The Manfredi were a noble family of northern Italy, who, with some interruptions, held the seigniory of the city 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 ...

in Romagna from the beginning of the 14th century to the end of the 15th century. The family also held the seigniory 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 re ...

for several decades at the same time. The first mention of the Manfredi family in Faenza is dated 1050. The family members were patricians of the city and consuls. The first Manfredi lord of Faenza was Francesco I Manfredi, son of Alberghetto and the last was Astorre Manfredi IV.

Manfredi family members who were Lords of Faenza

* Francesco I Manfredi 1319–1327 * Albergheto I Manfredi 1327–1328 * ''From 1328 to 1339 Faenza was under the rule of the

Papal State The Papal States ( ; it, Stato Pontificio, ), officially the State of the Church ( it, Stato della Chiesa, ; la, Status Ecclesiasticus;), were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope fro ...

'' * Riccardo Manfredi 1339–1340 * Francesco I Manfredi (second term) 1340–1341 *

Giovanni Manfredi Giovanni Manfredi (1324–1373) was lord of Faenza from 1341 until 13 September 1356, as well as of numerous other minor fiefs in Romagna. He was born in Imola, the illegitimate son of Riccardo Manfredi, and fought for Mastino II della Scala ag ...

1341–1356 * ''From 1356 to 1379 Faenza was under the rule of the

'' *

Astorre I Manfredi Astorre Manfredi (c. 1345 – November 28, 1405) was an Italian condottiero. He was the son of Giovanni Manfredi, who had been lord of Faenza (today's Emilia-Romagna) and other castles in the area before the Papal reconquest. Astorre lived ...

1379–1404 * ''From 1404 to 1410 Faenza was under the rule of the

'' *

Gian Galeazzo I Manfredi Gian is a masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Gianni and is likewise used as a diminutive of Giovanni, the Italian form of John. In Italian, any name including Giovanni can be contracted to Gian, particularly in combination with ot ...

1410–1416 * Carlo I Manfredi 1416–1420 * Guidantonio Manfredi 1420–1443 * Astorre II Manfredi 1443–1468 (''conjointly with Gian Galeazzo II'') * Gian Galeazzo II Manfredi 1443–1465 (''conjointly with Astorre II'') * Carlo II Manfredi 1468–1477 *

Galeotto Manfredi Galeotto Manfredi (1440 – May 31, 1488) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Faenza. Born in Faenza, Romagna, he was the son of Astorre II Manfredi. In 1477, after a failed attempt of military conquest, he succeeded as lord of Faenza to his br ...

1440–1488 (''poisoned by his wife Francesca Bentivoglio'') * Astorre III Manfredi 1488–1501 * ''From 1501 to 1503 Faenza was ruled by César Borgia'' * Astorre IV Manfredi 1503, (''last Manfredi to rule Faenza'')

Manfredi family members who were Lords of Imola

* Guidantonio Manfredi 1439–1441 * Astorre II Manfredi 1441–1448 *

Taddeo Manfredi Taddeo Manfredi (1431 – c. 1486) was Lord of Imola from 1448 until 1473. As a condottiere (mercenary leader), he was commander in the Florentine (1443–1448 and 1452) and Neapolitan (1448–1452) armies. After inheriting the seigniory of I ...

1448–1473

References

* based on equivalent article on French Wikipedia

Bibliography

* Piero Zama, I Manfredi, signori di Faenza, Fratelli Lega Editori, Faenza, 1954 {{italy-noble-stub