Luigi dal Verme (died 1449) was an

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condottiero. The son of the condottiero Jacopo dal Verme, initially he followed the latter's campaigns, then fought in the company of

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in the war against

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. Later he was hired by the Bolognesi and then by the

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. He married Luchina Bussone, daughter of condottiero

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. After fighting in the war between the

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and Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, the latter give him the title of count and several fiefs. In 1437 he returned to Lombardy and, together with

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, defended

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but was defeated at Orzinuovi and Soncino. In 1446, for Visconti, he besieged Cremona with

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, but was pushed back by

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's Venetian troops. Later he was commander-in-chief of the Estensi army. He was defeated at Monte Brianza by Attendolo. When in 1447 the

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was proclaimed, he joined

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in its defence, contributing to the latter's conquest of

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. Finished the war, dal Verme obtained by him the confirmation of his fief in Lombardy. Dal Verme was wounded in the siege of Monza and died soon afterwards, most likely of

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