Niccolò I Trinci (died 10 January 1421) was the 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 ...
from 1412. He inherited it from his father
Ugolino III Trinci Ugolino III Trinci (died 1415) was Lord of Foligno in the early 15th century.
The son of Trincia II Trinci, he was justice gonfalonier and "Captain of the People" of Foligno from 1386, succeeding to his brother Corrado, and receiving the title of ...
. He fought also as ''condottiero'' for the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
. In 1404, he married Tora da Varano, daughter of
Rodolfo III da Varano, lord of
Camerino.
In 1421, the Castellan of
Nocera Umbra
Nocera Umbra is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, Italy, 15 kilometers north of Foligno, at an altitude of 520 m above sea-level. The ''comune'', covering an area of 157.19 km², is one of the largest in Umbria.
History Ancie ...
, Pietro di Rasiglia, since suspected his wife of adultery with Niccolò, invited the whole Trinci family to a hunting party and killed all of them, except the young
Corrado, who took revenge for the murder of his relatives, attacking the town and killing the castellan.
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