391 until 1424, the last ruler of the city from his family. He was the son of
Bertrando Alidosi
Bertrando Alidosi (died 12 November 1391) was an Italian condottiero and the lord of Imola (as Papal vicar) from 1372 until 1391. He was the son of Roberto Alidosi, and succeeded in his signoria to Azzo Alidosi, to whom he had been associated by wi ...
.
During 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 ...
, his city was attacked by
Filippo Maria Visconti's army, and he was taken captive to Milan. When he was freed after the end of the conflict, Imola had been acquired by the Papal States: he therefore became a
Cistercian monk, and died in Rome in 1430.
1430 deaths
Luigi
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Lords of Imola
Year of birth unknown
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